Email: Serve Robotics, used by Uber Eats in Los Angeles, shared video filmed by one of its food delivery robots to the LAPD as part of a criminal investigation
Twitter workers file a class action lawsuit against the company in San Francisco for executing mass layoffs without at least 60 days notice, per the WARN Act
Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk's plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social-media platform — half of its workforce …
Twitter begins laying off staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
Employees said the layoffs came across teams, as Twitter broadly reduced its workforce.
Docs: if Elon Musk buys Twitter, he plans to cut nearly 75% of staff; otherwise, Twitter aims to cut payroll by ~$800M by the end of 2023, ousting ~25% of staff
Previously unreported details shed new light on Twitter's motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk's plans to transform it
TikTok is less transparent than US platforms about how long it keeps content deleted by users, as US law enforcement agencies increasingly seek to get such data
New! Follow this author to improve your content experience. Got it! … The FBI said it used cell-tower data earlier … Tweets: @profwoodward , @elizabeth_joh , and @iblametom Tweet...
Hackers are compromising police and government email accounts to send Emergency Data Requests to ISPs, telecoms, social networks, and others, who quickly comply
A real life test to secretly follow a person using AirTags, Tiles, and a LandAirSea GPS tracker
Sources: Instacart is planning to launch a 15-minute-or-less grocery delivery pilot for US customers, from existing partner stores
For Instacart, the leading U.S. grocery delivery company, being fast may not be fast enough. — The $39 billion-valuation startup is planning to launch …
A look at ShotSpotter, which uses sensors to “detect gunshots”, as court filings suggest it frequently alters evidence at the request of police departments
Prosecutors in Chicago are being forced to withdraw evidence generated by the technology, which led to the police killing …
A new Florida law regulates how Facebook, Twitter, and others moderate speech, with fines for banning candidates; the law exempts companies that own theme parks
The new law, a direct response to Facebook and Twitter's suspension of former President Donald J. Trump, affects candidates for statewide offices.
Google says it will soon let users add missing roads and realign, rename, or delete incorrect ones in Maps simply by “drawing” on them
how it works Hamish Hector / TechRadar : Google Maps will let you add new roads Sagar Naresh / Android Headlines : Google Maps Update Lets You Add Images & Missing Roads Meghna Dut...
Singapore now says local law enforcement can access COVID-19 contact tracing data; 78% of its population has adopted the TraceTogether app and wearable token
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FAA issues rules requiring some drones, like those flying over people, to be remotely identifiable and night flying drones to have anti-collision lights
https://twitter.com/... @reuterstech : The FAA says it will allow small drones to fly over people and at night across America — a significant step toward their use for widespread c...
Lawsuit claims a New Jersey man was jailed for 10 days based on an erroneous facial recognition match, and prosecutors kept pursuing him for nearly a year
FAA issues rules requiring some drones, like those flying over people, to be remotely identifiable and night flying drones to have anti-collision lights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is issuing long-awaited rules to allow … Source: Federal Aviation Administration .
Lawsuit claims a New Jersey man was jailed for 10 days based on an erroneous facial recognition match, and prosecutors kept pursuing him for nearly a year
unless you want others seeing your “hookers and blow requests” https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/... Rashida Tlaib / @rashidatlaib : Facial recognition technology is ...
2020 political campaigns secured emails with physical security keys from a nonprofit working with Google and Microsoft; source says Biden's campaign used keys
Jordan Novet / CNBC : Tweets: @netik , @codinghorror , and @eladgil Tweets: John Adams / @netik : U2F and FIDO worked to stop email attacks this year. Stop using SMS 2FA. Let's ge...
2020 political campaigns secured emails with physical security keys from a nonprofit working with Google and Microsoft; source says Biden's campaign used keys
- Keys from the likes of Google and Yubico became a hit among campaign workers this year, including in Joe Biden's campaign. Tweets: @eladgil , @martin_casado , @elizabeth_joh , @b...
SignalFrame, which claims its tech has access to 5M cellphones to track nearby IoT devices, received a $50K US Air Force grant to explore military applications
Sources: Amazon is working with Visa to test checkout terminals that let consumers pay for purchases with their palms
Tech giant plans terminals to let consumers link credit card information to their hands — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.70% wants to make your hand your credit card.