Editor's Pick: 3 Coming Tech Advances That Could Boost Our Safety and Smarts

3 Coming Tech Advances That Could Boost Our Safety and Smarts

Rob Enderle Oct 21, 2019 10:31 AM PT

I was moved by the recent news about a woman being shot in her home by a police officer who had come to check up on her. Once again, I found it frustrating that people immediately jumped to apply blame before all the facts were in. From my reading, three mistakes contributed to the incident. The first was by the neighbor, the second by the police, and the final mistake was by the woman herself. [More...]

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