UPDATE from WHO: China has reported 42,708 confirmed cases of “COVID-19” (coronavirus disease 2019), and 1,017 deaths Fewer than 400 cases reported in 24 other countries, one death World leaders must wake up and consider this enemy virus as public enemy n…
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Month: February 2020
Tesla driver in fatal 2018 crash had reported ‘Autopilot’ problems before, NTSB finds
A Tesla driver in California died in a March 2018 crash while using the Autopilot driver-assistance system. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disclosed in documents made public Tuesday that Walter Huang, the 38-year-old Apple software engineer…
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FTC orders Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to provide details on prior acquisitions of small companies
The Federal Trade Commission today ordered five big tech companies to provide detailed information about their previous acquisitions of small companies, expanding the agency’s investigation into possible antitrust concerns in digital markets. Looks like Alph…
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People Are Jailbreaking Used Teslas To Get The Features They Expect
People have certain expectations when they buy a car. For example, they expect it to work for years afterwards needing only basic maintenance. They also expect that the purchase price includes ownership of not only the physical car itself but all the software…
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Everyone Needs To Stop Assuming Autonomous Vehicles Are Going To Be Safer Than Humans
Articles about how autonomous vehicles are almost here and how big a deal itll be arent exactly uncommon, but this one from a couple of days ago over at Interesting Engineering struck me in particular because it rehashes an idea thats at the root of so many a…
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