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Quick EV acceleration is a safety feature, says Stellantis CEO

January 31, 2024
Quick acceleration is often used as a selling point for high-performance cars, but can it actually be safer? The instant acceleration of an EV not only offers a more nimble driving experience but it should be a safety feature argues Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares. Is quick EV acceleration a safety feature? “The acceleration power is first a matter of safety,” Tavares recently told…
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CryptoNews

Argentine Government Drops Crypto Legalizing Opportunity From Omnibus Bill

January 31, 2024
The Argentine government, presided by Javier Milei, has resolved to drop the tax opportunities for crypto in the omnibus bill presented to Congress. The bill allowed taxpayers to declare the ownership of some previously undeclared assets, with crypto also included, reducing the payments and fees for this task. Argentine Government Excludes Crypto Opportunities From Omnibus Bill The Argentine…
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CryptoNews

US Representative French Hill Optimistic on Progress of Crypto Legislation

January 31, 2024
During a panel discussion at the recent Foundation for Defense of Democracies event, Arkansas Republican French Hill shared a positive update on the trajectory of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act and the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act. US Representative French Hill Foresees Bright Future for Crypto Bills at FDD Event In a recent event hosted by the Foundation…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Meta’s OK-Robot performs zero-shot pick-and-drop in unseen environments

January 30, 2024
There have been many advances in vision-language models (VLM) that can match natural language queries to objects in a visual scene. And researchers are experimenting with how these models can be applied to robotics systems, which are still lagging in generalizing their abilities. A new paper by researchers at Meta AI and New York University introduces an open-knowledge-based framework that brings…
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