Uber does not inform the police of such incidents, citing advocacy group guidelines. But officials in Santa Clara County argue that it should.
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A New Refrain From Artists: We ‘Almost Gave Up on Instagram’
Photographers and illustrators who once eagerly shared images of their work on Instagram are moving away from the site as it emphasizes video.
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N.L.R.B. Rules Activision Withheld Raises Because of Union Activity
The embattled video game company is in union negotiations with workers at its subsidiary Raven Software.
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Tesla shows off unfinished humanoid robot prototypes at AI Day 2022
Enlarge / The walking Optimus prototype demonstrated at the AI Day 2022 event. (credit: Tesla) Today at Tesla’s “AI Day” event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled an early prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot, which emerged from behind a curtain, walked around, waved, and “raised the roof” with its hands to the beat of techno...
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Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger — and intervene.
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Google to Shut Down Stadia Video Game Streaming Service
After nearly three years, Google has decided to winnow its video game ambitions because Stadia was less popular than it had anticipated.
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Meta Will Freeze Most Hiring, Zuckerberg Tells Employees
The company’s chief executive had signaled for several months that he wanted to rein in costs as he shifts attention toward the metaverse.
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Nick Holonyak Jr., Pioneer of LED Lighting, Is Dead at 93
He invented a visible red-light diode. His 41 patents also included lasers that enabled DVD and CD players.
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High-severity Microsoft Exchange 0-day under attack threatens 220,000 servers
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft late Thursday confirmed the existence of two critical vulnerabilities in its Exchange application that have already compromised multiple servers and pose a serious risk to an estimated 220,000 more around the world. The currently unpatched security flaws have been under active exploit since early August, when Vietnam-based security firm GTSC...
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Deepfake Bruce Willis may be the next Hollywood star, and he’s OK with that
Enlarge / Deepfake Bruce Willis as he appeared in a 2021 commercial for Russian mobile company MegaFon. (credit: MegaFon) Bruce Willis has sold the “digital twin” rights to his likeness for commercial video production use, according to a report by The Telegraph. This move allows the Hollywood actor to digitally appear in future commercials and...