Driving habits, Airbnb bans indoor cameras, best laptop processors and more

March 12, 2024

Driving habits, Airbnb bans indoor cameras, best laptop processors and more

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Internet-Connected Vehicles Are Sharing Your Driving Habits With Insurers

Has your auto insurance gone up recently? If so, the maker of your vehicle might have tattled on you.

ROBOTICS

An OpenAI spinoff has built an AI model that helps robots learn tasks like humans

But can it graduate from the lab to the warehouse floor?

CYBERSECURITY

Millennials fall for investment scams a lot — even more than boomers

Americans aged 30-49 are most susceptible to investment fraud, according to an FBI report.
People in the US lost $4.57 billion in fraudulent ventures in 2023, most of that from crypto scams.
Complaints and losses from investment scams have both skyrocketed over the past few years.

Ex-Google engineer charged with theft of AI tech for Chinese firms

The stolen trade secrets were critical to Google’s AI prowess, involving the specialized hardware and software that power the company’s supercomputing centers.

Airbnb Bans Hosts From Using Indoor Cameras, Citing Privacy Concerns

Hosts are currently allowed to put indoor cameras in common areas, such as hallways or the living room, but come April 30, they'll have to be ripped out, Airbnb says.

AI shows clear racial bias when used for job recruiting, new tests reveal

AI has yet to solve hiring discrimination, and it might be making it worse. In a refrain that feels almost entirely too familiar by now: Generative AI is repeating the biases of its makers.

How generative AI will change low-code development

AI copilots and code generators offer similar benefits to low-code platforms, but they're not the same. Here's what industry leaders are saying about the future of low-code development.

Cool Technology

China EVs: Xiaomi to deliver highly anticipated SU7 from month-end as it takes on Tesla, BYD amid raging price war

The Chinese smartphone maker, which has started taking orders for its maiden EV model, expects to deliver them from March 28
The company has not announced the pricing for the SU7, but estimates range from 200,000 yuan (US$27,865) to 370,000 yuan

How to Choose the Best Laptop Processor in 2024

Does your notebook need a Core Ultra 5, a Ryzen 9, or something in between? Our guide to today's mobile CPUs will help you get the most powerful laptop for your money.