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Uber rolls out feature urging riders to ‘check your ride’

Uber said Thursday it would send a push notification to riders reminding them to check the driver and vehicle

Astronaut to spend 11 months in space, set record

YouTube’s Notre Dame-9/11 flub shows AI’s blind spots

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Report: FTC considers oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa

Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy

To answer critics, YouTube tries new metric: responsibility

Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns

Scientists prize plant, animal genomes

$4.5B program on hold as rural areas struggle to access internet

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether carriers submitted incorrect data for the maps used to allocate grants

Nation

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Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy

The newly pictured supermassive black hole is a beast with no name, at least not an official one

Technology

Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa

Amazon employs thousands to listen in to help improve the digital assistant

Technology

To answer critics, YouTube tries new metric: responsibility

YouTube is changing the way it measures success on the world’s biggest video site following a series of scandals

Technology

House passes bill to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules

The House passed the “net neutrality” bill, but the legislation faces slim odds of making it through the Senate GOP

Nation

Dio hologram headed to Fillmore Detroit

The metal icon's hologram will appear with his band and some guest vocalists in Detroit on June 11

Music

Prospects good for law shielding online consumer data

Momentum gains for a law that could rein in tech companies from collecting and distributing people’s personal data

Nation

Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns

Tech companies talk of exercising caution with emerging AI technologies, but some aren’t sure they’re trustworthy.

Technology

Researcher fights Amazon over biased AI

Researcher Joy Buolamwini noticed a serious glitch: Some of the software couldn’t detect dark-skinned faces like hers

Nation

Hoops-playing Toyota robot can’t dunk but swishes threes

The robot computes as a 3D image where the basket is, using sensors on its torso, and adjusts motors inside its arm and knees

Business

UM to upgrade historic Detroit Observatory

The University of Michigan has plans to upgrade the second-oldest building on the Ann Arbor campus

Michigan

No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get joke

Computer scientists say this is something to consider on April Fools’ Day: Humor is what makes humans special.

Technology

Scientists prize plant, animal genomes

For scientists, a detailed look at their favorite organism provides a foothold for learning their secrets.

Science

Students envision new careers at STEAMfest in Detroit

The show-and-tell event at Cobo Center featured virtual reality, robotics, aerospace and artificial intelligence displays

Detroit

Investors hail Lyft shares in IPO, see profits down the road

Lyft’s shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on their future

Mobility

Facebook extends ban on hate speech to ‘white nationalists’

Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism

Technology
Columnists

Wolman remembered as fair, calm journalist who championed diversity Daniel Howes

Payne: Top 10 premieres at New York auto show Henry Payne

Finley: GOP, Dems join to empty jail cells Nolan Finley

Bankole: The rarity of Sen. John McCain’s politics Bankole Thompson

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Tech giants raise stakes in turf battle

Apple, which is launching a gaming service and a credit card, may be veering the most outside its comfort zone

Business

Apple’s foray into video shows limits to tech growth

Tech’s biggest companies, faced with limits to their growth, are encroaching on each other’s turf

Business

UPS begins first regular drone deliveries in U.S.

UPS and Matternet began making a short flight carrying a medical sample between North Carolina hospitals on Tuesday

Business

Apple announces its long-awaited streaming TV service

Apple on Monday laid out the details of its news subscription service, Apple News Plus

Nation

EU fines Google $1.7B for abusing online ads market

It’s the third time the commission has slapped Google with an antitrust penalty

Technology

Google launches game-streaming platform

Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia

Business

Apple rolls out first update to iMac desktop in almost two years

The new 21.5-inch iMac will still start at $1,299, while the larger-screened model will sell for $1,799

Technology

Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news

Some 1,800 newspapers have closed in the United States over the last 15 years

Technology

Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed

More than 419K users signed up for the study, making it the largest ever to explore screening seemingly healthy people for atrial fibrillation

Health

Tech companies scramble to remove New Zealand shooting video

Using what appeared to be a helmet-mounted camera, the gunman livestreamed in horrifying detail 17 minutes of the attack

Technology

New coding boot camp to enter Detroit

Columbus-based Tech Elevator is looking to make Detroiters into junior software developers

Technology

U.S. warns of sophisticated cyberattacks from Russia, China

The head of U.S. Cyber Command laid out the escalating threats, following a Navy review released this week that described significant breaches

Technology

Facebook, Instagram suffer outages

Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue

Technology

Inventor: At 30, World Wide Web ‘not the web we wanted’

At its ripe old age of 30 and with half the globe using it, the World Wide Web is facing growing pains

Technology

Modern policing: Algorithm helps NYPD spot crime patterns

The software allows analysts to compare robberies, larcenies and thefts to hundreds of thousands of crimes.

Technology

What Facebook’s ‘privacy vision’ really means

Facebook is trying to adapt as people shift toward services like Instagram and WhatsApp

Technology

California man learns he’s dying from doctor on robot video

Ernest Quintana’s family were devastated when a doctor told the patient by video call he would likely die within days

Nation

Emoji gods approve skin-tone options for couples of color

In 2019, interracial couples have a small victory to celebrate: The approval of 71 new variations of couples in emojis of color.

Technology

How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push

Critics say the Facebook CEO’s announcement this week is less about privacy than expansion

Technology

Zuckerberg promises a privacy-friendly Facebook, sort of

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is laying out a new “privacy-focused” vision for social networking

Technology

Lawyer: Huawei arrest raises political motivation concerns

The lawyer for a senior executive of Huawei says comments by Trump suggest the case against her is politically motivated

Business

Democrats unveil bill to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules

A GOP-controlled FCC overturned rules that kept internet service providers from playing favorites with web accessibility

Politics

iPhone sales are falling, and Apple’s app fees might be next

Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine, but there could be a snag

Technology

SpaceX’s new capsule nails space station link-up

“A new generation of space flight starts now,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted

Nation

Don’t panic: How parents can deal with internet hoaxes

Warnings about the “Momo challenge” swept Facebook and other social media in recent days

Technology

China’s Huawei unveils 5G phone with folding screen

China’s Huawei unveiled a new folding-screen phone on Sunday, joining the latest trend for bendable devices.

Technology

Microsoft workers protest HoloLens headsets for army

A group of Microsoft workers say the HoloLens headsets would turn real-world battlefields into a video game

Business

Report: Apps give Facebook sensitive health, other data

Several phone apps are sending sensitive user data, including health information, to Facebook without users’ consent

Business
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