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Tesla (TSLA) acting general council leaves for Lidar startup

Tesla’s acting general council, Alan Prescott, has left for Lidar startup Luminar. The automaker has gone through four general councils in about three years. Tesla is often described as having high turnover, which has been especially true for its top lawyers. Elon Musk surprised many when he hired his personal divorce lawyer, Todd Maron, to be Tesla’s general counsel (he was first deputy…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Cadillac is going electric – every new vehicle will be all-electric starting now

GM’s Cadillac brand is going electric, as the automaker confirmed that every new vehicle will be all-electric starting now. Today, Cadillac unveiled the production version of the Lyriq, its first all-electric vehicle. Yesterday, the company held a virtual unveiling of the electric vehicle, during which it also announced plans to move the brand into only releasing electric vehicles. Rory…
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GamingNews

Bandai Namco launches new Tamagotchi Pix toy

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. For months last year, during the pain and the angst of the pandemic, I was obsessed with my Tamagotchi. I figured out how to keep my virtual pet alive for a while, play little minigames with the…
GamingNews

Xbox Live Gold drops the pay wall for 50 free-to-play games

Join GamesBeat Summit 2021 this April 28-29. Register for a free or VIP pass today. Microsoft is removing the Xbox Live Gold gate for free-to-play games today. For years, the company required an active membership to Gold to play games like Apex Legends and Fortnite. This was different from both Nintendo and Sony, which enabled online access for free games on Switch and PlayStation. Now, Xbox has…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google rolls out new AI-powered features for Meet

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Google today announced a number of updates to Google Meet, including a refreshed user interface, features powered by AI, and tools that aim to make meetings more engaging. Among the highlights is a…
AI & RoboticsNews

Google launches AI-powered document processing services in general availability

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Google today announced that several of its cloud-based, AI-powered document processing products have become generally available after launching in preview last year. DocAI platform, Lending DocAI, and Procurement DocAI, which have been piloted by thousands of businesses to date, are now open to all customers and include…
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