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Jun 1, 2022 • 7min
An Autonomous Car Blocked a Fire Truck Responding to an Emergency
The incident, which cost first responders valuable time, underscores the challenges that Cruise and other companies face on the road to driverless taxis.
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May 31, 2022 • 7min
Think Airport Crowding Is Bad Now? Wait ’Til Summer
Increased demand and staffing shortages are already contributing to huge delays and airport logjams across the country. Here’s what you can do.
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May 27, 2022 • 7min
The Incredible Shrinking Car Dealership
The way people buy automobiles is changing—so Honda and other manufacturers are adapting in kind.
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May 26, 2022 • 6min
Feds Warn Employers Against Discriminatory Hiring Algorithms
As AI invades the interview process, the DOJ and EOCC have provided guidance to protect people with disabilities from bias.
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May 25, 2022 • 8min
Amazon Has Too Many Warehouses. Now Sellers Are Paying More
Sellers keep getting hit with fee increases—at a time when shelves are sitting empty.
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May 24, 2022 • 8min
Terra’s Crypto Meltdown Was Inevitable
An epic crash in algorithmic stablecoins spells trouble for the entire industry.
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May 23, 2022 • 8min
Google Has a Plan to Stop Its New AI From Being Dirty and Rude
The future of computing is AI-powered chatbots that have read the entire internet—if Google can figure out how to tame them.
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May 20, 2022 • 5min
How 10 Skin Tones Will Reshape Google's Approach to AI
For years, the tech industry has relied on an six-shade scale to classify skin tones. The search giant’s open source alternative could change that.
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May 19, 2022 • 7min
Alas, Elon Musk May Have a Point About Trump’s Twitter Ban
It’s probably not a good idea for important platforms to be in the business of frequently banning users for life.
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May 18, 2022 • 10min
How Starlink Scrambled to Keep Ukraine Online
Elon Musk’s intervention demonstrates how satellite internet could route around war or censorship far beyond Ukraine.
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