San Francisco startup Weights & Biases is expanding its platform today with the release of a pair of new capabilities designed to help make it easier for organizations to build and monitor machine learning (ML) models.
Weights & Biases’ platform includes tools that help enable an AI/ML development lifecycle. At the end of April, the company added new tools to enable LLMOps, that is…
Contextual AI emerges from stealth with $20M to pursue ‘artificial specialized intelligence’
June 8, 2023
Contextual AI, a new enterprise-focused AI startup founded in Palo Alto by veterans of Facebook AI Research (FAIR) and Hugging Face, today emerged from stealth and announced it has raised $20 million in a seed round led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), with participation from…
New Jersey is host to an 8.9 megawatt (MW) floating solar farm – the largest floating solar array in North America.
NJR Clean Energy Ventures owns and operates the floating solar farm, which covers 17 acres of the Canoe Brook reservoir in Short Hills, New Jersey. NJR CEV…
This electric cruise ship will use three giant retractable solar panels to power it at sea
June 7, 2023
On Wednesday, Norwegian cruise line company Hurtigruten revealed plans for a first-of-its-kind zero-emission ship. The electric-powered cruise ship will feature retractable sails with solar panels to harness energy from the wind and sun while storing it in powerful batteries.
Meet the most energy-efficient electric, solar cruise ship
Although only 0.1% of Hurtigruten Norway’s ships currently…
Barcelona’s groundbreaking electric scooter company Silence made a name for itself with revolutionary new swappable batteries with built-in trolley wheels. Now the company has brought those same game-changing batteries to four-wheelers as production begins for the Silence…
Battery tech firm AESC is partnered with BMW, and it broke ground today on a 30 GWh EV battery factory in Florence County, South Carolina.
Construction of the 1.5 million-square-foot plant is now under way, and it’s expected to be fully operational in 2026. The $800…
Schneider opens own depot in SoCal capable of charging 32 Freightliner electric trucks at once
June 7, 2023
As freight logistics specialist Schneider National continues to electrify its fleet of regional and long-haul trucks, it decided to take charging into its own hands… at least in Southern California. The company just opened a new depot about half the size of a football field, capable of charging over 30 electric trucks simultaneously.
You may not be engulfed in the world of intermodal and…
Aerospace and Defense leader BAE Systems revealed Wednesday it had received an order for up to 1,229 battery electric buses, the largest of its kind in North America to date.
Largest battery electric bus order in North America so far
BAE Systems will provide its Gen3 fully…
The benefits of trading in your gas guzzler for an EV go beyond protecting the environment. It can also help protect your health and that of those around you. With significant reductions in harmful air pollution, transitioning to electric vehicles and clean non-combustion…
Tesla Model 3 refresh spotted ahead of launch
June 7, 2023
A Tesla Model 3 refresh prototype was spotted ahead of the launch, which could be imminent as the automaker appears to be liquidating existing Model 3 vehicles.
Late last year, we started hearing rumors that Tesla was working on a Model 3 refresh that would come during the second half of 2023. The project is reportedly codenamed “Highland.”
In December, a Model 3 prototype with heavy…
