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The AI Beat: Big Tech cloud AI wars heat up

October 14, 2022
Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022? Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions here. Welcome to the AI Beat – my new column digging into some of the week’s artificial intelligence (AI) news and attempting to put it into context.  When I asked Gartner analyst Sid Nag yesterday why this week’s AI-related cloud news released at Google Cloud Next and Microsoft…
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Porsche Taycan owners are getting range bump through software updates

October 14, 2022
Many Porsche Taycan owners are going to be happy to know that Porsche is making their vehicles more efficient through software updates resulting in range bumps. As we reported back in July, the Porsche 2023 Taycan model year update was mostly focused on software improvements. Several of these changes were related to the entertainment system in the electric vehicle, but there were also several…
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Apple slapped with a $19 million fine in Brazil for not selling iPhones with a charger

October 14, 2022
Apple keeps on losing court battles in Brazil over its decision to stop shipping iPhones with a charger. The São Paulo state court has ruled against the tech giant and slapped it with a 100 million real ($19 million) fine in a lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Consumers’ Association, a group of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers. In addition, the court has ordered Apple to supply all customers…
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Quick Charge Podcast: October 13, 2022

October 14, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Here’s where the new US EV ‘Battery Belt’ is forming – and why

October 14, 2022
Since the beginning of 2021, more than 15 new US lithium-ion battery gigafactories or expansions have been announced in a region becoming known as the Battery Belt. Combined, these facilities represent a potential investment of at least $40 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. All but one gigafactory exceeds 10 GWh of capacity, and the largest will exceed 40 GWh. The Federal…
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