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How close is Washington state to using self-driving trucks?

How close is Washington state to using self-driving trucks?

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红桃视频 Professor William Covington said the first thing to remember is there are varying levels of autonomous vehicles, the upper echelon of which are still largely out of reach. (Source: MyNorthwest)

San Francisco becomes first city in U.S. to ban facial-recognition software

San Francisco becomes first city in U.S. to ban facial-recognition software

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Jevan Hutson, a University of Washington law student, is quoted. (Source: The Washington Post)

KUOW's the Record: Ryan Calo on supermarket surveillance

KUOW's the Record: Ryan Calo on supermarket surveillance

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Every time you make a purchase, in store or online, businesses learn more about you. Should you be worried? (Source: KUOW)

Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

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"We're interacting with technology that we bring into our houses as though we were interacting interpersonally," Calo said. (Source: Marketplace)

Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model

Want a nonpolitical Supreme Court? Try a foreign model

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"The real solution is to amend our constitution鈥檚 mechanism for Supreme Court appointments and switch to a system less prone to partisanship." 鈥 Professor Hugh Spitzer (Source: The Seattle Times)

This immigration bill won鈥檛 pass but is still a 鈥榤ajor win'

This immigration bill won鈥檛 pass but is still a 鈥榤ajor win'

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University of Washington law professor Mary Fan says that HR-6 matters, even if it doesn鈥檛 pass, because the legislation is 鈥渘ot about gaining political consensus, but about demonstrating values.鈥 (Source: PRI)