Number one – Used by residents and firefighters, the app provides real-time information on fires in Los Angeles, in particular. It debunked ChatGPT to first place in the ranking of free downloads on the Apple Store in the United States
In a few days, the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles propelled it to first place among the most downloaded free applications on the Apple Store in the United States. Up to 600,000 times per day, dethroning the indestructible (at least the one we thought was) ChatGPT.
Watch Duty was created in 2021 by John Mills. After selling a software company in Silicon Valley, this entrepreneur moved to Northern California’s Sonoma Valley. A region prone to forest fires. “I wanted to create a megaphone to help people,” he explained to Washington Post.
Accurate and reliable data
The application collects real-time information on active fires thanks to a large network of firefighters, first responders, volunteers who monitor radios continuously and official government reports by cross-checking numerous sources (social networks, SMS, etc. .). In order to know the evolution of the fires which threaten their homes, many residents or their loved ones have downloaded it.
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