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Beep into the future: Autonomous shuttles debut at Rossmoor senior living community
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A one-year pilot program will test how suitable autonomous vehicles are as a form of public transit.Bay Area
California Highway Patrol touts new ‘Flock’ cameras for arrest in road rage shooting
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The suspect was identified through one of the newly installed high-tech cameras, which provide law enforcement with real-time information and alerts to identify and locate vehicles associated with criminal activity.crime
Civil grand jury says OPD ill-equipped to benefit from license plate reader cameras
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Report finds that the Oakland Police Department lacks the manpower to respond to the volume of alerts; and faults city's "lack of strategic vision" in implementing the technology.Technology
Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
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AT&T is the “carrier of last resort” for California, an official designation that means it covers most major cities and rural communities.Bay Area
How Bay Area cities can leverage the power of AI to build safer, more secure communities
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Privacy concerns and accuracy issues causing false positives and false negatives remain, but they do not outweigh the benefits, says this San Jose State data scientist.business
Uber loses bid to overturn state’s gig worker law; California Supreme Court case up next
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The law reclassified gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors, making them eligible for better pay and benefits.Education
Psychologist warns: Lack of playtime, excessive adult oversight, is hurting kids
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A research psychologist at Boston College believes adults have re-engineered the world around kids to exclude and control them.Youth
Bill to require age verification to visit porn sites pits child safety, free speech advocates
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Bi-partisan lawmakers work together, but "Free Speech Coalition," a porn industry trade group says the law would hurt their business.Technology
