The autopilot problem will be addressed with an update for every car sold in the US
Nearly all of Tesla’s new Model S, X, and 3 vehicles sold in US are getting a software update to fix a defect in the company’s Autopilot system. This comes after a two-year investigation by NHTSA showed that there may not be enough to prevent driver misuse when the system is engaged. The update includes additional controls and alerts.
Tim Sweeney was talking about Epic’s win over Google
Don Harrison, a defendant in Apple antitrust trial, said he was “disappointed” that even at peak of the antitrust trial against Microsoft, Microsoft was awesome to developers. “Even at peak, Microsoft was awesome to developers,” he added. Harrison further said he doesn’t think Google leaked to the press. He added that it was “really…interesting” to see what Google was doing behind the scenes.
Claudine Gay won’t step down for testimony about antisemitism
The case against Harvard President Larry Gay’s explanation for Israel-Hamnas discrimination isn’t about high school presidents being responsible for anti-Israel students, a communication professor said. “There is a huge amount of pressure right now on college presidents…to restrain student protests,” Jason Shepard said. Gay’s explanation for Israel-Hamnas discrimination was criticised by several US lawmakers and students after a congressional hearing.
An Illegal Monopoly was Ruled by the App Store
Google violated federal and California antitrust laws with deals that stifled competition for its Play mobile app store, a jury found on Thursday. The verdict comes after a four- week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within the Play store. The verdict was unanimous after just three hours of deliberations. Apple prevailed in a similar case that Epic brought against the iPhone store.
In a lawsuit, the jury found that the app store had ruled an illegal Monopoly
Google and Epic Games have agreed to mediation instead of a trial after a US judge ruled that Apple’s fight against Google over its App Store had nothing to do with apps. The judge ruled that he didn’t intend to decide what percentage fee Google should charge for products. Epic Games had filed the lawsuit in 2020 over Google’s App Store.
Alex Jones is allowed back on X by Elon Musk
During a live interview with radio host Alex Jones, Elon Musk said that he wasn’t going to live in Groundhog Day. “It was answered,” he added. Musk had recently reinstated Alex Jones’ account on ‘X’ after he had earlier endorsed some of the white nationalist views promoted by Jones. Jones had earlier said that he’s going to die in Groundhog Day.
It seems that Apple has found a way to block the new app
Beeper’s CEO David O’Reilly has said that the Beeper Cloud, Beeper Mini’s security measures and his team’s ideas left for Beeper Mini are signs that Apple can’t keep it out forever. “I hope that the court of public opinion will convince Apple to play nice,” O’Reilly said. “I hope the court of public opinion will eventually convince Apple to play nice,” he added.
Europe reached a deal on the first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules
The European Union (EU) Parliament has approved a proposal for the country’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The EU AI Act is aimed at banning the use of AI for any purpose, however, some governments have sought exemption for law enforcement or national security. The proposed rules are set to be implemented from 2021 and would cover general purpose AI models.
New rules were passed in the EU to regulate Artificial Intelligence
The European Union and people using artificial intelligence reached an agreement on the details of the Act. The agreement establishes obligations for high-impact general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems that meet certain benchmarks, like risk assessments, adversarial testing, incident reports, and more. It also mandates transparency to those systems that include creating technical documents and detailed summaries about the content used for training.
The FDA approves the first treatment for a human illness
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene therapy drugs for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where red blood cells carry oxygen through the body, to be used as treatments. One of the therapies is called ‘Casgevy’ and it uses removing cells from each patient’s bone marrow, editing a gene and then returning billions of the modified cells to patients.