Hacker News with Generative AI: Backlash

Mullenweg Shuts Down WordPress Sustainability Team, Igniting Backlash (therepository.email)
Members of the fledgling WordPress Sustainability Team have been left reeling after WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg abruptly dissolved the team this week—an action prominent tech journalist Kara Swisher has described as “bizarrely heinous behavior.”
Bill Gates Faces Backlash for Calling India 'a laboratory to try things' (indiatimes.com)
Bill Gates' comments on India's potential as a 'laboratory to try things' during a podcast have sparked backlash among Indian social media users, who felt the remark was disrespectful.
Anthem drops controversial new plan to cap anesthesia coverage after backlash (usatoday.com)
After receiving intense backlash, a health insurance provider has rolled back its plan to implement a new policy that would have limited its coverage for anesthesia used during procedures.
Google pulls its terrible pro-AI "Dear Sydney" ad after backlash (arstechnica.com)
Google pulls its terrible pro-AI "Dear Sydney" ad after backlash (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft will switch off Recall by default after security backlash (wired.com)
Apple faces celebrity backlash over piano crushing (bbc.com)
Sony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlash (eurogamer.net)