Toronto, Canada-based Cohere, founded by ex-Googlers, has emerged as one of the leading startups amid the increasingly crowded generative AI marketplace with its focus on developing foundation models and other AI-powered technologies for enterprises.
Today, the company jumped into the fray of the AI chatbot race by releasing a new application programming interface (API), allowing third-party…
Anduril to hone Ghost drone autonomy under contract with US Air Force
September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force awarded defense technology firm Anduril Industries contracts totaling $8 million to refine the autonomous capabilities on two drone aircraft.
Anduril will work to hone the autonomy on its helicopter-like Ghost reconnaissance, security and…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 28, 2023
September 29, 2023
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…
Tesla breaks ground on its futuristic diner with drive-in theater and Supercharger
September 29, 2023
Tesla has broken ground on the site of its planned futuristic diner with a drive-in theater and Supercharger station.
Yes, it sounds like that crazy project is actually happening.
This project has been in the works for a long time. In 2018, Elon Musk said that Tesla planned to open an “old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in…
California-based Lucid Motors will take on Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW on their home turf with its new EV retail studio in Germany.
Lucid’s new EV retail space is located in the heart of Düsseldorf on the famed Königsallee, a shopping boulevard known for its…
MetaExpand Launchpad on LBank Ends with 52,186,338 USDT in Investment, Attracts Substantial Interest; UMM to be Listed on LBank – Press release Bitcoin News
September 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE. LBank recently concluded its Launchpad for MetaExpand, securing a total investment of 52,186,338 USDT from 35,229 participants. $UMM will be listed on LBank and open for trading on September 29th at 6 AM(UTC).
This event was highly anticipated, following the…
Sam Altman-backed Slope raises $30M for AI-powered B2B payments platform
September 29, 2023
Tracking and ensuring the integrity of payments is no easy task for any business, but in the B2B space, there is the added difficulty of ensuring the companies you are selling to will actually make their payments on time, won’t stiff you on some baseless excuse, go out of business, or try to wriggle out of them through clever accounting, bankruptcy, litigation, or other means. These issues are…
Coinbase Launches Perpetual Futures Trading for Retail Crypto Traders Outside the US – Bitcoin News
September 29, 2023
Coinbase has received a regulatory stamp of approval to start offering perpetual futures trading to retail crypto traders outside the U.S., opening up access to the $5.5 trillion global derivatives market.
Coinbase Extends Perpetual Futures Trading to Retail Traders…
Ripple Retracts Acquisition Plans for Fortress Trust – Bitcoin News
September 29, 2023
Following the letter of intent to acquire Fortress Trust, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced the company has decided “not to move forward with an outright acquisition.” Garlinghouse didn’t cite specific reasons for dropping the deal but said Ripple planned to…
Binance Advises Paysafe Users to Convert Euro Balances to Tether – Exchanges Bitcoin News
September 29, 2023
Crypto exchange Binance has issued a recommendation for customers using the services of Paysafe for euro (EUR) transfers. The crypto trading platform is advising users to convert their euro balances to tether (USDT) or withdraw them to bank accounts after the payment processor suspended deposits and withdrawals in the common European currency.
Binance Urges Traders to Take Action Amid Paysafe…