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BMW expands ChargeForward incentive program to EV drivers in the contiguous United States

November 14, 2023
In order to further optimize the charging experience and help alleviate strain on local electrical grids, BMW USA announced it is expanding its ChargeForward incentive program to EV and PHEV drivers throughout the contiguous United States. The national expansion comes on the wings of the launch of BMW’s first all-electric 5 series, the i5. Since 2016, BMW has been working alongside local energy…
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Rivian software update bricks infotainment system, fix not obvious

November 14, 2023
On Monday, Rivian released an incremental software update 2023.42, which bricked the infotainment system in R1Ses and R1Ts. The company is frantically working on a fix, but it might not be an OTA… Update: The company has acknowledged the issue with affected customers but has yet to issue a fix or plan to fix… Rivian’s vice president of software engineering, Wassim Bensaid, (!?) to update…
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Report: Enterprise investment in generative AI shockingly low, while traditional AI is thriving

November 14, 2023
Generative AI is all anyone can talk about. It is a breakthrough technology with transformational promises across numerous domains — even human life itself.   And while 2023 was undoubtedly the year that gen AI had its breakout, that has largely been hype, according to a Menlo Ventures report shared exclusively with VentureBeat.  Gen AI still accounts for a “relatively paltry” amount of…
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Inside Visa’s AI-powered war against holiday fraud

November 14, 2023
The holiday shopping season is a double-edged sword for payments leader Visa. While transaction volumes surge, providing a sales boost, the period also kicks off a relentless assault from cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities and steal consumer data. “We know…
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FTC hosts challenge to stop harms of voice cloning AI

November 14, 2023
Voice cloning — the practice of mimicking someone’s voice so well it can pass for the real thing — has had a banner year, with a range of AI startups and techniques emerging to enable it, and a song going viral featuring voice clones of popular music artists Drake and The Weeknd. But for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. federal government agency in charge of investigating and…
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