Uber鈥檚 driverless fleet
Driverless cars are coming up fast. Last week, Uber announced that it would make a fleet of driverless cars available to riders in Pittsburgh later this year. For now, the cars will come with two human supervisors in the front seats, and they will be available through Uber鈥檚 standard app. Rides in the autonomous cars 鈥� customised Volvo XC90s 鈥� will be free.
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Twitter harassment
Finally! Twitter 鈥� ground zero for online harassment 鈥� has released a tool that should help curb the problem. Previously available only to verified users, everyone can now turn on a 鈥渜uality filter鈥�, which hides tweets that are abusive or spam from their timeline. Tweeters can also choose to hide all replies that don鈥檛 come from accounts that they follow. The new options are designed to help people avoid abuse from anonymous accounts.