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TikTok Asks Supreme Court To Block Law Banning Its US Operations(2024-12-17 09:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: TikTokasked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would effectively ban it in the United States in a matter of weeks. Saying that the law violates both its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million American ...
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Waymo Robotaxis Are Coming To Tokyo In 2025(2024-12-17 06:00:06)

Waymo will begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, marking its first deployment outside the U.S. TechCrunch reports: The move to Japan is part of Waymo's "road trips," a development program that involves bringing its technology to a variety of cities and testing it -- with each...
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Huge Math Error Corrected In Black Plastic Study(2024-12-17 03:00:03)

Ars Technica's Beth Mole reports: Editors of the environmental chemistry journal Chemosphere have posted an eye-catching correction to a study reporting toxic flame retardants from electronics wind up in some household products made of black plastic, including kitchen utensils. The study sparked a f...
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Uber Will Need To Fingerprint Drivers In California To Transport Teens(2024-12-17 00:00:07)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Uber has 30 days to require certain drivers to get fingerprinted if the ride-hail giant intends to continue transporting unaccompanied teens in California. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a ruling Thursday that requires ta...
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YouTube Is Letting Creators Opt Into Third-Party AI Training(2024-12-16 21:00:03)

YouTube is introducing an optional feature allowing creators to let third-party companies use their videos to train AI models, with the default setting being opt-out. The Verge reports: "We see this as an important first step in supporting creators and helping them realize new value for their YouTub...
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