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Dec 22, 2020 • 10min
This Guy Is Taking Viewers Along for His Driverless Rides
Joel Johnson, who has taken more than 60 rides in Waymo's Arizona taxis, has posted over a dozen videos and says it's been "rock solid."
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Dec 21, 2020 • 6min
Uber Gives Up on the Self-Driving Dream
The ride-hail giant invested more than $1 billion in autonomous vehicles. Now, it's selling the unit to Aurora, which makes self-driving tech.
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Dec 18, 2020 • 9min
A Prominent AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her
Timnit Gebru is a leader among those examining the societal impacts of the technology. She had also criticized the company's diversity efforts.
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Dec 17, 2020 • 5min
Do Diverse Corporate Boards Lead to a Fairer Workplace?
Nasdaq wants at least one woman and one underrepresented minority among directors at listed companies. The proposal goes further than most, but will it matter?
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Dec 16, 2020 • 8min
Ride-Hail Companies Are Making Life Harder for Scooters
Officials in many cities feel they couldn't rein in Uber and Lyft. Now, they're being stricter with other innovative forms of transportation.
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Dec 15, 2020 • 6min
All the Social Media Giants Are Becoming the Same
Which major platform has a news feed, disappearing posts, private messaging, and a live broadcasting feature? That would be … all of them.Â
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Dec 14, 2020 • 7min
As Cities Curb Surveillance, Baltimore Police Took to the Air
In a program that overcame three court challenges this year, planes with high-tech cameras circled the city up to 40 hours a week.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 9min
Congress Is Eyeing Face Recognition, and Companies Want a Say
Amazon and Microsoft have hired lobbyists. So too have airlines, retailers, wireless carriers, and cruise operators.
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Dec 10, 2020 • 7min
Did a University Use Facial Recognition to ID Student Protesters?
University of Miami students accuse the campus police of using the software. Administrators deny it, but they had previously touted the capability.
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Dec 9, 2020 • 10min
AI Can Run Your Work Meetings Now
A new wave of startups is trying to optimize meetings, from automated scheduling tools to facial recognition that measures who’s paying attention.
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