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This Guy Is Taking Viewers Along for His Driverless Rides Dec 22, 2020

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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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Uber Gives Up on the Self-Driving Dream Dec 21, 2020

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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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A Prominent AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her Dec 18, 2020

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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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Do Diverse Corporate Boards Lead to a Fairer Workplace? Dec 17, 2020

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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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Ride-Hail Companies Are Making Life Harder for Scooters Dec 16, 2020

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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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All the Social Media Giants Are Becoming the Same Dec 15, 2020

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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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As Cities Curb Surveillance, Baltimore Police Took to the Air Dec 14, 2020

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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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Congress Is Eyeing Face Recognition, and Companies Want a Say Dec 11, 2020

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Amazon and Microsoft have hired lobbyists. So too have airlines, retailers, wireless carriers, and cruise operators.

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Did a University Use Facial Recognition to ID Student Protesters? Dec 10, 2020

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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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AI Can Run Your Work Meetings Now Dec 09, 2020

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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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