What Is an E-Bike, and How Safe Are They? 29-07-2023
Surprisingly tricky questions about an increasingly popular vehicle.Lees verder op New York Times
Surprisingly tricky questions about an increasingly popular vehicle.Lees verder op New York Times
The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.Lees verder op New York Times
Wall Street Journal: Inside Walmart’s warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company’s first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products — Robots do the lifting and the hauling; for workers, no more aching backs—but one packed on pounds Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lauren Smiley / Wired: The backup driver of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 pleads guilty to endangerment, in the first automated vehicle fatality case — After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song “Glory to Hong Kong” on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city’s current laws Lees verder op Tech Meme
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting this fall, to prevent the misuse of those APIs for fingerprinting — The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines. And soon, this whole process will get even stricter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitter/X officially rolls out its ads revenue sharing program for eligible users globally, after giving some creators payouts earlier this month — Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X, is officially rolling out its ads revenue sharing program for creators. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus Lees verder op Tech Meme
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting this fall, to prevent the misuse of those APIs for fingerprinting — The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines. And soon, this whole process will get even stricter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting this fall, to prevent the misuse of those APIs for fingerprinting — The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines. And soon, this whole process will get even stricter. Lees verder op Tech Meme