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Ring Doesn’t Have Facial Recognition — Some Police Want To Add Their Own
Amazon does not offer the ability to recognize faces in footage on its Ring doorbell cameras. But just one month after police in Chandler, Arizona, received 25 surveillance cameras for free from the company, the department’s then–assistant chief discussed using its own facial recognition technology on Ring footage at a…
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12 Impeachment Conspiracies You’re Likely To Hear About At Thanksgiving
Pool / Getty Images Reps. Adam Schiff (left) and Devin Nunes during an impeachment inquiry hearing on Capitol Hill, Nov. 21. On Thursday, you’ll likely sit down with your loved ones to share a big Thanksgiving meal. It’s a day about coming together with those closest to you, eating lots…
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Facebook’s New Message To Political Advertisers Is All About Protecting The 2020 Election
For Facebook, last cycle’s liabilities are this cycle’s selling points. Seeking to regain trust after the 2016 election, Facebook stood before political marketers last week with a new message: We’re paying attention this time. The company gathered more than 100 political operatives at the Long View Gallery in Washington, DC,…
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Help, I Can’t Stop Watching This Video Of Elon Musk Breaking His Cybertruck Windows
Frederic J. Brown / Getty Images It took exactly 2 minutes and 27 seconds for Elon Musk to go from bragging about his newest car to uttering “Oh my fucking god.” On Thursday, the Tesla CEO unveiled his latest vehicle, the Cybertruck, at a flashy Los Angeles event that was…
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Republicans’ Conspiracy Theory–Ridden Counterprogramming To Impeachment Is Working
Pool / Getty Images From left: Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, minority counsel Steve Castor, and Rep. Jim Jordan during testimony by Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, in the Longworth House Office Building, Nov. 20. Democrats have hoped that the…
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“Nothing Is Off The Table” For Facebook As Google And Twitter Crack Down On Political Ads
Google and Twitter are applying pressure to Facebook in a big way. In the last three weeks — as the Iowa caucus looms just months away — both platforms have restricted political advertising on their services. Now, after standing by its policies, Facebook’s advertising brain trust is huddling to consider…
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