Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volkswagen finally rolls out bidirectional charging on ID.4, but we have lots of questions

December 6, 2023
New Volkswagen electric models will now support bidirectional charging. With “Vehicle to Home” capabilities, your new VW EV can be used to power your home. However, with little info, VW has left us with more questions than answers. “We are actively shaping the energy transition,” VW’s sales leader, Imelda Labbe, said during the launch. Labbe explained that EV owners can save on energy…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla's Swedish strike is spreading through Europe

December 6, 2023
What started as a fairly small strike of Tesla’s service workers in Sweden is now expanding to affect Tesla’s European operations. Last month, Tesla service workers in Sweden started striking in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always…
GamingNews

Prime Gaming adds Deathloop, Asteroids in December

December 6, 2023
Prime Gaming begins rolling out its free games for December, with the headliner for the month being Arkane’s Deathloop. Other games on the list include Asteroids, Aground and Akka Arrh. Additions to Amazon Luna have already rolled out this month, both for Prime Gaming…
AI & RoboticsNews

1 in 4 American workers fear AI will take their jobs

December 6, 2023
Ask the average American worker how happy they are with their life and work, and you’ll get a mixed bag of results. One recent study found that 64% of Americans are more stressed than last year, with 25% saying their stress level is much higher now. Two thirds admit to being somewhat more stressed, with several factors coalescing. Twenty-nine percent cite personal finances as their top cause of…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Chinese EV maker Nio to spin off battery unit: report

December 6, 2023
For years, Chinese EV maker Nio has essentially done it all, delving into high-end EV manufacturing, in-house batteries, autonomous driving, and chips, as well as innovative battery-swapping tech and even making smartphones, all while pulling in huge investments and talent…
AI & RoboticsNews

Arcweave raises $850k to build AI-powered game creation tools

December 6, 2023
Narrative design platform Arcweave announced today that it has closed its seed round of funding, raising over $850,000. Galaxy Interactive led the round with Genesis Ventures participating. Arcweave plans to use the funding to build out its platform, as well as a multi-modal, LLM-powered AI-powered assistant that can help create stories from prompts. Arcweave’s tools are aimed towards filling a…
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CryptoNews

Large Asset Managers Getting Ready to Buy BTC Ahead of Spot Bitcoin ETF Launches, Says Moody's Director

December 6, 2023
A senior director with Moody’s Analytics has highlighted the biggest driver behind the recent bitcoin price surge. “The race is heating up” to launch spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), he explained, emphasizing that large asset managers are “getting ready to acquire the underlying asset to offer the ETF to retail and institutional investors.” Biggest Driver Behind Bitcoin Price…
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