Compared to many of the funky-looking EVs we find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column, today’s entry is dangerously close to being almost normal. In fact, it actually is fairly normal in China, where smaller and less expensive EVs are quite common.
This specific model is produced by a manufacturer known as Wuling, which you may have seen before. The carmaker has…
Instagram now lets you add music to photo carousels. Unveiled in partnership with pop star Olivia Rodrigo to promote her single “bad idea right?”, the feature allows you to pick licensed music to soundtrack your slideshows. In addition, the company announced that you can…
Luxury electric bike company Riese & Müller generally ships its e-bikes the same way every electric bike maker in the world does so: in cardboard bike boxes. But now the company is switching to a new, greener solution.
Riese & Müller has just unveiled its new…
Tesla Cybertruck found broken down on side of the road
August 12, 2023
A Tesla Cybertruck release candidate was found broken down on the side of the road as the automaker is testing the electric pickup truck ahead of the start of production.
Over the last few months, we have been reporting on Tesla’s evolving test program for the Cybertruck ahead of production, which is just a few weeks or months away.
For example, Tesla was spotted testing the Cybertruck’s…
Automobili Pininfarina teases world premiere of new EV called B95 – 'a collectible masterpiece'
August 12, 2023
After already unveiling to new EVs that will be on display at Monterey Car Week, Automobili Pininfarina is surprising us with a third vehicle called the B95 that will make its world debut next week. Here’s what we know so far.
It’s been a busy month or so for Automobili…
Nvidia’s FlexiCubes uses generative AI to create 3D meshes
August 12, 2023
Nvidia has launched FlexiCubes, a new way to use AI to generate 3D meshes for a wide range of 3D applications.
The FlexiCubes can integrate with physics and make it easy to create flexible objects like bagels in 3D models.
This innovative approach to mesh generation…
Microsoft has added rules and restrictions for AI offerings in its Terms of Service, which will go into effect on September 30. The changes were published on July 30.
A section on the subject defines “AI Services” as “services that are labeled or described by Microsoft as including, using, powered by, or being an Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) system.”
The section homes in on five…
Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions have doubled since Messi's arrival in the US
August 12, 2023
Lionel Messi has hit the ground running in Major League Soccer, and he’s boosting Apple’s bottom line in the process. Tickets for Inter Miami games have soared in price since Messi, the greatest soccer player of his generation and arguably the best of all time…
Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York will begin assessing the newest version of the Army’s do-it-all heads-up display device on Aug. 18.
For a week, the soldiers will take the Integrated Visual Augmentation System version…
US Army working through challenges with laser weapons
August 11, 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is working through a variety of challenges with directed-energy weapons for air defense, including how to affordably manufacture the high-tech capability and sustain it on the battlefield, according to service officials with knowledge of the effort.
But more importantly, according to the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office director, the…
