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Look what it is: the Amazon Echo. Let’s get it set up and ready to place anywhere in your house. The post How to Set Up Your New Amazon Echo appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading How to Set Up Your New Amazon Echo
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Snowden denies allegations; Uber moves to Arizona; Wikipedia reveals most edited page
Whistleblower claims Uber taxi firm made it too easy for staff to spy on customers’ movements.
Continue reading Uber ‘God View’ allowed staff to spy on high-profile politicians, ex-partners and even Beyoncé, court hears
The problem is due to a lack of email verification, and can end up in an account being taken over. Continue reading Australian Woman Kept Getting Emails for Uber Rides in Kenya
Investor reports reveal riders only pay 41 percent of the full cost of each ride, with investors footing the remaining 59 percent. Continue reading The True Cost of Your Uber Ride Is Much Higher Than You Think
…it’s also slurping your location data in the background when you’re not even using the app. As in, “always.” Here’s how to opt out. Continue reading Uber now collecting location data even after you leave a driver’s car
Uber drivers joined a series of protests demanding a $15 minimum wage. What happens to the minimum wage in the gig economy? Continue reading When No One Has a ‘Job,’ Who Will Pay Workers a Minimum Wage?
Seems like all the buzz about autonomous vehicles these days centers around self-driving cars. Hands-free transportation certainly has its appeal – being able to whistle up a ride with a smartphone app and converting commute time to Netflix binge time is an alluring idea. But is autonomous personal transportation really the killer app that everyone seems to think it is? Wouldn’t we get more bang for the buck by automating something a little more mundane and a lot more important? What about automating the shipping of freight?
Look around the next time you’re not being driven to work by a …read more
Continue reading Automate the Freight: Robotic Deliveries Are on the Way
Seems like all the buzz about autonomous vehicles these days centers around self-driving cars. Hands-free transportation certainly has its appeal – being able to whistle up a ride with a smartphone app and converting commute time to Netflix binge time is an alluring idea. But is autonomous personal transportation really the killer app that everyone seems to think it is? Wouldn’t we get more bang for the buck by automating something a little more mundane and a lot more important? What about automating the shipping of freight?
Look around the next time you’re not being driven to work by a …read more
Continue reading Automate the Freight: Robotic Deliveries Are on the Way
Vulnerabilities in UberCENTRAL, a portal used by businesses to facilitate rides, could have leaked the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and unique IDs. Continue reading Uber Portal Leaked Names, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, Unique Identifiers