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Apple to Invest $3.6B Hyundai’s Kia and Develop EV

Feb 4, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Investment

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shed some details on Apple’s partnership with Hyundai for developing its highly anticipated electric car that will be based on the Korean automobile giant’s E-GMP platform for EVs. Now, as per a report from...

Amazon’s Rivian-built Electric Delivery Van Hits the Road

Feb 4, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured

It’s a big day for Amazon and electric vehicle startup Rivian. On Wednesday, the online retailer and tech giant said the first of its new, Rivian-built electric delivery vans hit the road in Los Angeles, which marks the first of 100,000 to come. The time frame...

Clearview AI Ruled ‘Illegal’ by Canadian Privacy Authorities

Feb 4, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Privacy

Controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI violated Canadian privacy laws when it collected photos of Canadians without their knowledge or permission, the country’s top privacy watchdog has ruled. The New York-based company made its splashy newspaper debut...

Study: Amazon’s Search Algorithm Spreads Vaccine Disinformation

Feb 4, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Media

Amazon’s reputation for spreading health misinformation has led critics to call it “a dystopian bookstore.” Their concerns have escalated since COVID-19 unleashed a wave of anti-vaccination zealots. According to a new study from the University of...

Navy Patents to ‘Engineer the Fabric of Reality’

Feb 4, 2021 | Defense

The U.S. Navy has patents on weird and little understood technology. According to patents filed by the Navy, it is working on a compact fusion reactor that could power cities, an engine that works using “inertial mass reduction,” and a “hybrid...