If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I wish my scooter was faster, smoother, and had more underglow,” then Segway has been reading your mind. The company just opened pre-orders for its new Ninebot Max G3, the latest in its Max series, and it’s packing more features than ever before.
The scooter brand has long pitched Segway’s Max series as a go-to for riders who want a solid commuter scooter…
Lease deals get all the hype, but most people still want to own the car after they’re done making all those payments on it. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been waiting for the interest rates on auto loans to drop, you’re in luck: there are a bunch of great plug-in…
Congress just delivered a massive win for crypto innovation, overturning the controversial IRS crypto rules that critics say stifled digital asset growth and pushed development overseas.
US House and Senate Overturn IRS Crypto Rules, Easing Compliance Burdens
The U.S. House…
California has shut down 42 fraudulent crypto websites, exposing a $6.5 million scam that drained victims of an average $146,306 each.
42 Fraud Sites Dismantled—How Scammers Built Fake Crypto Worlds to Steal Millions
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on March 10 that the state had taken decisive action against fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes by shutting down dozens of scam…
Deutsche Börse is launching a crypto custody service through Clearstream, enabling institutional investors to securely store and settle cryptocurrencies.
Deutsche Börse Announces New Crypto Custody Service
Deutsche Börse Group announced on March 11 that its post-trade…
Even as large language models (LLMs) become ever more sophisticated and capable, they continue to suffer from hallucinations: offering up inaccurate information, or, to put it more harshly, lying. Mayo Clinic, one of the top-ranked hospitals in the U.S., has adopted a novel…
How Yelp reviewed competing LLMs for correctness, relevance and tone to develop its user-friendly AI assistant
March 10, 2025
The review app Yelp has provided helpful information to diners and other consumers for decades. It had experimented with machine learning since its early years. During the recent explosion in AI technology, it was still encountering stumbling blocks as it worked to employ modern large language models to power some features.
Yelp realized that customers, especially those who only occasionally used…
Once upon a time, software ate the world. Now, AI is here to digest what’s left. The old model of computing, where apps ruled, marketplaces controlled access and platforms took their cut, is unraveling. What’s emerging is an AI-first world where software functions…
Tesla made a suspicious number of rebate requests on last days of Canadian EV incentive
March 10, 2025
Transport Canada is looking into Tesla after it made a suspicious number of rebate requests on the last days of the Canadian EV incentive program.
A single dealership in Quebec would have delivered about 4,000 vehicles in a single weekend, which is physically impossible.
The…
Remember that $2,000 electric mini-truck I bought from China? Now they're down to $1,000
March 10, 2025
In what could either be a sign of the times or perhaps the start of a terrible decision-making chain, that famous $2,000 electric mini-truck I bought from China several years ago has somehow gotten even cheaper.
If you aren’t already familiar with the story, here’s a quick summary. Back in 2021, I ordered an electric mini-truck from China. I paid the factory $2,000 for it, held my breath for…
