Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles
The FTC alleges that Amazon rigs the Buy Box contest in its favor, to the detriment of both sellers and consumers. If a seller offers their...
This New Autonomous Drone for Cops Can Track You In the Dark
Nearly 1,500 US police departments operate drones but only about a dozen routinely dispatch them in response to 911 calls, according to ACLU research. Drone maker...
Risk of a US Government Shutdown Is Fueled by Very Online Republicans
What “reality” means on the right largely depends on which social and media ecosystems one inhabits, even as the party is more unified than ever in...
Getty Images Plunges Into the Generative AI Pool
Earlier this year, the stock-photo service provider Getty Images sued Stability AI over what Getty said was the misuse of more than 12 million Getty photos...
FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
No existing law requires federal law enforcement personnel to take training before using face recognition or to follow particular standards when using face recognition in a...
Google’s Nest Aware subscription service gets a $20 price hike
Google Nest device owners will have to pay at least $20 more if they want access to their security cameras’ and doorbells’ more sophisticated features and...
India launches a spacecraft to study the sun a week after landing on the moon
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to recreate India’s IT boom with space, a government official told Reuters. And the Indian Space Research Organisation’s efforts do...