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Google Maps can predict how crowded your train or bus will be

Public transit is vital for countless people, but no one wants to be stuck on a subway train or bus that's jam-packed. To help you figure out how busy your ride is going to be, you'll soon see predictions to that end in Google Maps. Google is tapping… Source: engadget

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Google makes it easy to share GIFs from search

GIFs aren't meant to be kept hidden in a folder, tucked in a dark corner of your phone or computer — they're meant to be shared. Google is making it much easier to do that on mobile by putting shareable GIFs in their own section under Images. Just d… Source: engadget

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Firefox revamp for Android promises privacy without losing features

Mozilla will no longer force you to choose between the privacy-first design of Firefox Focus and its full-featured regular browser… at least, if you're using Android. It's releasing a Firefox Preview for the platform that's "more like" Focus, but s… Source: engadget

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Experts urge EU to ban AI-designed social credit ranking systems

An advisory group to the European Union has suggested that the body bans systems of rating individuals automatically. In its latest report, the EU's High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence says that "AI enabled mass scale of scoring of ind… Source: engadget

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Axon won’t use facial recognition tech in its police body cameras

Axon, a major supplier of police body cameras and software, announced today that it will not include face-matching technology in its body cameras — at least not yet. The decision follows a report from Axon's independent AI ethics board, which conclu… Source: engadget