Google’s goal of an autonomous car is bumping up against new testing rules from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The rules, which take effect on Sept. 16, require a driver to be able to take “immediate physical control” of a vehicle on public roads if needed.
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« A collection of our favorite images and insights from around the planet ». (via Gallery – Planet Labs)
« When the Federal Communications Commission asked for public comments about the issue of keeping the Internet free and open, . So huge, in fact, that the FCC’s platform for receiving comments twice got knocked offline because of high traffic, and because of technical problems. So what’s in those nearly 1.1 million public comments? » (via A Fascinating Look Inside Those 1.1 Million Open-Internet Comments : All Tech Considered : NPR)
OSM 10th Year Anniversary – Hats off to all of the OpenStreetMap contributors around the world for all of the edits you have made over the past 10 years, as brought to life visually in this video. I can’t wait to see where we are on our twentieth birthday! I’m dedicated to making this the world’s de facto map.
Netflix may have had a big head start in streaming original series, but Amazon is quickly closing the gap. Amazon Studios launched in 2010 and produces original shows that can be streamed for free by the retail site’s more than 20 million Amazon Prime subscribers. It caught attention last year for releasing pilot episodes of its prospective shows online, and incorporating feedback from Amazon customers into decisions about which ones to pick up for a full season.
Nos ponts ne résisteront pas à votre amour…
Dans un document transmis aux autorités boursières américaines, Twitter a reconnu qu’environ 8,5 % des usagers actifs chaque mois sont en fait des bots publiant automatiquement des messages. Cela représente environ 23 millions de comptes. Mais ces robots peuvent avoir un intérêt ou, à défaut, être divertissant.
It’s time to admit that Kinect is dead.
7,6 milliards, c’est beaucoup d’argent. C’est presque comme la valeur combinée de Bic et d’Air France KLM.


