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BYD's Yuan Plus EV hits major milestone with starting prices under $20,000

China’s largest EV maker, BYD, just hit a significant milestone with its 500,000th Yuan Plus EV model rolling off the assembly line Friday. The achievement comes just 19 months after hitting the market. Since its debut in China in February 2022, the Yuan Plus has become a global sensation. Known as the Atto 3 in overseas markets, the all-electric model is the first A-Class SUV to use BYD’s…
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NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding With Psyche

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration is launching aboard the Psyche…
GamingNews

Nintendo’s winter, PlayStation’s fall, Xbox’s MasterCard | Kaser Focus

Nintendo and Sony both apparently conspired to have their big September shows on the same day — while I was out of the office, no less. I managed to watch the Direct in the morning (while at the DMV) and I was struck by just how much the company is leaning into Mario this time around. Not surprised, of course — it’s Mario, after all, and the brand is hotter now than ever. But in the next…
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AI & RoboticsNews

DeepMind discovers that AI large language models can optimize their own prompts

When people program new deep learning AI models — those that can focus on the right features of data by themselves — the vast majority rely on optimization algorithms, or optimizers, to ensure the models have a high enough rate of accuracy. But one of the most commonly used optimizers — derivative-based optimizers— run into trouble handling real-world applications. In a new paper…
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CryptoNews

Biggest Movers: XRP Surges to 2-Week High, SOL Maintains Recent Momentum – Market Updates Bitcoin News

XRP extended a recent bull run on Friday, as the token moved to its highest point in the past two weeks. Today’s move came as the cryptocurrency marginally broke past a key resistance level. Solana was also in the green, as price rose for a fourth straight day, nearing the $20.00 mark in the process. XRP XRP was a notable gainer on Friday, as the cryptocurrency climbed higher for a fourth…
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