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Google's own self-driving cars will hit public roads this summer, with safety drivers aboard, and speed capped at 25mph — Green lights for our self-driving vehicle prototypes — When we started designing the world's first fully self-driving vehicle, our goal was a vehicle that could shoulder the entire burden of driving.
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Carl Icahn takes $100M stake in Lyft, in a $150M extension to earlier round, calls its valuation a bargain to rival Uber — Icahn Takes $100 Million Stake in Lyft — Investor calls Lyft's valuation a bargain to ride-sharing rival Uber — For once, a company is excited about adding Carl Icahn as an investor.
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Google's power in Washington evident after lobbyist gets results within days of email requesting official statement from FTC in response to damaging WSJ story — Email Shows How Google's Lobbyists Get Things Done In Washington — Days after a damaging Wall Street Journal article … | Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
European mobile networks reportedly plan to block all advertising, targeting Google — A report from the Financial Times today claims that European mobile networks are preparing to block advertising across the Web. — According to the story, which cites anonymous sources … | Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple refutes report claiming HomeKit is delayed, says first devices are coming in June — Apple Says First HomeKit Smart Devices Coming in June — Apple said the first HomeKit-enabled smart-home devices are coming out next month, refuting a report that said delays with the home automation …
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| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
United Airlines offers hackers up to 1M mileage points to find vulnerabilities in its sites, apps, and online portals, but excludes testing of inflight systems — United Will Reward People Who Flag Security Flaws—Sort Of — United Airlines announced this week that it's launching … | BuzzFeed: |
Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp, and early Uber investors sued by founder of startup called Celluride who claims they stole his idea — An Entrepreneur Is Suing Travis Kalanick And Others For Stealing The Idea For Uber — Kevin Halpern argues that his company, Celluride, was the basis for Uber.
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Harassment response study says Twitter is better at handling violent threats than doxxing or revenge porn complaints — Cambridge group assesses Twitter's record on confronting online harassment — In November, Twitter allowed the Cambridge-based Women Action & the Media group to study … | Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Apple asks court to prevent RadioShack from selling data RadioShack collected about customers buying Apple products, citing reseller agreement — Apple intervenes in Radio Shack sale in effort to protect customer data — Bidding for the RadioShack brand and customer data has ended … Sponsor Posts
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