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GM’s Cruise Loses Its Self-Driving License in San Francisco After a Robotaxi Dragged a Person
California has suspended driverless vehicles operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise in the city of San Francisco—just two months…
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Ulku Rowe Is the First Google Employee to Beat the Company in Court Over Sexist Discrimination
In a statement, Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini focused on the company’s win in beating one of Rowe’s claims. “We are…
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Amazon’s AI-Powered Van Inspections Give It a Powerful New Data Feed
Amazon is splashing out on new vehicle inspectors to watch for damage or wear to its vast fleet of delivery…
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They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird
Because the chip’s read-only memory, or ROM, is built into the layout of its physical wiring for better efficiency, Unciphered’s…
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The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media
Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they…
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The GitHub Black Market That Helps Coders Cheat the Popularity Contest
The index is a good predictor of whether a company will raise a round, says Konstantin Vinogradov, a general partner…
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Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess
“I completely agree with [Sunak’s] strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form…
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‘The Black Book’ Is Nigeria’s First Runaway Netflix Hit
Editi Effiong’s excitement is infectious. It’s less than three weeks since his crime thriller, The Black Book, premiered on Netflix,…
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Palestinians Claim Social Media ‘Censorship’ Is Endangering Lives
When Israel issued an evacuation order from north Gaza on October 13, Shouq Al-Najjar left her house and headed south,…
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Are Doing Just Fine, Actually
In the three weeks since his trial began, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of crypto exchange FTX, has watched in near silence…
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