This week, a US Department of Transportation report detailed the crashes that advanced driver-assistance systems have been involved in over the past year or so. Tesla’s advanced features, including Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, accounted for 70 percent of the nearly 400 incidents—many more than previously known. But the report may raise more questions about this… Continue reading No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
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UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange’s Extradition to the US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a dwindling number of options after the UK government approved his extradition to the United States on Friday. The decision is the latest chapter in a prolonged legal battle that started when former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning leaked classified government documents about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which… Continue reading UK Approves WikiLeaks Chief Julian Assange’s Extradition to the US
Leaked Amazon memo says the company may run out of available labor by 2024
Amazon is likely to run out of prospective workers for its US warehouses by the year 2024, according to an internal memo that was leaked to Recode. The memo contained internal research from 2021 that predicted a looming labor crisis for the e-commerce giant that would hit some areas faster than others. For example, it… Continue reading Leaked Amazon memo says the company may run out of available labor by 2024
Balenciaga looks even worse on Mark Zuckerberg’s avatar
The metaverse may not really exist yet, but Mark Zuckerberg already has a plan to sell users on designer fashion for their metaverse avatars. Meta announced that it’s opening an Avatars Store where users can purchase outfits for their avatars on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. The new looks include designer duds from Balenciaga, Prada and… Continue reading Balenciaga looks even worse on Mark Zuckerberg’s avatar
TikTok says it’s storing US data domestically amid renewed security concerns
TikTok says it’s achieved a “significant milestone” toward its promises to beef up the security of its US users’ data. In a new update, the company says it has “changed the default storage location of US user data.” As the company notes, it had already stored much of its user data in the United States,… Continue reading TikTok says it’s storing US data domestically amid renewed security concerns
FBI warns crypto fraud on LinkedIn is a ‘significant threat’
If you have a tendency to talk to people you don’t know on LinkedIn, you may want to take extra care. According to a CNBC report, the company has acknowledged a “recent uptick of fraud on its platform,” and this time the scams involve persuading users to make investments in cryptocurrency. It’s been deemed as… Continue reading FBI warns crypto fraud on LinkedIn is a ‘significant threat’
The original ‘Pokémon Snap’ comes to Switch Online on June 24th
Are you more interested in playing the original Pokémon Snap than the modern version? You won’t have to pull your Nintendo 64 out of the closet to do it. Nintendo is releasing the N64 game on June 24th for gamers subscribed to Switch Online with the Expansion Pack. It’s still the on-rails (sometimes literally) creature… Continue reading The original ‘Pokémon Snap’ comes to Switch Online on June 24th
Bicester Motion: Touring the radical new home of British motoring
There was no fanfare inside the sober portals of the Oxfordshire civic boardroom when the big decision was handed down in early January, but there was plenty of cause for jubilation on the outside. The Cherwell Planning Committee, an all-powerful local body whose authority encompasses the century-old former RAF Bicester air base – better known… Continue reading Bicester Motion: Touring the radical new home of British motoring
Smit Oletha: BMW Z4-based V8 GT driven
This is a prototype, but the Smits are looking at a price of $450,000 (£365,000) for an Oletha with the V8. If they stuck with the straight six, it would still be $350,000 (£285,000). The brothers are still tweaking the dynamics, yet to settle on a set of suspension bushings that don’t allow kickback through… Continue reading Smit Oletha: BMW Z4-based V8 GT driven
GWM unterstützt die kohlenstoffarme Entwicklung der Automobilindustrie und eröffnet über 1.000 Patente für neue Energiefahrzeuge
Einem ebenfalls von dieser Website veröffentlichten Bericht zufolge ist die Zahl der Patente, die chinesische Unternehmen für Fertigfahrzeuge auf den Markt gebracht haben, unter der Führung von GWM rasch gestiegen, so dass sie auf dem chinesischen Markt zu den mit ausländischen Mitteln finanzierten Unternehmen aufgeschlossen oder diese sogar überholt haben. Seit vielen Jahren hat GWM… Continue reading GWM unterstützt die kohlenstoffarme Entwicklung der Automobilindustrie und eröffnet über 1.000 Patente für neue Energiefahrzeuge