Google+ bug exposes non-public profile data for 52 million users
Enlarge / The Google Plus (G+, or Google +) social network logo is seen in the company’s offices behind Android toys on August 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
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Elon Musk on 60 Minutes: “I do not respect the SEC”
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If anyone thought that Elon Musk had turned over a new leaf following a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over illegally manipulating Tesla’s stock price, think again. On Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes interviewed the Tesla
50 years on, we’re living the reality first shown at the “Mother of All Demos”
Douglas Engelbart during his 1968 demonstration.
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A half century ago, computer history took a giant leap when Douglas Engelbart—then a mid-career 43-year-old engineer at …
Why driving is hard—even for AIs
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Welcome to Ars UNITE, our week-long virtual conference on the ways that innovation brings unusual pairings together. Each day this week from Wednesday through Friday,
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We’ve driven Audi’s first proper electric car, the 2019 e-tron SUV
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Because Audi was only offering e-tron drives in Abu Dhabi, we elected to accept paid flights and two nights in a hotel in order to attend this event, rather than having to wait at least six
All hail the AI overlord: Smart cities and the AI Internet of Things
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Welcome to Ars UNITE, our week-long virtual conference on the ways that innovation brings unusual pairings together. Each day this week from Wednesday through Friday, we’re bringing
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22 apps with 2 million+ Google Play downloads had a malicious backdoor
Almost two dozen apps with more than 2 million downloads have been removed from the Google Play market after researchers found they contained a device-draining backdoor that allowed them to …
Amazon “automated machine” punctures bear spray can, 24 employees hospitalized
Enlarge / Employees fufill online orders at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Thursday, June 7, 2018.
On Wednesday, 24 Amazon employees working in a Robbinsville …
NASA’s next Mars rover will use AI to be a better science partner
Enlarge / The Mars 2020 rover will likely carry artificial intelligence software to help manage the science workload.
Welcome to Ars UNITE, our week-long virtual conference on the ways that
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