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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology company SoftBank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot. “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business,” SoftBank Robotics Corp. spokesperson Ai Kitamura said … [Continue reading] about Japan’s SoftBank says Pepper robot remains ‘alive’ and well
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. disarmament chief warned Tuesday that digital technologies are lowering barriers to malicious intrusions and opening potential areas for governments, armed groups, terrorists and criminals to carry out attacks, … [Continue reading] about UN official warns digital technologies open areas for attack
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian shares advance despite weaker factory data, outbreaks BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly higher in Asia despite new data showing Asian factory activity slowed this month as virus outbreaks disrupted shipping at some Chinese … [Continue reading] about Update on the latest in business:
There’s some hesitancy from the public regarding the future of self-driving cars; a survey by Autolist says that most shoppers are split about whether having self-driving capability on a vehicle makes it safer. Thankfully, real automated driving … [Continue reading] about Edmunds demystifies advanced driver aids in new vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company. Tom Burt, Microsoft’s … [Continue reading] about Microsoft exec: Targeting of Americans’ records ‘routine’
