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Uber Accused of Not Doing Enough to Prevent Sexual Assault in Consolidated Lawsuit
A California judge has ruled to consolidate 80 lawsuits against Uber from women who claim the company hasn’t taken necessary steps to protect its riders from sexual assault. The ruling marks a major victory for the women who want to show the extent of the alleged sexual assault from Uber drivers. Regardless of where the…
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Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed Last Week
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic. ChatGPT Can Now “See”…
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Privacy Fears Abound After Uber Eats Delivery Bot Shares Video Footage With LAPD
It’s only been about a year since Uber Eats began deploying food delivery robots throughout select parts of Los Angeles and, already, concerns have been raised that the squat little automatons could become a police surveillance tool. 404 Media reports that a company called Serve Robotics, which contracts out its delivery robots to Uber Eats,…
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Elon Musk Tests Verification With a Government ID and a Selfie
X (the social media site formerly known as Twitter) is in the process of launching a new identity verification feature that could prove controversial. The feature, which is currently only offered to/forced on premium “Blue” subscribers, asks users to fork over a selfie and a picture of a government-issued ID to verify that they are…