Electric microcars are often touted for their superior urban performance, wiggling through crowded cities without taking up more space than they need. But you can find them much farther flung than just the narrow alleyways of European cities. In fact, you just might see them on the beachfronts of your next vacation.
When picturing French Polynesia in your mind, you’re more likely to conjure up…
Oracle is moving to embrace generative AI for healthcare. Today, at its annual health conference in Las Vegas, the Larry Ellison-led company announced it is integrating an AI-powered Clinical Digital Assistant into its EHR (electronic health record) solutions to help…
After Snowflake acquisition, former Neeva CEO says ‘window is shutting’ for AI search disruption
September 19, 2023
In a wide-ranging interview with VentureBeat, former Neeva CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy — who became SVP of data cloud company Snowflake after the company acquired the ad-free, privacy-focused, AI-powered alternative to Google Search — said the “the window is shutting”…
Writer, the three-year-old San Francisco startup that has, since its inception, focused on building out a secure generative AI platform for enterprises to help them across functions, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding today, in a round led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Insight Partners, and Aspect Ventures.
Notably, Writer’s enterprise…
This week in data: Decrypting the generative AI mania
September 19, 2023
Generative AI is everywhere. It’s in our apps, our databases, our dashboards, our phones. Tech and data leaders are probably wondering: “How am I supposed to take advantage of the gen AI mania?” This week, a “special guest” joins Bruno’s CarCast to help…
With F-35 still missing, Marine Corps holds aviation standdown
September 19, 2023
The Marine Corps is pausing its aviation operations for two days as the disappearance of a Marine Corps F-35B jet over South Carolina on Sunday remains unsolved.
The Corps’ Monday statement announcing the standdown cited three recent significant mishaps involving Marine…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 18, 2023
September 19, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Stellantis, the parent company behind Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Chrysler, and others, is set to release several new all-electric vehicles next year to kick off its EV campaign. Here’s a look at the first EVs due out next year.
Stellantis to launch EV offensive in…
Spain's first-ever floating offshore wind turbine just came online
September 19, 2023
For the first time, floating offshore wind has been brought online as a new renewable generation technology in Spain.
The country’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now connected to the grid and generating power.
The pilot program is called the DemoSATH floating…
NASA’s Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
September 19, 2023
Three billion years ago, amid one of the last wet periods on Mars, powerful debris flows carried mud and boulders down the side of a hulking mountain. The debris spread into a fan that was later eroded by wind into a towering ridge, preserving an intriguing record of the Red Planet’s watery past.
Now, after three attempts, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the ridge…
