“Many of our favorite fast food and restaurant chains continue to contribute to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, according to a report released Thursday by advocacy groups,” reports CNN: Fifteen of America’s favorites received an “F” for their lack of action in reducing the use of beef raised with antibiotics, including Burger King, DQ, Jack In the Box, Pizza Hut,…
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Is Motion Smoothing Ruining Cinema?
With TVs now delivering images faster than movies, TV manufacturers have tried to make up for that discrepancy via a digital process called motion smoothing. Whether you’ve realized it or not, you’ve likely watched a movie in motion smoothing, as it’s now the default setting on most TVs sold in the United States. Bilge Ebiri from Vulture says that while this…
Facebook Deceived Users About the Way It Used Phone Numbers, Facial Recognition, FTC To Allege in Complaint
The Federal Trade Commission plans to allege that Facebook misled users’ about its handling of their phone numbers as part of a wide-ranging complaint that accompanies a settlement ending the government’s privacy probe, Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. From the report: In the complaint, which has not yet been released, federal regulators take issue with…
Consumer Reports: Tesla’s New Automatic Lane-Changing Is Much Worse Than a Human Driver
“Tesla’s updated Navigate on Autopilot software now lets some drivers choose whether the car can automatically change lanes without his or her input,” writes Consumer Reports — before complaining that the feature “doesn’t work very well and could create safety risks for drivers.” An anonymous reader quotes their report:
In practice, we found that the new Navigate on Autopilot lane-changing feature lagged…