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First Death by Autonomous Vehicle

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On Sunday, March 18, at 10 pm the first person in history to be killed by an autonomous vehicle (by force of impact) occurred in Temple, Arizona. Uber's Volvo XC90 SUV was traveling at 38mph and operating under "autonomous mode" when it struck Elaine Herzberg who was walking her bike across the street. The victim was quickly transported to a hospital but later died due to her injuries.  Although Uber's self-driving car had a human in the driver's seat (as required by state law at the time) she was unable to take back control of the vehicle fast enough to prevent the incident from happening.  Source:  The New York Times This incident adds to the controversy of whether autonomous vehicles are ready to be operating on public roads, despite the lack of laws that are equipped to handle situations like the one involving Elaine Herzberg. Right now, there are hundreds of self-driving vehicles being tested on public roads in states that have implemented loose...
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Youtube Tapping Into Emerging Markets With Youtube Go App

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With a whopping 80% of youtube's views coming from outside the United States and many coming from emerging markets such as Indian, Taiwan, and Saudia Arabia, ( 90 million daily views  from Saudia Arabia alone)  Youtube ,  the second biggest social media platform in the world,  has rolled out a new app specifically catered for emerging markets that lets people download and watch videos offline.  Youtube ranks higher than other online video providers like  Netflix  and Hulu  with 81% of people choosing Youtube as their #1 choice.   Many people prefer getting media entertainment from Youtube because of the original content and the added social aspect. In order to stay at the top and maintain growth, the company had to introduce a creative solution to the connection perplexities of up and coming markets. Common p roblems in many areas of emerging markets are the poor access to the internet , lack of wifi-hotspots and very high da...
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