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BYD will pay for crashes on its FSD competitor, something Tesla never has

BYD says it will assume full financial liability for at-fault accidents that happen while its “God’s Eye” urban driving system is active in China — with no cap on the payout. It’s a commitment Tesla has never made for “Full Self-Driving,” and it flips the industry’s standard liability model on its head. What BYD actually committed to BYD announced the policy on May 28 at its…
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DefenseNews

US, NATO allies to launch scaled-back Baltic Sea drills

ROSTOCK, Germany — The U.S. and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the exercise will still send a message of unity and strength to Russia, a senior German military official said. The annual exercise, held for more than five decades since 1971, brings together some 20 vessels from 15 nations with around…
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DefenseNews

US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing

May the best Unmanned Surface Vessel win. The U.S. Navy announced Friday that it selected seven companies to compete for the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract. At-sea testing of the vessels is slated to begin next month, with companies whose MUSVs…
ComputersNews

The newest Surface is a mini PC, but it’s not for you

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is a specialized mini PC targeting AI developers, featuring an Arm-based RTX Spark chip with 20 cores and 6,144 CUDA cores. PCWorld highlights this device offers 1 petaflop of AI compute power with 128GB RAM, pre-configured with Windows 11 for development work. Expected to launch later this year at a high…
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GamingNews

Video Games Could Have Movie-Style Product Placement to Counter Rising Costs, Ex-Dragon Age Boss Says

As big budget video game development gets more costly, including TV and movie-style product placement could help make up the shortfall, BioWare’s former Dragon Age boss Mark Darrah has said. In a lengthy video discussing the future of video game monetization, Darrah noted the rise of AAA games including live-service elements to ensure owners kept playing — and paying — long after release.
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