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Even the Vatican is going all-electric after VW scores deal to replace entire fleet with EVs

November 16, 2023
The Vatican City State, home to the Pope, will replace its entire fleet of vehicles with EVs by 2030. Volkswagen will deliver fully electric cars, including the ID.3 and ID.4, to the Vatican State to support its transition to EVs. The transition is part of the Vatican’s “Ecological Conversion 2030,” a long-term project to cut emissions from the State’s fleet. As part of the project…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 15, 2023

November 16, 2023
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.  If you’re looking for a high-quality e-scooter with superior performance…
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NASA Data Reveals Possible Reason Some Exoplanets Are Shrinking

November 16, 2023
Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new study using NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers find evidence of a possible cause: The cores of these planets are pushing away their atmospheres from the inside out. Exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) come in a variety of sizes, from small, rocky planets to colossal gas giants. In the middle lie…
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Synopsys.ai Copilot accelerates AI-driven chip design

November 16, 2023
Chip design software firm Synopsys has unveiled Synopsys.ai Copilot as an AI-driven accelerator for designing semiconductor chips. Sunnyvale, California-based Synopsys said the electronic design automation (EDA) tools uses groundbreaking generative artificial intelligence…
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Dacoco’s Alien Worlds teams up with sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson on AI Web3 metaverse

November 16, 2023
Dacoco, the group behind the Alien Worlds Web3 metaverse, announced a collaboration with renowned science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson, known for works such as Star Wars, Dune and Saga of the Seven Suns. The collaboration introduces AI-driven tokenized storytelling, referred to as the “Large Lore Model,” a concept merging the potency of AI with the global community’s creative prowess…
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Innovative technology from Typecast allows generative AI to transfer human emotion

November 16, 2023
Language is fundamental to human interaction — but so, too, is the emotion behind it.  Expressing happiness, sadness, anger, frustration or other feelings helps convey our messages and connect us.  While generative AI has excelled in many other areas, it has struggled to pick up on these nuances and process the intricacies of human emotion.  Typecast, a startup using AI to create synthetic…
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