• Reuters

    Most drivers in US support anti-speeding technology in vehicles, survey shows

    The IIHS surveyed a total of 1,802 drivers to gain insight on how they would feel about intelligent speed assistance systems (ISA). Yet about half of the drivers admitted to driving at least 15 mph over the limit in the past month, the report said, citing the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. As of next month, the European Union will require all new vehicles to be equipped with ISA systems.

  • Associated Press

    Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks

    When disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu looked into China's efforts to influence Taiwan's recent election using fake social media accounts, something unusual stood out about the most successful profiles. Fake profiles that claimed to be women got more engagement, more eyeballs and more influence than supposedly male accounts. Whether it’s Chinese or Russian propaganda agencies, online scammers or AI chatbots, it pays to be female — proving that while technology may grow more and more sophisticated, the human brain remains surprisingly easy to hack thanks in part to age-old gender stereotypes that have migrated from the real world to the virtual.

  • The Canadian Press

    Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

    DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot.