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Apple, Google Partner to Combat Creepy Tracking Tactics
Apple and Google jointly proposed new standards for combatting clandestine surveillance through Bluetooth object-tracking devices like Apple's AirTag.
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Smelling, Touching Take Center Stage in Metaverse
Metaverse technologies unveiled at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023) included sensory products that can replicate sensations and even odors in virtual...
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U.S. Opens Probe of Cruise Robotaxi Braking, Clogging Traffic
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating reports that General Motors' Cruise autonomous robotaxis can brake too quickly or stop moving...
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San Francisco Will Allow Police to Deploy Robots That Kill
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted to grant city police the option to deploy potentially lethal robots in emergency situations.
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Computer Experts Urge Georgia to Replace Voting Machines
A group of computer and election security experts said hand-marked paper ballots should replace Georgia's Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen voting machines.
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Amazon Keeps Growing, and So Does Its Cache of Data on You
Amazon is expanding its reach into the healthcare and smart home industries through its acquisition of a primary care company and a merger with iRobot.
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In Ukraine War, a Race to Acquire Smarter, Deadlier Drones
Drones are in high demand among both Ukrainians and Russians as the war continues.
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