Uber and Lyft answer concerns about discrimination
Franken, who also once questioned Uber's privacy policies, asked if the companies can consider withholding passengers' names and photos from the requests drivers get. The study concluded that those pieces of info contribute to drivers' ability to discriminate after all, and withholding them seems like a possible solution. Both ride-hailing services, however, told Franken that doing so isn't ideal. In Uber's response dated November 30th, company CEO Travis Kalanick told the senator that removing..>> view originalSamsung's new curved monitor coming to CES is somewhat tailored for gamers
Right before the New Year begins — and with it, CES — tech companies tend to out many of their upcoming wares before the show even starts. Take Samsung for example, with their new CH711 quantum dot curved monitor. The CH711 comes in two sizes: 27 or 31.5-inch displays, both with 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) resolution. Naturally,Samsung is touting the deep and distinct 1800R curvature of the screen, 1ms response time, a 178-degree viewing angle and 125 percent of sRGB coverage. Cables are hidden in the ..>> view originalHere's what a Jet Black iPhone 7 Plus looks like after 3 months without a case
Apple’s new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus look a great deal like the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus that came before them… and the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that came before them. Apple knew that reusing the same design for a third year would impact people’s perception despite all of the internal upgrades touted by this year’s new iPhone models, so the company added two new color options to its iPhone lineup in 2016. The first new color is a matte black that replaced last year’s Space Gray. It’s da..>> view originalSamsung Might Have Made A Huge Mistake With The Galaxy S8
No home button on the Samsung Galaxy S8? Image credit: Ian Morris Although there's nothing official yet, some tweets by David Ruddock from Android Police have suggested a number of changes to the Samsung Galaxy S8 that will change the device. Namely, the company will: 1 - Remove the physical navigation keys 2 - Add 3D Touch style functionality to the on-screen navigation buttons 3 - Move the fingerprint scanner to the back of the phone I'll tackle these rumours one by one, but remember that ..>> view originalMobileye Jumps on Deal With Carmakers for Driverless Data
Mobileye NV, the Jerusalem-based maker of chips and software for driverless cars, jumped the most in six months after announcing a strategic partnership with HERE, the mapping consortium forged by German automakers.Shares of Mobileye rose 9.8 percent to $38.44 in New York, the most since June 30. The stock is still down 9.1 percent this year. Exclusive insights on technology around the world. Get Fully Charged, from Bloom..>> view originalHow the heck do you even add a leap second to the year?
There will be an extra second in 2016, and people are not happy about it. Neither is your computer. This year’s (or next year’s, if you’re in most of the Eastern Hemisphere) extra second will probably have little to no effect on you, unless you count the relentless jokes about this terrible year lasting one second longer. You probably won’t even notice that it’s happening, much less realize how. But somehow, every computer and phone in the world will know to add exactly one second to the clock. ..>> view originalCould Amazon stop a Ron Swanson with a gun? A new patent for drone protection shows the retailer is trying
We’ve all thought about it after learning about Amazon.com’s ambitious effort to fill the skies with its unmanned delivery drones. What happens if someone tries to take one of these flying merchandise-hauling contraptions down?The idea was famously touched upon in an episode of NBC political comedy “Parks & Recreation,” when stanchly libertarian Luddite Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) shoots a delivery drone with a hunting rifle. Last year, a Kentucky man did just that to a neighbor’s dro..>> view originalGoogle Nexus 7 release date, specs, news: Device rumored to be released in late 2017
(Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann)Google's been silent about the 2016 version of the Nexus lineup of smartphones. After Google failed to show the rumored Nexus 7 during Alphabet Inc.'s recent hardware events, the rumors surrounding the device point out that it will most likely get released in early 2017. According to the Country Caller, rumors are saying that Google has given Huawei the task of making the next-generation tablet device. It is not a surprising collaboration, considering the fact that the c..>> view original
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