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The Morning After: Apple’s car project still exists
24 Jan

The Morning After: Apple’s car project still exists

John RoutledgeLatest News
Remember the Apple car rumors? Project Titan, as it’s apparently called, is still progressing, with perhaps, a dose of reality. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old project has shifted from creating a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The car’s autonomous features have reportedly been downgraded from a Level 5 system (full automation) to a Level…
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eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce
24 Jan

eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce

John RoutledgeLatest News
The latest tech giant impacted by the economy is eBay, which announced earlier today that it is reducing its workforce by around 1,000 roles. That apparently equates to roughly 9 percent of the company's full-time employees. US employees are asked to work from home on January 24, and those affected will be notified "shortly." Unlike Discord and Riot Games, though,…
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Netflix says that game engagement tripled in 2023
23 Jan

Netflix says that game engagement tripled in 2023

John RoutledgeLatest News
Netflix said that user engagement with games on the service tripled in 2023. “[Despite] games still being small, and certainly not yet material relative to our film and series business, we’re pleased with this progress,” the company said in its earnings report on Tuesday. As an example, the company pointed to the addition of the Grand Theft Auto trilogy to…
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Meta’s Oversight Board raises concerns over automated moderation of hate speech
23 Jan

Meta’s Oversight Board raises concerns over automated moderation of hate speech

John RoutledgeLatest News
Meta's Oversight Board has raised concerns over automated moderation while overturning a decision by the company to leave a Holocaust denial post on Instagram. Holocaust denial is deemed hate speech under Meta's policies. The post in question depicted Squidward from SpongeBob Squarepants and purported to include true facts about the Holocaust. However, the claims "were either blatantly untrue or misrepresented…
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The Apple car apparently still exists, could debut in 2028 with reduced autonomy
23 Jan

The Apple car apparently still exists, could debut in 2028 with reduced autonomy

John RoutledgeLatest News
Apple has reportedly scaled back its automotive aspirations, at least for now. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company’s decade-old vehicle project has pivoted from planning a fully self-driving car to an EV more like Tesla’s. The so-called “Apple Car” is now projected to launch no earlier than 2028 — two years after the company’s last reported target date.The car’s autonomous…
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