Safety

The United Nations general assembly has passed (with the notable support of China) a resolution promoting the safe development of AI around the world. The resolution is non-binding, but symbolizes a heightened global concern about the potential risks of the burgeoning technology.The resolution was sponsored by the United States, which worked for months on the wording to gain the support of China, Russia, Cuba, and other countries less friendly to the U.S. The U.S. and China are considered the world’s biggest developers of…

In India, road accidents continue to pose a grave threat to public safety, with a staggering 4,61,312 individuals losing their lives in such incidents, and 1,68,491 sustaining injuries.TRiDE Mobility, Hyderabad based trailblazer startup in the field of mobility technology, is making significant strides in ensuring road safety in India through its innovative AI-driven solutions. In a landscape where the integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with…

To safely observe a solar eclipse, use special-purpose solar viewing glasses compliant with ISO 12312-2 standards during the partial phases. Never view the Sun directly through any optical devices without proper solar filters, and only view the eclipse directly during totality. Credit: SciTechDaily.comUse ISO-compliant solar viewing glasses to watch a solar eclipse safely, avoiding direct sun viewing through optical devices, and protect skin with sunscreen and clothing.Except during the brief total phase of a total solar…

Buying New Tyres? Here Are Tips To Purchase Perfect Pair For A Safe Ride. (Photo: Apollo Tyres)Choosing correct tyres are crucial for ideal performance and it can improve a vehicle's overall performance, enhanced safety and better handling.Tyres may seem identical at first glance, as all of them are made from rubber, but they come in various types, each created for specific road conditions, vehicles and climates.For a car to travel on roads smoothly and safely, it needs the right tyres types to grip different surfaces and…

Last Updated: March 19, 2024, 08:55 ISTCan Bharat NCAP Revolutionise Vehicle Safety In India?India's Bharat NCAP aims to enhance vehicle safety with mandatory features, aligning with global standards to curb rising road fatalities.In a giant stride towards revolutionising vehicle safety, the Indian government launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) in August last year.This regulatory body will oversee the important task of evaluating and rating the safety performance of cars. The number of vehicles in…

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Google says it's upgrading the default Safe Browsing mode in Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. Until now, this mode has used a locally stored list to check whether a site or file may be dangerous. The list updates every 30-60 minutes but Google says that a malicious website only exists for 10 minutes on average.To combat that, Google is drawing from a feature in Safe Browsing’s Enhanced protection mode to check sites against a server-side list of known unsafe sites in real-time. The Enhanced…

John Barnett, a former quality control engineer at Boeing who—just last week—testified against the company as part of a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, has been found dead, the BBC reports.The M3 MacBook Airs are as Good as Ever, and That’s the ProblemBarnett, 62, who previously worked for Boeing for three decades and retired from the company in 2017, was found at his motel in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. The local coroner’s office says Barnett appears to have died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot.…

There are things we can do. When our members tell us that they've had a negative interaction, whether it's any type of physical safety risk, assault, financial fraud, we act on those reports immediately. That’s a lot of what my team is going to be doing. A second critical piece of that is working with law enforcement. In Colombia, around the world, we want to make sure that we are empowering local law enforcement to actually get bad guys off the streets and off of our apps as well. And we are proactively referring…

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that often goes unrecognized. Read more profiles here. Heidy Khlaaf is an engineering director at the cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits. She specializes in evaluating software and AI implementations…