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Uber will introduce self-driving taxis in Germany next year. It's doing so in collaboration with Momenta, one of its autonomous driving technology partners. Testing will begin next year and will involve Level 4 self-driving cars. …

The police of the American city of San Francisco is not allowed to use robots to kill people. At the end of November, the members of a local government body voted in favor of the policy that would allow this, but that will not happen…

The US city of San Francisco has decided that a pilot project will allow local police forces to temporarily and under certain circumstances access the feeds of private security cameras. However, this requires permission from the data…

A rare Apple-1 prototype was auctioned on Thursday for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used in 1976 by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to demonstrate the Apple-1. It is unknown who bought it.The printed circuit board has the description…

SoundCloud will lay off about 20 percent of its workforce due to the "challenging economic climate" and "financial market headwinds." The company makes the decision to ensure the 'continued profitability' of the company.SoundCloud lets…

Google will introduce new Maps features for cyclists and to make location sharing more useful. Cyclists are shown what percentage of their route has marked bike paths, for example. Location sharing may be accompanied by notifications at…

The upcoming Ghostbusters VR game will be available for the PlayStation VR2 headset. That will be announced by the developer. The game was previously announced, but availability was only confirmed for the Meta Quest 2.Ghostbusters VR…

At its annual Google I/O keynote, Google announced new features for Google Maps, including Immersive View and eco-friendly routes in Europe. The functionality is expected to be available later this year.One of the first things Google will…

A former Facebook moderator from South Africa has filed a lawsuit against Meta. Daniel Motaung accuses the company of exploitation and human trafficking, because the man is said to have worked 'under appalling conditions'.A court in the…

Security platform Okta has not been hacked, it says itself. Or is it. Well, a small number of customers. And hackers' claims that they've hacked all customers are authentic, but exaggerated. We discuss what we know about the attackers…