Facebook announced today that it has removed 8.7 million pieces of content last quarter that violated its rules against child exploitation, thanks to new technology. The new AI and machine learning tech, which was developed and implemented over the past year by the company, removed 99 percent of those posts before anyone reported them, said […]
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This stylish hat doubles as a bike helmet
Park & Diamond is releasing a new hat that works as a bike helmet. The company claims it is just as safe as a bike helmet and does just as well absorbing and dissipating energy. The best part is that it is collapsible so you can take it anywhere …
View More This stylish hat doubles as a bike helmetWant to reduce fraud? Make a better password, dummy!
Researchers at Indiana University have confirmed that stringent password policies – aside from being really annoying – actually work. The research, led by Ph.D. student Jacob Abbott, IU CIO Daniel Calarco, and professor L. Jean Camp. They published their findings in a paper entitled “Factors Influencing Password Reuse: A Case Study.” “Our paper shows that […]
View More Want to reduce fraud? Make a better password, dummy!Facebook Workplace adds algorithmic feed, Safety Check and enhanced chat
Workplace, the version of Facebook tailored to enterprises that has over 30,000 organizations as paying customers, is ramping up the service today with a rush of new features to help it competes with the likes of Slack and Microsoft’s Teams. The additions are being announced at a new, standalone conference called Flow — the first […]
View More Facebook Workplace adds algorithmic feed, Safety Check and enhanced chatAt least Elon Musk can celebrate the Tesla Model 3’s perfect safety rating
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Finally, some news Tesla can brag about.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently tested the new Tesla Model 3 (yes, the same car that forced CEO Elon Musk to sleep at the Tesla factory). The results? A perfect five-star safety rating for the rear-wheel and all-wheel drive versions of the Tesla Model 3.
Tesla, buried in endless problems like SEC lawsuits and terrible Elon Musk tweets, made sure to put the safety test results front and center Sunday.
In a blog post titled, “Model 3 achieves the lowest probability of injury of any vehicle ever tested by NHTSA,” the company boasted that “not only has Model 3 achieved a perfect 5-star safety rating in every category and sub-category, but NHTSA’s tests also show that it has the lowest probability of injury of all cars the safety agency has ever tested.” Read more…
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FEMA is about to send a ‘Presidential Alert’ to millions of U.S. phones
In a few hours, millions of Americans will get a test emergency “Presidential Alert” message sent to their phone — a simulation in case the president ever needs to reach to entire country in a national emergency. At 2:18pm ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will send a short alert, saying: “THIS IS A TEST […]
View More FEMA is about to send a ‘Presidential Alert’ to millions of U.S. phonesBMW’s self-driving motorcycle isn’t as scary as you might think
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A self-driving motorcycle sounds terrifying, but BMW’s autonomous bike isn’t supposed to ever drive on public roads — it’s only for safety research. So that’s a relief.
This week BMW Motorrad — the motorcycle division of the German car company — showed a prototype driverless bike on a test track accelerating, navigating curves, and braking all on its own. In Munich, safety researchers have been using the autonomous motorcycle to test out features for its real motorcycles to handle dangerous situations.
What the company learns from the robot-controlled motorcycle will go into its safety and driving systems for its human-driven bikes. This isn’t testing for full-fledged self-driving motorcycles. Instead, the tech developed through the prototype will help riders stay stable, avoid obstacles on the road, and manage other dangerous situations, like when they need to brake quickly. Read more…
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View More BMW’s self-driving motorcycle isn’t as scary as you might thinkUber gives drivers voice control so they can keep their hands on the wheel
Uber keeps rolling out new safety features for drivers and passengers.
Just a few months ago, Uber introduced a 911 button and a way to share your trips to trusted contacts. On Wednesday, the ride-sharing app added hands-free features for drivers pic…
Didi makes more safety changes — and will pause night services while it does
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi has detailed further safety measures incoming to its platform following a second murder of a female passenger last month. The 20-year-old woman had been using Didi’s Hitch carpooling service in Zhejiang, a province in the east of China, during the day. Another female user of the p2p service was murdered in May, after […]
View More Didi makes more safety changes — and will pause night services while it doesChina announces transportation industry reform, days after murder of Didi carpooling passenger
The Chinese government announced it will reform the transportation industry to safeguard passengers, three days after a female passenger was allegedly raped and murdered by a Didi Chuxing driver last Friday. Provinces and autonomous regions are now tasked with setting up passenger safety committees by the end of this month and ensuring that incidents are […]
View More China announces transportation industry reform, days after murder of Didi carpooling passengerHere’s why the feds are freaked out about a drone attack
U.S. officials sent out a warning after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was attacked with explosive drones in a failed assassination attempt.
The Aug. 4 attack targeted Maduro while he was giving a speech in Caracas. He was unharmed but seven sol…
Remember the driver disguised as a car seat? That helped Ford develop a self-driving ‘language.’
That man who dressed as a car seat to make it look like he was in a self-driving car last year was, in fact, not a terrible Halloween costume, but part of a study for Ford’s self-driving cars.
At the time, pesky reporters quickly uncovered that…