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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

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We’re not taking issue with weapons systems that are already governed by an international legal framework. Schulman: This is part of the discussion we’ve been having in the industry and with other stakeholders. I hope the letter will spur these additional conversations, and perhaps speed up the process of trying to reach solutions.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Selling User Data for Pennies, Senators Ask FTC to Get Involved

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They, and several other automakers, were part of a New York Times report highlighting how a massive amount of consumer data had been handed to Verisk Analytics and LexisNexis’ Risk Solutions under the auspices of lowering insurance rates. This allows it to earn billions upon billions of dollars annually.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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The institutional inertia behind air conditioning is considerable, and legal conservatism explains some of the reasons for the slow transition: An architect won’t get sued for calling for industry-standard HVAC but might if a relatively new-on-the-market heat pump doesn’t meet a building operator’s needs.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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Consider that Microsoft has a patent for creating a conversational chatbot of a specific person using their “social data.” Microsoft reportedly decided against turning this idea into a product, but the company didn’t stop because of legal or rights-based reasons. The chatbot would then talk “as” that person. Others may recoil.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

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Hmm so why would GM drop CarPlay and Android Auto – features that are either currently standard on base models or available as standard on volume trim levels on many of the company’s vehicles – when it could now offer some of the apps that make CarPlay and Auto appealing to drivers as part of its own infotainment systems? Just be honest, GM!

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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Under the UniEVersal mission, the ‘One Tata’ approach bore fruit rapidly, as other companies under the group played their critical part in this journey. As a group, we have a clear mandate of localisation from our chairman, who led the B20 [part of the G20] and was a flagbearer of ‘Make in India.’

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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Indeed, 2022 may be the year that neurorights becomes a hot topic, bringing the young neurotech industry and the human rights community into uncomfortable conversations. Legal scholars working with the NeuroRights Foundation say the right to mental privacy is under the most imminent threat. Spain’s new. Staff attorney.

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