Labor accused of trying to ‘nationalise’ car industry with 150,000 Motability cars

LABOR has been accused of trying to ‘nationalise’ the British car industry by leasing thousands more British cars under Motability. Ten years from now, the taxpayer-funded plan aims to lease 150,000 custom cars – up from just 22,000 today. Sign up for Scottish sun newsletter Thank you! Labor has been accused of trying to ‘nationalise’ […]

No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ it’s sexist, but it probably is | TechCrunch

In early November, a developer nicknamed Cookie had a routine conversation with Perplexity. She often tasks herself with reading her developer work in quantum algorithms and writing readme files and other documents for GitHub. She is a Pro subscriber and uses the service in ‘best’ mode, which means she chooses which underlying model to use […]

Bug in jury systems used by several US states exposes sensitive personal data | TechCrunch

Several public websites designed to allow courts in the United States and Canada to manage the personal information of potential jurors had a simple security flaw that could easily expose their sensitive data, including names and home addresses, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. A security researcher, who asked not to be identified for this story, contacted […]

Tesla receives Arizona ride-hailing permit in final required step to launch robotaxi service | TechCrunch

Tesla received a ride-hailing permit from Arizona regulators this week, opening the door for the automaker to begin operating a robotaxi service in the state. A spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) told TechCrunch that the automaker applied for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) permit on November 13. Tesla met the requirements to […]

Tata Motors confirms it has fixed security flaws that exposed company and customer data | TechCrunch

Indian auto giant Tata Motors has fixed a series of security flaws that exposed sensitive internal data, including customer personal information, company reports and data related to its dealerships. Security researcher Eaton Zveare told TechCrunch that he discovered the flaws in Tata Motors’ software. E-Dukean unit, an e-commerce portal for purchasing spare parts for Tata […]

European AI rising star Nexos.ai raises $30 million to enable enterprise AI adoption | TechCrunch

For most large companies, AI is either a promise yet to be fulfilled or a safety risk. The efforts of Lithuania’s most famous entrepreneurial duo to solve this riddle have attracted attention and funding. Only months later Nexos.ai emerged from stealth with an $8 million funding round led by Index Ventures, Nord Security co-founders Tomas […]

Exclusive | Donte DiVincenzo, Julius Randle still wrapping their heads around Knicks decision on Tom Thibodeau

Two key characters from the Tom Thibodeau era expressed their appreciation for their former coach ahead of their return to MSG, with one – Julius Randle – saying he wasn’t surprised by the firing and the other – Donte DiVincenzo – more shocked by New York’s playoff success. “At the end of the day, business […]

Exclusive: BUG in the Income Tax Portal of India has uncovered the sensitive data of taxpayers

The Tax Authorities of the Indian Government has established a security error in its income tax application portal that revealed the data from sensitive taxpayers, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with authorities exclusively. The error, discovered in September by a few security researchers Akshay CS and ‘Viral’, allows everyone who is registered with the The […]