Information Technology
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Groups call Tesla's Autopilot promotions deceptive
May 26, 2018 1:00 am - A pair of consumer advocacy groups say Tesla's promotional claims about the safety and capability of its Autopilot driver-assistance technologies are deceptive and want ...
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Silicon Valley must consider tech ethics, DeepMind co-founder says
May 26, 2018 1:00 am - Big technology companies must rethink the way they develop products and services to put ethical considerations in the forefront, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman sai...
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Two senators say their identities were stolen in fake net neutrality comments to the FCC
May 26, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Two senators - one Republican and one Democratic - said their identities were stolen to write fake comments to the Federal Communications Commission ahead o...
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Drone pilots' paydays drop 90 percent in 'race to the bottom'
May 26, 2018 1:00 am - Andy Trench made $2,000 a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself. Now, that same work fetches about $175. "It's appare...
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Review: I was team #DeleteUber. Can Uber's new boss change my mind?
May 19, 2018 1:15 am - I stopped riding Uber long ago and switched to its rival Lyft. Perhaps you did, too. To try to win us back, Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently met me in his offic...
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Credit card payments evolve beyond the mobile wallet with more connected devicesMay 19, 2018 1:07 am - Mobile wallets can make paying by credit or debit card seamless: Tap your phone at checkout and you're on your way. But mobile wallets are just the beginning. Payment ne...
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The restaurant where robots have replaced the chefs
May 19, 2018 1:05 am - The debate about whether cooking is more art or science is a never-ending one. But at Spyce, the latest culinary experiment in automation, that debate feels pretty well ...
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The U.S. Army is planning new, more complex battlefield robots
May 19, 2018 1:03 am - From the spears hurled by Romans to the missiles launched by fighter pilots, the weapons humans use to kill each other have always been subject to improvement. Militarie...
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Tech giants offer startups free patents in bid to foil lawsuits
May 19, 2018 1:00 am - Red Hat Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. are giving away free patents to any start-up that joins a group of more than 200 companies devoted to keeping its members and their pa...
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Why WhatsApp may present a greater challenge to democracy than Facebook
May 19, 2018 1:00 am - MANGALORE, India - Forget debates and rallies. Elections in India are now fought and won on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that is used by millions of people...