Uber Raises Minimum Driving Age to 25 in California

[ad_1] Uber introduced a new age requirement for its California drivers on Thursday in response to rising commercial and auto insurance rates. The company said that moving forward, it will only allow people 25 years and older to transport passengers, but the rules won’t apply to Uber Eats delivery drivers. This Giant Company Owns Almost … Read more

Driverless Cars Worse at Seeing Kids, Dark-Skinned People—Study

[ad_1] Driverless car systems have a bias problem, according to a new study from Kings College London. The study examined eight AI-powered pedestrian detection systems used for autonomous driving research. Researchers ran more than 8,000 images through the software and found that the self-driving car systems were nearly 20% better at detecting adult pedestrians than … Read more

Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal Star in Sci-Fi Drama

[ad_1] We all know not to judge a book by its cover, but apparently, that also extends to movies. Take the above officially licensed still for Foe, starring Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal. If you don’t know anything about the source material, you look at that image and form a pretty clear picture. It’s … Read more

This venture-backed startup has quietly bought more than 80 mom-and-pop shops

[ad_1] Teamshares is a low-flying, Brooklyn-based startup with big ambitions to capitalize on an opportunity in plain sight: that of small businesses without a succession plan. It’s not a small market. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses represent 99.7% of U.S. employer firms and 64% of private-sector jobs. Meanwhile, just 15% or … Read more