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Tesla’s Cameras-only Autonomous System Stirs Controversy

As it pursues the goal of fully autonomous driving, Tesla has bet entirely on cameras and artificial intelligence, shunning other commonly used tools such as laser detection. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has touted a system built around eight “surround” cameras that feed data into the auto’s “deep neural network,” according to Tesla’s website. But …

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Controversy Around Georgia Voting Law Centered on Democrat Opposition to Voter ID

News Analysis Voices of the American establishment, from celebrities to corporate executives, have recently arisen to condemn the state of Georgia for its recent amendment of its voting laws. While some of the criticism is based on false information, the crux of it aims at voter identification—a measure long opposed by the Democratic Party. The …

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Anti-lockdown billboard in Calif. stirs controversy as state moves closer to reopening schools

A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the Covid-19 pandemic on February 17, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:05 PM PT – Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Local residents in northern California were divided over a billboard …

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Texas Official Announces Legislation to ‘Protect’ National Anthem in Wake of NBA Controversy

A top Texas official on Wednesday said he would push for state legislators to pass a bill that would require events receiving public funding to play the national anthem. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican who also serves as president of the state Senate, announced the effort after one of the state’s professional basketball teams …

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Palm Beach Town Attorney Sides With Trump in Mar-a-Lago Residency Controversy

The attorney for Palm Beach said in a memo this week that former President Donald Trump can live full time at his Mar-a-Lago resort. John Randolph said in the document that Trump can be considered a bona fide employee of the resort. Employees are defined in the town’s code as including business owners and partners. …

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Signal to ramp up hiring after WhatsApp controversy drives download surge

FILE PHOTO: Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, speaks at the WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake January 13, 2021 By Munsif Vengattil and Eva Mathews (Reuters) – Messaging app Signal has seen “unprecedented” growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp’s privacy terms and is looking to hire more …

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