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New York extends freeze on new Uber and Lyft driversNew York City is prolonging a temporary
freeze on new ride-hail vehicles, in part to gain higher pay rates for existing drivers.
The city is also limiting how long drivers can cruise Manhattan streets without a passenger.
Both measures also aim to reduce traffic in the city's crowded central area.
Lyft calls the driver cap "misguided," and Uber is suing New York City over it.

New York City is extending a cap on the number of cars allowed to drive for ride-hailing apps like Uber
and Lyft, Mayor Bill De Blasio announced Wednesday. The city is also imposing a new limit on how
long a driver can cruise around Manhattan without a passenger, a change the mayor said would cut
congestion in the city's central area.
The city first capped the number of new vehicles allowed to drive for the services last August in a move
to boost drivers' pay to at least $17.22 per hour. The cap (which does not include handicapped-
accessible or electric vehicles) will now be extended for another year, until August 2020. The city's taxi
regulator will put out specific rules later this summer on the cap and the limit on driving without
passengers, the mayor's office said.
The explosive growth of drivers in the city has become "absolutely unsustainable," Deputy Mayor Laura
Anglin said Wednesday. Eight taxi and app drivers have committed suicide in the past year, many
saying they were no longer able to make a living driving after Uber and Lyft pushed down prices.
"The right to stable and livable income should be a standard in this industry -- and that's only possible
with a permanent cap" on for-hire vehicles, Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi
Workers Alliance, said in a statement. "Uber and Lyft and their cohorts created a race to the bottom,
filling our streets with so many vehicles that no driver could get enough fares to make a living."
"A new medallion system"
The two ride-hail companies decried the city's move, saying it would drive up the barriers to entry for
new drivers. "The cap is going to create a new medallion system, essentially a permanent underclass
of drivers who are forced to rent in order to drive," a spokesperson for Uber said.
A Lyft spokesperson called the move "misguided," saying "further restrictions on rideshare will result in
fewer rides and lower earnings."
Brary Guerrero, a driver with Uber for seven years, said he supports a limit on the number of ride-hail
drivers but prefers to do it through a different method than the city is using. Guerrero pays $375 a week
to lease a car that's licensed as a for-hire vehicle. By the time Guerrero tried to register a car he owned
as a for-hire vehicle, the city was no longer issuing new registrations. "I missed my chance," he said.
Uber and Lyft both stopped signing up new drivers at the end of April to meet what they said was lower
demand. Uber is currently suing the city over the cap on drivers, while Lyft is suing over the new pay
standard.

CBS News asks Facebook to remove "deepfake" video of Mark Zuckerberg with unauthorized
CBSN trademarkLawyers for CBS News have asked Facebook to take down a "deepfake" video that
manipulates the words of Mark Zuckerberg, and was not authorized to use the trademark of CBSN, the
streaming service of CBS News.
"CBS has requested that Facebook take down this fake, unauthorized use of the CBSN trademark," a
CBS spokesperson said in a statement.
As of Wednesday evening, the video was still viewable, and Facebook said it had evaluated CBS' claim
and found no violation.
"We take intellectual property rights seriously, and we've responded to CBS directly on this issue. At
this time, the video remains subject to our standard process," a Facebook spokesperson said in a
statement.
The real version of the video aired on CBSN in September 2017. Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, had
used a public live stream to explain the company's strategy for fighting election interference.
In the fake version posted last weekend on Instagram — owned by Facebook — Zuckerberg's image
and voice were manipulated to make it seem as if he was talking about amassing and wielding power
by owning people's data.
"Imagine this for a second," he says in the manipulated video. "One man with total control of billions of
people's stolen data. All their secrets, their lives, their futures. I owe it all to Spectre. Spectre showed
me that whoever controls the data, controls the future." The video was created by an artist who is
exhibiting a series of similar celebrity "deepfakes" at a gallery in Britain.
CBS' legal argument is that CBSN has a commitment to accurate journalism. Therefore, an association
with misinformation could create confusion among consumers — and tarnish the CBSN brand.
Last month, a video of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi created by a different person was
manipulated to make her appear to be slurring her words. Facebook declined to remove the video from
its platform.

In May, a Facebook executive told CNN that though it did not take down the manipulated Pelosi video,
it did alert users it was false. The executive said Facebook works with fact-checking organizations to
identify false content. In those cases, she said Facebook will "dramatically reduce the distribution of
that content."

A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to CBS News Wednesday evening that the Zuckerberg video
"has been fact checked as false." On Instagram, users are not alerted that videos have been rated
false.

In a statement, the spokesperson said: "We will treat this content the same way we treat all
misinformation on Instagram. If third-party fact-checkers mark it as false, we will filter it from
Instagram's recommendation surfaces like Explore and hashtag pages." The spokesperson said that
distribution of the video had already been curtailed. Inside Uber's secret self-driving car testing facility
On a 54-acre, closely guarded facility in Pittsburgh, Uber is building its return to autonomous driving
after the March 2018 crash where a self-driving Uber hit and killed a woman crossing a street in
Tempe, Arizona. Uber gave "CBS This Morning" an exclusive look at the secret test track.
The company is betting its self-driving future on their new autonomous vehicle, which it plans to test on
the street in San Francisco and Toronto later this year. It's a crawl-walk-run approach to autonomous
driving that Uber says comes with a renewed focus on safety.
"There's a lot of skepticism about self-driving cars," said CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
"And in the aftermath of that accident, there's more skepticism about Uber and self-driving cars. So how
are you going to convince me or my mother that she should get in the back of one?"
"It's by demonstration. It's by showing that the system works," said Eric Meyhofer, who leads Uber's
autonomous driving unit. "It's by not saying it, but proving it."
There are approximately 40,000 traffic deaths in the U.S. every year. The promise of the self-driving car
is that it could potentially reduce or eliminate the 94% of crashes that are caused by human error.
After Uber's fatal accident, the number of people who said they were afraid to ride in a self-driving car
rose to 71% up from 63% a year ago.
The fatal crash halted Uber's self-driving car program as the company conducted a top-to-bottom safety
review. They added a second safety driver, and technology that monitors them for distraction. Uber
resumed limited on-road testing in Pittsburgh last December, but most of the development work is
happening at this test facility, the site of an old steel mill, where the roads are named after the famous
kids program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Uber promises even if the car is doing the driving, the ultimate control will be at the passenger's
fingertips. Now, there's a button passengers can press to make the car immediately find a safe place to
pull over. The cars are also cautious: They operate at 25 miles per hour or less, a speed that allows the
cars more decision time.
Even Uber admits they sometimes fail tests. "Our approach isn't going to be, 'It's ready, hey everybody,
it's ready, trust us.'" Meyhofer said. "Our approach is, 'It's not ready yet. This vehicle is not ready yet.
We believe that this vehicle can do it. But today, it isn't there.'"
Tim Stevens, from CNET's Roadshow, believes developing self-driving technology is "absolutely
fundamental" to Uber's bottom line. "If they cannot get drivers out of cars, they probably will never be
profitable enough to be a viable business," he said.
Uber's competition, Waymo, is already offering a limited autonomous ride hailing service in Arizona.
Drive.ai has a shuttle service running in Texas, and Ford is testing on the streets of Miami.
Uber's third generation vehicle will be the one to pick up passengers – and it's the first Uber to be
driven by a computer.
"It's one of the hardest engineering challenges of our generation," Meyhofer said. "We think of it as our
space program."

Student uses gender-bending Snapchat filter to catch cop allegedly seeking underage sexA
college student wanted to take down potential predators on Tinder. So, he posed as a teen girl
using Snapchat's new gender filter — and ended up catching a cop allegedly looking to hook up with a
minor.
Ethan, a 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, used the Snapchat filter to pose as a 16-year-
old girl named Esther. He created a Tinder account as a 19-year-old girl, but said he was
communicating with San Mateo Officer Robert Davies as a 16-year-old, police say.
San Jose police arrested the 40-year-old San Mateo officer last Thursday for allegedly communicating
with a minor with the intention of engaging in sexual activity. He was booked into Santa Clara County
Jail. Police say the two initially spoke on Tinder in early May, before switching to Kik Messenger and
later, Snapchat. According to police, Davies acknowledged that he was speaking to a minor, continuing
to chat on Snapchat about engaging in sexual activity. Ethan, described as a "concerned citizen,"
tipped police off to Davies, who was arrested last week after a lengthy investigation. Police say that
Ethan was able to research Davies after their conversations and determine his identity.
The San Mateo Police Department said that Davies was off duty in another county when the
conversations occurred. He is currently on paid administrative leave.
"This alleged conduct, if true, is in no way a reflection of all that we stand for as a Department, and is
an affront to the tenets of our department and our profession as a whole," San Mateo Police
Chief Susan Manheimer said in a statement. "As San Mateo police officers, we have sworn an oath to
serve and protect our communities. I can assure you that we remain steadfast to this commitment to
serving our community with 'Professionalism, Integrity, and Excellence.'

Hong Kong suspends controversial extradition bill that sparked protestsThe Hong Kong
government has suspended its controversial bill to allow people to be extradited to mainland China.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday said the government was backing down on the bill
after it sparked massive protests in the city.
Activists, however, demanded she withdraw the legislation and urged Hong Kong residents to turn out
Sunday for another mass protest against the proposal, which would enable authorities to send some
suspects to stand trial in courts in mainland China.
Members of the Civil Human Rights Front group said Lam should resign and apologize for the police
use of potentially lethal force during clashes that turned violent.
In a news briefing earlier, Lam said she was suspending the bill indefinitely. It was time, she said, "for
responsible government to restore as quickly as possible this calmness in society." She also
sidestepped questions over whether she should quit. She insisted she was not withdrawing the
proposed amendment to the extradition law and defended the police.
Many in the former British colony worry the proposed bill would further erode cherished legal
protections and freedoms. Appearing cheerful but occasionally frustrated over repeated questions over
whether she would resign, Lam said the government would study the matter further, for the "greatest
interest of Hong Kong."
"After repeated internal deliberations over the last two days, I now announce that the government has
decided to suspend the legislative amendment exercise," Lam said.
"I want to stress that the government is adopting an open mind," she said. "We have no intention to set
a deadline for this work."
Lam apologized for what she said were failures in her government's work to convince and reassure the
public, but said she has not withdrawn the bill. She said she would "adopt a sincere and humble
attitude in accepting criticism" over the government's handling of the issue.
A protest Wednesday turned violent with clashes with police, leaving about 80 people injured including
22 police officers.
The standoff between police and protesters in the former British colony escalated into Hong Kong's
most severe political crisis since the Communist Party-ruled mainland took control in 1997 with a
promise not to interfere with the city's civil liberties and courts.
Lam, chosen by Beijing to be the highest-level local official, was caught between her Communist Party
bosses and a public anxious to protect the liberties they enjoy as a former British colony. Lam said the
legislation is still needed to address various deficiencies in Hong Kong's law.
The extradition bill has drawn criticism from U.S. and British lawmakers and human rights groups,
prompting Beijing to lash back with warnings against "interference" in its internal affairs.
Some critics warned Hong Kong might lose its special economic status, conferred by measures such as
the 1992 U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act, if the legislation further undermined the territory's legal autonomy.
To keep Hong Kong's special status as a customs territory, Beijing needs to abide by its "one country,
two systems" promises to respect the territory's legal autonomy for 50 years as promised, analysts
said.