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The most affordable electric microcar yet starts making deliveries

September 13, 2023
When I first covered the ARK Zero electric microcar, its specs and pricing sounded too good be true. “I’ll believe it when I see it,” I quipped. Well I guess now I have to believe it, as the company says it has begun making deliveries and shared its first on-road photos. According to the company, initial deliveries of the ultra-budget vehicle have begun in the UK and France. Priced at just…
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Stability AI debuts Stable Audio bringing text to audio generation to the masses

September 13, 2023
What comes after building generative AI technology for image and code generation? For Stability AI, it’s text-to-audio generation. Stability AI today announced the initial public release of its Stable Audio technology, providing anyone with ability to use simple text prompts to generate short audio clips. Stability AI is best known as the organization behind the Stable Diffusion text-to-image…
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Navy decommissions littoral combat ship Milwaukee

September 13, 2023
The Navy decommissioned the littoral combat ship Milwaukee on Friday in Mayport, Florida, after less than 10 years in service. The ship, designed to serve for a quarter century, is one of the Freedom-class variants that the Navy is mothballing before they reach the end of…
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Chinese solar giant Trina is opening a 5 GW factory in Texas

September 13, 2023
China’s Trina Solar, one of the world’s largest solar panel makers, has announced it will build a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar panel factory in Texas. The factory will be in Wilmer, southeast of Dallas. The $200 million facility will be more than 1 million square feet in size and will create 1,500 local jobs. Trina Solar says it will source polysilicon, a key raw material in the solar supply chain…
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Why Amazon is apparently closing up shop for its electric cargo bike delivery

September 13, 2023
Amazon appears to be throwing in the towel for its ambitious electric cargo bike delivery in NYC, recently putting its large cargo e-bike depot up for lease after letting its fleet of e-bike vans sit idle on the roof. Electric cargo bikes designed for package delivery have become an increasingly common solution for last mile delivery in crowded urban centers. Compared to trucks and cargo vans…
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