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Amtrak just rolled out its first-ever electric bus

August 22, 2023
Amtrak has replaced a diesel-powered bus on the Pacific Northwest’s Cascades route with its first electric bus. Amtrak, which partnered with the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to roll out its new electric bus, will run it between Seattle and Bellingham, filling the gap between the morning and evening trains on the Cascades route. It uses buses all over the US to run thruway…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Generative AI datasets could face a reckoning | The AI Beat

August 22, 2023
Over the weekend, a bombshell story from The Atlantic found that Stephen King, Zadie Smith and Michael Pollan are among thousands of authors whose copyrighted works were used to train Meta’s generative AI model, LLaMA, as well as other large language models, using a dataset called “Books3.” The future of AI, the report claimed, is “​​written with stolen words.”  The truth is, the…
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CryptoNews

As Ordinal Transaction Dominance Soars, NFT Advocates Question Bitcoin’s Reported Downturn – Bitcoin News

August 22, 2023
Metrics reveal a significant day for the Bitcoin blockchain as 411,511 Ordinal inscriptions were minted Sunday, clinching the title of the second most prolific day for inscriptions ever. Additionally, over the past seven days, Ordinal inscriptions represented a hefty 53.9% of all transaction activity on the Bitcoin network. Ordinals’ Unprecedented Impact: 53% of Bitcoin’s Weekly Transactions…
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MobileNews

Tesla's iPhone app can now control your car through Siri

August 22, 2023
You now have an easier way to control your Tesla from your iPhone. Not a Tesla App notes the latest version of Tesla’s iOS software now supports Shortcuts actions, making some common tasks available through Siri in addition to on-screen taps and widgets. You can use…
DefenseNews

Four questions for Ed Barker, Army’s new electronic warfare executive

August 21, 2023
AUGUSTA, Ga. — During a season of leadership shakeups across U.S. Army acquisition offices, Brig. Gen. Ed Barker feels right at home. In June, Barker was named the boss of the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, or PEO IEW&S, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He served as the office’s deputy for the previous two years. Barker succeeds Mark Kitz…
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