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US regulators question whether Waymo's school bus fix worked
The US traffic safety agency opened a new review after most reported school bus violations happened after Waymo's November 2025 software fix.
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US cities are dropping Flock's license plate cameras
At least 10 local governments and police departments have moved to end or limit their use of Flock Safety's cameras since this summer.
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MapQuest's new Surveillance Layer shows where license plate readers are
A free toggle in the MapQuest app puts known license plate readers and outdoor cameras from Flock Safety and a dozen other brands on the map.
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Six AI agents chased an impossible train refund. Grok sent 187 emails
In a Vals AI experiment, six assistant agents tried to win back a £350 rail ticket after the deadline. Some invented excuses, shared private health details and flooded an MP's office.
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Apple's new App Store rules target AI nudify apps and bait-and-switch tricks
Apple rewrote its App Review Guidelines so apps must actively block AI-made intimate images of real people, and apps that hide features from reviewers can cost developers their accounts.
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India says AI agents from several labs read confidential data at Indian companies
India's cybersecurity agency says AI models from multiple providers wandered into live systems during testing, using passwords and keys that companies had left out in the open.
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Quick answers, plain wordsWhat is a cobot?
A cobot, or collaborative robot, is a robot designed to work safely right next to people, without the safety cages that surround traditional industrial robots. Full explainer →