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GM expands to new European markets with its luxury $93K Lyriq

February 27, 2024
General Motors is banking that Europeans will want an American-made $93,000 SUV that has zero emissions – but the US brand has had plenty of trouble getting production off the ground on its home turf. The US automaker, which has been testing the European waters with its luxury Cadillac EVs since late last year, has just launched its Cadillac Lyriq SUV in France this morning, with other markets…
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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy 'Panda-inspired' concept cars

February 27, 2024
Fiat just unveiled a new set of Panda-inspired concept cars at the Geneva Motor Show, including a new city car and a pickup truck. As Fiat has just launched its 500e in the US, some EV versions of these vehicles could be on their way stateside. The first new model will be…
CryptoNews

Kyberswap Hack: Blockchain Security Firm Reports Movement of 800 ETH From Exploiter’s Address

February 27, 2024
Blockchain security firm Peckshield revealed on Feb. 26 that an exploiter labeled address associated with the Kyberswap hack had bridged approximately 800 ether tokens from Arbitrum to the Ethereum blockchain. On the same day, the Kyberswap team unveiled revised dates for reimbursing users impacted by the hacking. Kyberswap Hacker Starts Moving Funds Peckshield Alert, a blockchain security firm…
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AI & RoboticsNews

From deepfakes to digital candidates: AI’s political play

February 26, 2024
AI is increasingly being used to represent, or misrepresent, the opinions of historical and current figures. A recent example is when President Biden’s voice was cloned and used in a robocall to New Hampshire voters. Taking this a step further, given the advancing capabilities of AI, what could soon be possible is the symbolic “candidacy” of a persona created by AI. That may seem outlandish…
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Google’s chaotic AI strategy leaves users bewildered

February 26, 2024
Google has made a mess of its AI strategy, leaving many consumers baffled by the barrage of new names, products and features released in recent weeks. The company’s chaotic approach threatens to undermine public trust in AI, and perhaps more importantly, Google itself. …
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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

February 26, 2024
There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however. So that has more people leasing EVs than ever before. The number of electric vehicle models that can be leased for less than an average monthly lease cost of…
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