A manager at Uber’s self-driving unit warned executives about safety issues just days before fatal crash – TechCrunch

Less than a week before a Uber self-driving SUV prototype struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona last March, a manager sent executives an email cautioning that its autonomous vehicle unit needed to “work on establishing a culture rooted in safety,” reports The Information. Robbie Miller, then a manager in the unit’s testing operations,…

Walkie-talkie voice messaging finally comes to Instagram

In its latest grab from messaging apps, Instagram now lets you send walkie-talkie style voice messages. Apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and iMessage have offered the feature for some time. The post Walkie-talkie voice messaging finally comes to Instagram appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link Shiv EswarShiv has over 8 years experience…

Equifax breach was ‘entirely preventable’ had it used basic security measures, says House report – TechCrunch

A House Oversight Committee report out Monday has concluded that Equifax’s security practices and policies were sub-par and its systems were old and out-of-date, and bothering with basic security measures — like patching vulnerable systems — could’ve prevented its massive data breach last year. It comes a little over a year after Equifax, one of…