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Feds question Ford in hands-free driving investigation

The top federal vehicle safety regulator has sent Ford an exhaustive list of questions about its hands-free driver-assistance system known as BlueCruise. It’s the latest development in an investigation that started more than one year ago following two fatal crashes … Continue reading

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A federal judge sides with Anthropic in lawsuit over training AI on books without authors’ permission

The ruling isn’t a guarantee for how similar cases will proceed, but it lays the foundations for a precedent that would side with tech companies over creatives.

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UK may require Google to give users alternative search options and rank its results ‘more fairly’

The UK’s competition regulator may require Google to offer users alternative search engines; change how it ranks searches; and improve data portability.

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Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US

Amazon expands its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to 4K small cities and towns in the U.S.

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How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual

Eventual’s data processing engine Daft was inspried by the founders’ experience working on Lyft’s autonomous vehicle project.

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Google brings historical Street View imagery to Google Earth

Google announced on Tuesday that you can now access historical Street View imagery on Google Earth.

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Novoloop is making tons of upcycled plastic

Novoloop recently raised a $21 million Series B to begin building its first commercial scale plastic upcycling plant.

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Uber and Waymo’s commercial robotaxi service is open for business in Atlanta

Waymo and Uber are offering commercial robotaxi rides in Atlanta.

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US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices

The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks.

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