Smashing Security podcast #375: Crashing robo-taxis, and name-dropping rappers

Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber’s name to defraud a TV company.

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China’s Baidu launches its “ERNIE Bot” AI early in response to GPT

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has made the public aware of the insane power, potential and threat of large language models. The ripples from ChatGPT’s launch late last year are being felt in every industry – you can’t responsibly plan for the future of nearly any b… Continue reading China’s Baidu launches its “ERNIE Bot” AI early in response to GPT

Baidu has China’s first permits for fully driverless robotaxi services

China’s first fully autonomous, commercial robotaxi rides – with no safety drivers – are about to open for public passengers in Wuhan and Chongqing, marking an inflection point for one of the key technological revolutions of the 21st century.Continue R… Continue reading Baidu has China’s first permits for fully driverless robotaxi services

Baidu reveals its 6th-gen robotaxi, with detachable steering wheel

Hundred-billion dollar tech giant Baidu doesn’t just dominate the search engine game in China, it also owns the world’s largest robotaxi company, Apollo Go, which has been taking paying customers in autonomous cabs since 2021 without safety drivers on … Continue reading Baidu reveals its 6th-gen robotaxi, with detachable steering wheel

Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

CockroachDB’s success is not guaranteed. It has to overcome significant hurdles to secure a profitable place among well-established database technologies owned by companies with very deep pockets. Continue reading Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

Baidu partners with BAIC to introduce Apollo Moon robotaxi

Baidu has partnered with EV maker Arcfox, part of China’s state-owned BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. Ltd), to accelerate the commercialization of fully autonomous ride-hailing services, and to jointly release the latest version of … Continue reading Baidu partners with BAIC to introduce Apollo Moon robotaxi

Baidu Apollo gets green light for fully driverless road tests in Beijing

Just last week, AutoX announced the roll out a fleet of autonomous RoboTaxis in downtown Shenzhen, representing the first time such vehicles have been deployed in China without safety drivers or remote operators.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, Tr… Continue reading Baidu Apollo gets green light for fully driverless road tests in Beijing

Google Finally Pulls Chinese Apps Stealing Personal Data

After six million downloads, two spyware Baidu apps have been removed from the Play Store. What took Google so long?
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