MEPs of the European Union voted to adopt strict new rules regarding emissions from trucking and busses today, seeking a 90% reduction in total fleet CO2 emissions by 2040 — but there’s a big loophole involved. While initial planning from the EU Commission sought to categorize effectively all ICE trucks and busses as CO2-emitting, the EU Parliament has other ideas.
Under the proposed rules…
Nvidia is working with Roche Group’s Genentech to help the company pioneer the use of generative AI in drug discovery. The companies today announced a multi-year strategic collaboration that will see Genentech combine its own models and datasets with Nvidia’s AI…
Anthropic seizes the moment, unveiling Claude 2.1 as OpenAI implodes
November 22, 2023
As OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) startup, faces an uncertain future following the surprise ouster of its CEO Sam Altman, competitor Anthropic is seizing the moment to release its own updated large language model (LLM), Claude 2.1.
The launch allows…
BYD's YangWang U8 SUV goes borderline amphibious in new 'Emergency Float Mode' [Video]
November 22, 2023
YangWang, the luxury sub-brand of Build Your Dreams (BYD), is showcasing some impressive capabilities in its flagship U8 SUV it wants to float by you. The SUV has been on sale for months in China, but BYD wants to remind you that the U8 actually has an emergency mode in which it floats and can navigate back to solid ground. See more in the video below.
YangWang, which directly translates to…
Ford's electric pickup charges up an e-scooter business, helping to double owners' fleet
November 22, 2023
An electric truck powering an e-scooter fleet? Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup helped Max Rastelli double his e-scooter fleet using its powerful mobile battery features.
Rastelli started HFX e-Scooters in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 2019 to provide sustainable…
Finally! Rivian confirms R1T leasing program is coming very soon
November 22, 2023
Less than a week after pulling its first demand lever to get new customers behind the wheel of its existing R1T pickup inventory, Rivian is further incentivizing would-be drivers by introducing a lease program for the first time, ahead of Tesla’s Cybertruck launch on…
AI21, a company that competes with OpenAI to serve enterprise companies with generative AI systems, has chosen an opportune time to announce more funding.
While competitor OpenAI is reeling from internal chaos and revolt, and may fall apart after the majority of its employees have supported a letter calling upon that company’s board to resign, AI21 has raised $53 million more for its series C…
Centralized Provider Problem Causes Nationwide Digital Payment Meltdown in Spain: Users Turn to Crypto and Cash – Bitcoin News
November 22, 2023
A problem with Redsys, a third-party platform used in all of Spain, caused a meltdown for almost all of the digital payment options in the country, leaving citizens without means of payment for hours. The incident left stores without the possibility of using credit and debit…
WASHINGTON — The first production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with an early, incomplete version of the software powering a key upgrade was flown last week at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility, the company told Defense News.
The Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program…
In its latest setback, Ford is cutting back on another significant EV investment. The company is scaling back plans at its $3.5-billion EV battery plant in Michigan as it adjusts to market demand.
Ford said it was “re-timing and resizing some investments” in a statement Tuesday. Although it remains bullish on its long-term strategy, Ford is reducing its investment and cutting jobs at its…
