White noise podcast creators on Spotify are making serious money, and the audio streaming service was reportedly not happy about it and tried to cut them off. According to Bloomberg, it has viewed an internal document revealing that podcasts with white noise content, such as the sounds of waves, vacuums and whirring fans, accounted for a total of 3 million consumption hours on the platform every…
Ride1Up updates its 'best all-around e-bike,' drops price
August 18, 2023
Ride1Up has long focused on effective yet affordable commuter-style e-bikes, though has expanded its lineup lately to cover an increasingly wide range of models from electric cruisers to e-mopeds. Now the company is putting some love and attention back into the commuter side…
Bitcoin Dips Below $26K in Crypto Market Whirlwind; $1 Billion Liquidated Amid Top Coins' Tumble – Market Updates Bitcoin News
August 18, 2023
Bitcoin’s value briefly slipped below the $26K threshold at 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday before swiftly rebounding past the $26,000 benchmark. Concurrently, the expansive crypto landscape experienced an 8% tumble against the U.S. dollar, teetering dangerously close…
Judge Grants SEC's Request to Seek Interlocutory Appeal in Ripple Case Over XRP – Regulation Bitcoin News
August 18, 2023
District Judge Analisa Torres has granted the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking to file an interlocutory appeal in the Ripple case over XRP. Judge Torres’ approval came one day after Ripple Labs filed its objection to the SEC’s request.
Judge Approves SEC’s Request in Ripple-XRP Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s request seeking to file an…
Automobili Pininfarina unveils the new topless Barchetta – now the most expensive EV on the planet
August 18, 2023
Less than a week after teasing a new “collectible masterpiece” codenamed the B95, Automobili Pininfarina has just unveiled the EV – which we have learned is called the Barchetta. This extremely limited production run electric hypercar feature blends past and present…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 17, 2023
August 18, 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…
If you’re deciding between an electric or hybrid Toyota, the bZ4X EV may offer a better value. Despite its higher MSRP, the all-electric bZ4X is now cheaper to lease than the Toyota Hybrid Camry.
The 2023 Toyota bZ4X XLE has a base MSRP of $42,000 with 252 miles EPA est range (MPGe –131 city / 107 highway). On the other hand, the 2023 Toyota LE Hybrid has a base MSRP of $28,655 (MPG – 51…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III unveiled in Warzone event
August 18, 2023
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Arthur unveils Bench, an open-source AI model evaluator
August 18, 2023
New York City-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Arthur has announced the launch of Arthur Bench, an open-source tool for evaluating and comparing the performance of large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI‘s GPT-3.5 Turbo and Meta’s LLaMA 2.
“With Bench…
Buildbox wants ordinary creators and aspiring game developers to create the visual narrative games of the future with its new tool StoryGames.AI.
StoryGames.AI is live now. It combines generative AI with user-friendly tools to inspire amateurs to create games that are like visual novels, said Jonathan Zweig, CEO of Buildbox, in an interview with GamesBeat.
In a world where storytelling takes…
