Volvo Cars has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with StoreDot, maker of extreme fast charging (XFC) EV batteries.
Teams from Volvo Cars and StoreDot will work together to develop XFC cells that will be optimized and tailored for Volvo’s future EV architectures. It’s expected that the first samples will be delivered for testing in 2024.
Javier Varela, chief operating…
The electric motorcycle so expensive you have to prove you're rich to test ride it
September 28, 2023
Public test rides have now opened for one of the most expensive electric motorcycles in the world, the Arc Vector. The only problem is you and I probably don’t have deep enough pockets to get on the list for test rides any time soon.
The Arc Vector is custom built for…
Jeep's first fully electric SUV racks up over 40,000 orders
September 28, 2023
Jeep’s first 100% electric SUV, the Jeep Avenger, is creating a buzz in Europe. The Avenger has received over 40,000 orders since launching, as momentum picks up into the second half of the year.
Orders for Jeep’s first electric SUV are picking up
The rugged SUV maker…
Tesla enters critical trial over fatal Autopilot crash
September 28, 2023
Tesla is going into a critical trial today over a death that reportedly happened in an Autopilot crash. The result of the trial could have an impact on the legal outcomes of other similar incidents.
Starting today, the trial is taking place in California’s Riverside County Superior Court over a civil lawsuit brought by Micah Lee’s estate against Tesla.
It revolves around an accident where…
Gear in this story
September 28, 2023
Nikon’s Nikkor Z 135mm F1.8 S ‘Plena’ is the company’s second Z-mount lens with a unique moniker, which seems to suggest they think it’s something special. Nikon has described the lens as a must-have light-gathering beast for photographers, one…
Gear in this story
September 28, 2023
The Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S ‘Plena’ is Nikon’s second named Z-mount lens, following in the footsteps of 2019’s Nikkor Z 58mm f/0.95 S ‘Noct.’
Photo credit: Nikon
Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 135mm f/1.8 S ‘Plena’ lens, a…
OpenAI gives ChatGPT access to the entire internet
September 28, 2023
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been an undoubtedly powerful and interesting tool since its release in November 2022, but it has been limited with the domain of its knowledge — which only included information up to September 2021. But that changes today.
OpenAI just announced on X (formerly Twitter) that ChatGPT “can now browse the internet to provide you with current and authoritative information…
US Authorities Seize Crypto Linked to Pig-Butchering Scam Held at Binance – Legal Bitcoin News
September 28, 2023
U.S. authorities are seeking to recover cryptocurrencies linked to the popular pig-butchering crypto scam. “Law enforcement was able to trace cryptocurrency involved in the fraud and money laundering to two Binance accounts, where it was seized,” the United States…
Utility-scale solar and wind kept the Texas grid online during 2023’s record-breaking summer heat, according to IEEFA – here’s how it breaks down.
Texas is a solar powerhouse
Researchers from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) crunched…
Cloudflare ignites AI platform efforts with serverless inference, vectorize database and AI gateway
September 28, 2023
How can you rapidly deploy an AI model around the word for fast inference? That’s a challenge Cloudflare is looking to solve with a series of AI platform updates announced today.
Cloudflare is a globally distributed platform founded in 2009 that has been steadily building out capabilities to enable organizations to safely deploy and secure applications at scale. With the increasing demand from…
