The Bolt EV is not coming back in Ultium format, according to recent statements made by GM. Instead, GM will resurrect the larger Bolt EUV and place it right alongside the Equinox EV in the latest example of the long line of inexplicable moves by GM in the EV space.
The Chevy Bolt EV is GM’s most popular and best-selling EV, which is currently enjoying its best year of sales ever. The EUV is a…
Larian Studios announced the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X/S only a few moments after the game was named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023. In its social media posts, Larian says the game is now available on Xbox’s current-gen consoles, with the…
Tether's Market Cap Soars by Over 35% to $90 Billion in 2023, Nearing Top 100 Global Assets
December 8, 2023
Tether, the leading stablecoin by market capitalization, has seen its supply increase by 5.5% in the last month, achieving a significant market valuation of $90 billion.
Since 2015, Tether’s Market Cap Has Swelled by 35,912,812%
Since the dawn of 2023, tether (USDT) has…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says He’d Close Crypto Down if He Were the Government – Featured Bitcoin News
December 8, 2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told U.S. senators in a congressional hearing that he would close down crypto if he were the government. Emphasizing that he has always been “deeply opposed” to crypto and bitcoin, the executive stressed that the true use case of crypto is criminals, drug traffickers, money laundering, and tax avoidance.
Jamie Dimon Wants to Shut Down Crypto, Bitcoin
The chief…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 7, 2023
December 8, 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.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Buying a new Kia EV9? You're going to get free charging
December 8, 2023
Electrify America is going to give 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of free charging to first-time owners of the new 2024 Kia EV9 three-row SUV EV.
Kia EV9 drivers can get free charging at any Electrify America charging station in the US using the Electrify America app. The…
China’s largest automaker, BYD, is raising the stakes into the end of the year as it closes in on Tesla in global EV sales. BYD introduced the Seal electric sedan in North America as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model 3.
BYD launches Seal EV in North America as Tesla rival
BYD revealed the Seal landed in Mexico last week as it expands the brand in the region. The Seal is the second EV…
Hyundai's new 2024 Kona EV gets $259/mo first lease deal
December 8, 2023
The new 2024 Hyundai Kona EV is surprisingly affordable to lease in some places. It may even be cheaper to lease than the gas version or 2023 model, with its first lease prices as low as $259 per month.
With Hyundai’s US EV sales tripling in November over last year…
Deepdub, startup with ties to HBO Max and Fox, launches royalty program for AI voice clones
December 8, 2023
You may not yet have heard of Deepdub, but the audio tech startup — founded in 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel — is hoping that you have heard and will hear more of the voices it is recording and publishing.
Deepdub offers artificial intelligence (AI) tools for dubbing voices…
Google is hoping its new Gemini AI model can revive the fortunes of its conversational assistant Bard after Bard’s lackluster performance failed to match the hype.
Bard launched earlier this year with much fanfare, touted as Google’s answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
However, users quickly found Bard’s responses to be limited, inaccurate and prone to errors. This…
