China is returning to work following a break to celebrate the 2024 Lunar New Year, and XPeng Motors looks to hit the ground running with massive expansion plans. According to an internal letter, XPeng Chairman CEO He Xiaopeng detailed plans to deliver about 30 new and updated EV models over the next three years, bridging the price gap between $14,000 and $56,000 vehicles in China.
XPeng Motors…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 16, 2024
February 19, 2024
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…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Box Truck on a Golf Cart Chassis
February 19, 2024
There are precious few things that car drivers and cyclists can agree upon when it comes to cities, but one universal concept seems to be the hatred of massive box trucks clogging up streets and bike lanes. Could this miniature version of a box truck built on a golf cart…
Robert Kiyosaki Predicts US Collapse, Peter Schiff Warns of BTC Massacre, Grayscale Study on BTC Halving, and More
February 19, 2024
Robert Kiyosaki predicted the downfall of the American empire, likening its fate to that of the Roman Empire, and advised investing in bitcoin, gold, and silver as a safeguard. Conversely, economist Peter Schiff described the recent bitcoin price surge as a “pump-and-dump” scheme. A Grayscale study on the upcoming Bitcoin halving in 2024 highlights a fundamentally different market evolution…
NFT Market Sales Dip 12% This Week While Highlight Collections Record Notable Rises
February 19, 2024
In the last week, the market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has seen a decline, with sales falling 12.67% compared to the previous week, totaling $255.22 million. Ethereum took the lead in NFT sales, raking in $133 million, while Solana followed with sales over $46 million…
Cryptographic Clarity: Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto Demands Ironclad Evidence Amid a Sea of Claims
February 19, 2024
In the past seven years, the crypto world has witnessed various individuals claiming to be the true Satoshi Nakamoto, the mastermind behind the Bitcoin white paper and the initiator of the first blockchain. Yet, despite their efforts, none have managed to convince the…
Xbox’s Phil Spencer confirms four games are going multiplatform
February 16, 2024
Xbox today released an episode of its podcast in which it revealed more details about the future of the business. Tina Amini spoke with Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty about the company’s plans. In addition to other details about its consoles and Xbox Game Pass, the three executives revealed that four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to other consoles. Spencer didn’t name the four…
Continuing its work with AI, Salesforce today announced it is rolling out native generative AI capabilities within Slack — or Slack AI.
Generally available starting today, the features empower users with built-in search and summary capabilities that make it easier for…
San Francisco-based Rasa, a startup working to streamline enterprise customer service with generative AI, has raised $30 million in a series C round of funding, co-led by StepStone Group and PayPal Ventures. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Accel and Basis Set Ventures also…
True Source unveils AI LLM service based on The Wheel of Time
February 16, 2024
In a groundbreaking collaboration, iWot productions and AI software firm D1srupt1ve are creating True Source, a venture aimed at launching an AI-based large language model (LLM) based on Robert Jordan’s renowned The Wheel of Time series.
The AI service, branded as the One Power, aims to immerse fans in an AI chat service that has an encyclopedic knowledge of The Wheel of Time across various…