Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers

“The commercial landlords of the buildings where tens of millions of Americans go to work every day can be forced to assist the government with surveillance,” she said. Unlike Verizon or Google, she noted, those entities often lack the ability to isolate individual messages, meaning they may have to give NSA personnel “direct access to…

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Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

Self-driving cars aren’t yet permitted to operate in Virginia. But Alphabet-owned Waymo began transporting its cars to the state last week, a Waymo representative told Virginia officials, to map Arlington and Alexandria, in the northern part of the state. For most autonomous vehicle companies, mapping, or the creation of sensor-aided and ultra-precise digital representations of…

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Best Lab-Tested Cookware for Induction Cooktops

The keyword here is magnetic. You can use a magnet to check whether cookware is induction-compatible. If the magnet is strongly attracted to the pot or pan, you’re good to go. It could be that almost all your existing pots and pans are induction-compatible, except for a few nonstick aluminum pieces. If you plan to…

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Best Large SUVs for Maximum Cargo Capacity

But while automakers readily highlight the overall luggage capacity of their offerings, not all of that generous-sounding cargo room is usable space.  At Consumer Reports, we evaluate SUV cargo room differently. We use an expandable rectangular pipe-frame “box.” We enlarge it enough to just fit through the rear opening and extend it into the cargo…

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How to Shop for a Car Loan

That shortens the time you’ll be paying interest on the loan, says Alain Nana-Sinkam, co-founder of Remarkit Automotive, a firm that analyzes market trends. Putting down more money up front also means you’ll be paying interest on a smaller amount, costing you less overall. “With interest rates trending higher, CR recommends that buyers make a…

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Seriously, What Is ‘Superintelligence’?

Michael Calore: Yeah. Katie Drummond: We need to do more reporting on this. I think that the compensation of people in Silicon Valley is fascinating. Lauren Goode: Well, if anyone would like to weigh in, if you’re a recruiter, if you’re a person who’s been made one of these offers from the Meta superintelligence lab,…

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