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…
Nissan previews three new EVs to dealers, including a next-gen LEAF and Maxima successor
August 24, 2023
Nissan showed off its next-generation electric vehicles to dealers this week, previewing its future lineup. The automaker presented three new EVs, including a successor to the LEAF hatchback, a performance sedan that could take the Maxima’s place, and a third electric…
These autonomous robots deliver students meals while popping wheelies and using unique voices
August 24, 2023
As classes resume at college campuses all around the US, there may be some new and rather short members of the student body roaming around. Starship Technologies has expanded its existing roster of autonomous delivery robots to 50 schools, offering its Level 4 on-demand meal…
Tennessee said it would develop a statewide network of EV fast charging stations. It's added one in 2.5 years
August 24, 2023
Will Blink Charging‘s new partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) revive Tennessee’s stagnant Fast Charge TN Network plan?
Where’s the EV fast charging in Tennessee?
The Miami Beach-based Blink (Nasdaq: BLNK) today announced a two-year contract with TVA, the US’s largest government-owned utility, to supply DC fast chargers and Level 2 chargers for both public and…
