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The companies are backing bills in more than a dozen states that would legalize the devices. Some bills would block cities from regulating them at all. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Requests are rising from law enforcement for information on the devices, which can include internet queries, food orders, and overheard conversations. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Pilot projects for autonomous shuttles abound. But technical limitations and hostility from labor unions may thwart large deployments Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
This year's A-Levels, the high-stakes exams taken in high school, were canceled due to the pandemic. The alternative only exacerbated existing inequities. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands protest in the UK after a formula replaced a test that influences college placement. It's led to broader scrutiny of automation and inequality. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The ride-hail services are threatening to stop service in the Golden State to protest a judge's ruling. They did something similar in Texas in 2016. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A top Trump adviser outlines a blueprint for experimenting with wireless tech on bases and using software to counter China's lead in hardware. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The president's latest actions against China may affect US tech firms, and Americans who communicate overseas through the social apps. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Pentagon will share part of the wireless spectrum, allowing telecom carriers to reach more areas with fewer cell towers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Civil rights activists warn of "mission creep," as cameras installed to prevent break-ins are increasingly used to monitor protesters and communities of color. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The pandemic has slashed demand for rides and boosted orders for UberEats. Neither segment is profitable. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of eateries are closing amid the pandemic. Delivery specialists are popping up, but some worry about a loss of culture and community. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Using open source software and less than $100, a researcher was able to create plausible images and audio of actor Tom Hanks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Republican Will Hurd and Democrat Robin Kelly want more Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style “hotline,” and a curb on chip exports to China. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Rashad Robinson, an organizer behind the Stop Hate for Profit boycott, says civil rights groups can’t be left to police the company by themselves. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The techie-turned-philanthropist on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is “a poisoned chalice.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The social media company could surely enforce its own rules on false and harmful posts—it just needs to cut into its massive profit margins. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Here's a look at how Mark Zuckerberg plotted the Instagram acquisition. Plus: Inside Amazon's plan to take down Diapers.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A big study by the US Census Bureau finds that only about 9 percent of firms employ tools like machine learning or voice recognition—for now. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Attackers increasingly try to confuse and bypass machine-learning systems. So the companies that deploy them are getting creative. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The former Google engineer, who pleaded guilty to stealing the company's self-driving car technology, says he'd be at heightened risk for Covid-19. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A proposal would require 60 percent of ride-hail miles to be in electric vehicles by 2030. And the companies are on board. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Many so-called “quantitative funds” that mine historical data to make trading decisions fared poorly in March, when stocks fell sharply amid coronavirus fears. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In a study, people responded to messages that resonated with them personally—up to a certain extent. The results could help shape responses to future pandemics. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
On the heels of another profitable quarter, despite a coronavirus-induced shutdown of its California plant, the electric automaker announced its fourth factory. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Riders are skittish. Cleaning costs are soaring. Some, like the Bay Area's Caltrain system, face an existential crisis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
An artificial intelligence system has outperformed physicians when detecting skin lesions. The results are changing how one school trains dermatologists. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Ethical Explorer Pack is designed to help Silicon Valley's rank and file—not just CEOs—steer products away from harmful directions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Skydio is best known for “selfie drones.” Now, it's seeking government contracts, as American officials shun the Chinese drone company. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new paper argues that the computing demands of deep learning are so great that progress on tasks like translation and self-driving is likely to slow. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
