Oakland bans city use of facial recognition software

Oakland, Calif. is now the third US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. The city passed an ordinance yesterday that prohibits the use of the technology on the grounds that it is often inaccurate, potentially invasive and lacks stand...

ICYMI: Hand over your car to the robot overlords

Today on In Case You Missed It: A new parking structure will autonomously park cars without a single human's assistance. Meanwhile Colorado School of Mines is testing small-scale water treatment plants that could be used in neighborhoods rather t...

Can big data and AI fix our criminal-justice crisis?

America, land of the free. Yeah, right. Tell that to the nearly 7 million people incarcerated in the US prison system. The United States holds the dubious distinction of having the highest per capita incarceration rate of any nation on the planet --...

Big data shows racial bias in police behavior

Stanford University just delivered further proof that massive, readily available data sets can solve tricky law enforcement problems. School researchers combing through a mix of 28,119 Oakland Police Department stop reports, officer body camera foot...

ICYMI: UAV for land and sea, Boeing’s super rocket and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: The Drones For Good competition turned out a dual-purpose drone submission for use in search and rescue operations. The Loon Copter can both fly through the air and dive underwater -- a useful trait for evading other...

Oakland Raiders Shock San Francisco 49ers 24-13 in Week 14


The Oakland Raiders beat the San Francisco 49ers, 24-13 on Dec. 7.According to Raiders.com's Jerry Knaak, Oakland quarterback Derek Carr threw for three touchdowns while tight end Mychal Rivera had a...

Oakland Raiders Have New Investor for Coliseum City


The Oakland Raiders have a new investor for a sports and entertainment center which will be built around their home stadium, O.Co Coliseum.  The new investor is New City...