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Former Google CEO Gets Into the AI-Powered Kamikaze Drone Business With ‘White Stork’
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is quietly building a kamikaze drone startup in the U.S. and Ukraine called “White Stork,” according to a report by Forbes Tuesday. The project is named after Ukraine’s national bird and White Stork hopes to sell advanced AI drone technology to the country’s ongoing war effort. Since leaving Google, Schmidt has become…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
Good morning. Let’s get into the tech news. 1. Oops, more layoffs! The tech industry has been undergoing sweeping layoffs over the past year, and it looks like that’s not slowing down anytime soon. Today’s layoffs come to us from online retailer eBay, which is reducing its headcount by 1,000 people – 9 per cent…
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There’s a Dumb New Plan to Fix the Cookie Popups That Torture You Every Day
Tired of dealing with popups begging you to accept cookies? Blame the EU. In 2018, Europe unleashed a groundbreaking privacy law called the GDPR that, among a billion other things, makes websites ask permission before tracking you with cookies. A lot of companies switched their whole systems over rather than building special European versions of…
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Google Tracks Abortion Clinic Visits Despite Its Promise to Stop, Study Finds
Google pledged to stop tracking user visits to abortion clinics shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, which killed off the United States’ largest federal abortion protection. The measure aimed to protect abortion seekers from prosecutors, especially in the 14 states where abortion is now banned. Roughly 18 months later, Google has…