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Tesla's new Models S and X have the same battery pack but with software-locked capacity

August 15, 2023
Tesla has confirmed that its new “Standard Range” Model S and Model X have the same battery pack as the Long Range version, but with its capacity being software-locked. Late last night, Tesla launched new Standard Range versions of its Model S and Model X. As we wrote, we suspected that Tesla could be coming back to its old ways and launching the new versions of the flagship electric sedan…
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Fisker says it will adopt Tesla's NACS connector

August 15, 2023
Fisker Inc. announced that it will adopt Tesla’s NACS connector as the standard on its electric vehicles. Like other automakers that have made the move, Fisker says that the NACS adoption will come in its electric vehicles starting in 2025, and it has reached a deal with Tesla to use its Supercharger network: The company announces today that it has signed an agreement with Tesla to adopt the…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How FraudGPT presages the future of weaponized AI

August 15, 2023
FraudGPT, a new subscription-based generative AI tool for crafting malicious cyberattacks, signals a new era of attack tradecraft. Discovered by Netenrich’s threat research team in July 2023 circulating on the dark web’s Telegram channels, it has the potential to…
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US DoD AI chief on LLMs: ‘I need hackers to tell us how this stuff breaks’

August 15, 2023
On the main stage at the DEF CON security conference in a Friday afternoon session (Aug. 11), Craig Martell, chief digital and AI officer at the U.S. Defense Department (DoD), came bearing a number of key messages.  First off, he wants people to understand that large language models (LLMs) are not sentient and aren’t actually able to reason. Martell and the DoD also want more rigor in model…
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CryptoNews

Dormant Since 2010, Bitcoin Address Awakens to Move 1,005 BTC Worth $29.7 Million – Bitcoin News

August 15, 2023
On the morning of Monday, August 14, 2023, at the precise block height of 803,135, a dormant bitcoin address — created on November 9, 2010 — stirred to life. After lying in slumber for an exacting 12.9 years, it awoke to spend a staggering 1,005 bitcoin, a sum swelling to an impressive value of more than $29 million. Waking Giant: Bitcoin Address Stirs From 12.9-Year Slumber to Transfer $29.7…
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