Volkswagen opened pre-orders for its flagship ID.7 electric sedan on Thursday for European customers. The new flagship EV will start at around $62,000 (€56,995) with up to 385 miles (621 km) of WLTC range.
Volkswagen opens ID.7 electric sedan pre-orders
After kicking off ID.7 production earlier this week at its German plant in Emden, Volkswagen is opening pre-orders for European…
Gear in this story
August 25, 2023
We’ve added the Leica M11 Monochrom images to our studio scene comparison tool. The images show the added detail level that can be achieved if you don’t have to demosaic the images, as well as the improved noise performance that comes once you remove the color…
Why Nikon's APS-C Z-mount is worth another look in 2023
August 25, 2023
The Nikon Z50 and the entire DX Z-mount family has aged like a fine Chianti.
I’ve long been on the hunt for the perfect take-anywhere digital camera, something I can use for a mix of street, live music and casual portrait photography. To match my lifestyle, this camera…
In June 2023, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program leaders joined their counterparts from the Australian Space Agency, ESA (European Space Agency), and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on a field expedition to visit some of the oldest convincing evidence of life on Earth.
“This science expedition was a great opportunity for NASA to work…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Xbox this year
August 25, 2023
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Irreverent Labs, backed by Samsung Next, set to revolutionize video content creation with AI
August 25, 2023
A relatively small artificial intelligence (AI) startup based in Bellevue, Washington has secured a strategic investment from Samsung Next that signals big ambitions to transform how video content is produced worldwide.
Irreverent Labs, founded in late 2021 by veteran tech…
A day after OpenAI announced that it will offer new built-in support for users to fine-tune its GPT-3.5 Turbo large language model (LLM), which allows enterprises to bring their proprietary data for training the model and run it at scale, the company named Scale AI as its “preferred partner” to provide GPT-3.5 fine tuning.
“We are excited to partner with OpenAI to supercharge model…
Modular looks to boost AI mojo with $100M funding raise
August 25, 2023
Make no mistake about it, there is a lot of excitement and money in early stage AI.
A year and a half after being founded, and only four months after the first previews of its technology, AI startup Modular announced today that it has raised $100 million, bringing total…
Another big gun is entering the AI race.
Korean internet giant Naver today announced the launch of HyperCLOVA X, its next-generation large language model (LLM) that delivers conversational AI experiences through a question-answering chatbot called CLOVA X.
The company said…
Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air M2 falls back to $1,099
August 25, 2023
Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air M2 is already more affordable than any other laptop the company has ever offered with this size of screen. Now, you can grab the 256GB model at Amazon for just $1,099 (in midnight and space gray), back down to the lowest price we’ve seen to date. And if you need even more storage, the 512GB model is available for $1,299 ($200 off), also an all-time low…