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AWS rival Wasabi acquires Curio AI to add intelligence to its unlimited cloud storage offering

January 24, 2024
Boston-based Wasabi Technologies, a data storage startup taking on the likes of AWS, GCP and other cloud vendors, today announced it has acquired machine learning platform Curio AI from GrayMeta, the known provider of metadata solutions based in California. While the companies did not disclose the exact financial terms of the deal, Wasabi did note in a press release that the deal will help enable…
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Google Chrome adds new AI features to boost productivity and creativity

January 24, 2024
Google’s popular web browser, Chrome, is getting a makeover with the latest release of Chrome M121, which introduces three new generative AI features that aim to make browsing easier, more efficient and more personalized. The new features, which are available as experimental options for Chrome users in the U.S. on Macs and Windows PCs, leverage Google’s advanced machine learning and AI…
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Upgraded F-35 deliveries slipping to fall 2024, Lockheed says

January 24, 2024
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s production of the latest upgraded F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is slipping further behind schedule, and deliveries likely will not resume until the third quarter of 2024, the company said Tuesday. Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet told investors in an…
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America's latest electric motorcycle maker ramping production, teases new model

January 24, 2024
Ryvid, a California-based electric motorcycle manufacturer, has just shared new details about its soon-to-be-completed San Bernadino factory and an upcoming new model. The company first burst onto the scene barely a year and a half ago, rolling out an impressive prototype in 2022 (and one that I had the pleasure of taking on one of the first test rides.) The bike featured major innovations such…
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Germany's auto industry to axe thousands more jobs

January 24, 2024
Major car suppliers in Germany say they are struggling with the high upfront costs of shifting to EVs and “slow demand,” with companies looking to lay off thousands of workers, as much as 20% of total staff in some cases, in the coming years. ZF Friedrichshafen, which…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 22, 2024

January 24, 2024
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. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

January 24, 2024
Three months after opening US orders for the long-anticipated three-row EV9 SUV, the folks at Kia invited media out to wine country to test drive it for the first time. We’ve already had up-close encounters with the EV9, but this was our first chance to take it for a spin and really test everything inside and out (including that third row). While you probably can’t put bodybuilders in the back…
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