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Toyota suspends all self-driving vehicles at Paralympic Games after collision with athlete

August 28, 2021
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an immediate halt to all of its e-Palette self-driving transportation pods operating at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The decision comes on the heels of an accident that took place in the Paralympic Village yesterday, when a Toyota e-Palette collided with a visually impaired athlete, injuring them. While Toyota remains a globally recognized automaker…
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AI Weekly: Algorithmic discrimination highlights the need for regulation

August 28, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! This week, a piece from The Makeup uncovered biases in U.S. mortgage-approval algorithms that lead lenders to turn down people of color more often than white applicants. A decisioning model called Classic FICO didn’t consider everyday payments — like on-time rent and…
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When will Apple release iOS 15 to the public?

August 28, 2021
Apple took the wraps off iOS 15 at WWDC in June with beta testing happening since then for developers and the public. With September right around the corner, the official release for the latest iPhone software is close and comes with an all-new Safari, Focus mode, Live Text…
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Apple launches new iPhone 12 service program for ‘no-sound issues’

August 28, 2021
Apple today has launched a new service program for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro users who are facing issues with their device’s speakers. Apple says that the affected devices “may experience sound issues due to a component that might fail on the receiver module.” This marks the first service program for the iPhone 12 lineup. According to Apple, this issue affects “a very small…
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Twitter now rolling out Ticketed Spaces for iPhone users

August 28, 2021
Twitter announced earlier this year some new ways for creators to monetize their content on the social network, which includes paid Spaces — or “Ticketed Spaces.” After letting users apply for these new features, Ticketed Spaces are now being rolled out to some iPhone…
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Google likes headphone jacks so much it parodied Jony Ive, but not enough to put one on the Pixel 6

August 28, 2021
Google ads for Pixel phones have been all over the place as of late, and the latest one about the 5a with 5G’s headphone jack parodies old Jony Ive product videos, but seemingly without realizing its own product history. “The Circle Comes Full Circle” is just over two minutes long and a clear parody and/or homage to Apple design videos narrated by Jony Ive to accompany the launch of a new…
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