Boom wants to build a supersonic jet for mainstream passengers; here’s its game plan

While much of the world remains fixated on the race to build autonomous cars, there’s another race that’s gaining momentum fast. It centers on supersonic jets that can fly faster than the speed of sound, or 767 miles per hour. Indeed, while most commercial airliners […]

Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point

As facial recognition technologies have evolved from fledgling projects into powerful software platforms, researchers and civil liberties advocates have been issuing warnings about the potential for privacy erosions. Those mounting fears came to a head Wednesday in Congress. Alarms over facial recognition had already gained […]

Centri sociali occupano sede Enel di Milano: “Chiudere la centrale a carbone di Civitavecchia”

Un gruppo di ragazze e ragazzi di collettivi studenteschi ha occupato la sede Enel di via Carducci a Milano e ha intenzione di passare la notte all’interno dell’atrio dell’edificio. L’azione, hanno spiegato, si inserisce in una serie di iniziative in vista dello ‘Sciopero globale per […]

Consumer Reports knocks Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot, calls new feature ‘far less competent’ than a human driver

Consumer Reports is calling the automatic lane-change feature on Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot “far less competent” than a human driver and cautioned it could pose safety risks. The consumer advocacy organization posted its review Wednesday on the newest version of Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system. […]