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The Download: India’s smart glasses menace and AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
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PitPro’s first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada
The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes.
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LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
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Spotify’s is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recommendations
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Meta’s Muse AI Assistant Rolled Out With a Serious Security Flaw
Meta says it issued a fix for the Muse zero-day vulnerability that would have let attackers do “whatever” they wanted on a victim’s Mac, highlighting the inherent dangers of AI helpers.
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Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes
The investigation involves at least some crashes where it appears drivers were using "forked" versions of Comma's software.