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Business Insider/Danielle Muoio Every six months, Uber conducts an employee survey. Business Insider has seen the results of the latest survey for the 1,100-employee self-driving car unit released to employees earlier this week. Most employees praised the unit’s renewed focus on safety as the company puts its cars back on the public road for testing […]
Canada’s chief public health officer says the need to increase access to a “safer supply” of opioids is being reviewed with provinces and territories — a move encouraged by a number of public health experts.
You were right not to trust hotel and airport Wi-Fi a few years ago. But these days, it’s (probably) fine. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bef55be6f9680187f54acf6/master/pass/hotel-wifi-543369698.jpg
Enlarge (credit: Aurich / Getty) WALDORF, Md.—To a casual observer, Regency Furniture Stadium, home of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball team, probably looked like it was playing host to a weekend autocross. There were cones set up in the empty lot as I pulled in and some interesting cars to park alongside, many displaying […]
A CIA debacle, a new side channel attack, and more security news this week. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bdccd898a2ca166d2895729/master/pass/RonWyden-MM7GA6.jpg
Download these apps and follow these tips to make sure your kid’s Halloween is all treat and no tricks. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bd3949a5b66a763e54f0b01/master/pass/trickortreating-186503300.jpg
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Looking to making voting practices more convenient, increase voter turnout, and modernize practices, many government officials and companies are looking to blockchain to help. Blockchain systems have created new ways for people to invest, send money, and may help store records that make credentials, land ownership, and food origins more transparent and […]
French wineries have to use a lot of pesticide to keep their grapes healthy, and that’s both expensive and costly — a problem when some countries don’t have those problems. The country might just have a solution, though. Researchers at France’s Institute of Agronomical Research (INRA) recently received permission to grow four grape varieties that […]
Depending on who you ask, Uber is either a godsend or a harbinger of civilization’s downfall. When the ride-hailing app went live in my corner of the world, disgruntled taxi drivers threatened violence against Uber drivers found waiting for a fare. I still get in the front seat out of habit. Cab drivers in other […]
New cars are safer than old cars. Yeah, we know. Obviously. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report highlighting the added safety of newer cars and trucks over older cars and trucks, and attaching real data to an otherwise assumed theory is always a good idea. There’s an entire PDF worth […]
