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White House removes 'racist' game; Tesla Cybercab features virtual joystick

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The White House has removed a game titled "Build the Wall" from its newly launched "arcade" website following accusations of racism. Separately, Tesla's Cybercab has been revealed to feature a virtual joystick instead of traditional manual controls, as it is designed for fully autonomous operation. AI

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White House removes 'racist' game; Tesla Cybercab features virtual joystick

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone “Build the Wall” was pulled days after the White House launched its “arcade.” | Screenshot: The Verge The White Ho

    The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone “Build the Wall” was pulled days after the White House launched its “arcade.” | Screenshot: The Verge The White House has taken down its racist Tetris ripoff days after launching a website dedicated to "arcade games," a… https://www. …

    LINKS theverge.com/…/white-house-pulls-racist-t…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel a

    Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled - or so we thought. Less than a week aft…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/tesla-cybercab-virtual-joy…

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