Cleantech & EV'sNews

Florida woman uses electric bike to hunt 15-foot snakes in the Everglades

Electric bikes have long been popular for hunters due to their ability to reach hard-to-access areas quickly and quietly. But now we’re seeing a rather unique use of e-bikes as a hunting tool: to help take down invasive pythons in the Everglades. Electric bicycles have proven popular in Florida, with its year-round riding weather and high humidity that can make longer pedal-powered rides…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: January 20, 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…
CryptoNews

Morgan Stanley Sounds Alarm on US Dollar's Dominance — Says Crypto Could Significantly Alter Currency Landscape

Morgan Stanley has warned about the risk of the U.S. dollar losing its dominance, fueled by growing interest in digital assets, including bitcoin. Emphasizing that the U.S. dollar’s dominance “is being increasingly scrutinized,” the investment bank stated: “A clear shift towards reducing dollar-dependency is evident, simultaneously fueling interest in digital currencies such as bitcoin…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI comes to higher education as OpenAI partners with Arizona State University

Despite concerns raised by some educators and administrators, AI is coming to higher education. Today, Arizona State University announced it has partnered with OpenAI, arguably the leading generative AI company and maker of ChatGPT and DALL-E 3, in a first-of-its-kind alliance to bring the latter’s tech to the former’s institutional processes. “ASU recognizes that augmented and artificial…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Anthropic hits back at music publishers in AI copyright lawsuit, accusing them of ‘volitional conduct’ 

Anthropic, a major generative AI startup, laid out its case why accusations of copyright infringement from a group of music publishers and content owners are invalid in a new court filing on Wednesday.  In fall 2023, music publishers including Concord, Universal, and ABKCO filed a lawsuit against Anthropic accusing it of copyright infringement over its chatbot Claude (now supplanted by Claude…
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