Cleantech & EV'sNews

This is a totaled Tesla Cybertruck

A couple of Tesla Cybertrucks deemed “totaled”, a total loss, have shown up on auction sites as concerns about repair costs arise. Due to its novel nature, there have been concerns about the repair costs of the Cybertruck. For example, we learned that the truck’s giant windshield cost $1,900 to replace. An early owner was also quoted $2,800 to replace his Cybertruck’s rear quarter…
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CryptoNews

Kaiko Research: Latam Crypto Traders Prefer Stablecoins Over Bitcoin

Kaiko, a leading cryptocurrency market data analytics firm, has found that cryptocurrency users in Latin America prefer stablecoins over bitcoin. In its most recent Latam market report, issued in June, Kaiko determined that 40% of the trading volumes involved Tether’s USDT. This preference exists even though Bitcoin’s proposition includes protection against the currency debasement processes…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Is AI bullshit? Here’s how to find out

Even as tech leaders and visionaries such as Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, Jodi Baxter, Debashree D. and others have attested to the potential generative AI has to remake the world, ordinary users have proven more skeptical. In addition, OpenAI…
AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI acquires Rockset to strengthen its retrieval capabilities

OpenAI is moving to strengthen its technology stack. The company today announced it has acquired Rockset, a vendor known for providing a real-time analytics database to power intelligent enterprise applications. While the terms of the deal remain undisclosed, OpenAI has confirmed that it will integrate Rockset’s “word-class indexing and querying” capabilities to strengthen its retrieval…
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GamingNews

Funko Fusion hits Switch on September 13

Funko Fusion is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2024. You can play against Jaws, He-Man, Marty McFly — altogether more than 60 characters across 20 iconic movie scenes, TV shows and more. It’s an action adventure puzzler pitting you against dinosaurs from…
AI & RoboticsNews

Meta releases flurry of new AI models for audio, text and watermarking

Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, is releasing several new AI models and tools for researchers to use. They are centered on audio generation, text-to-vision, and watermarking. “By publicly sharing our early research work, we hope to inspire iterations and ultimately help advance AI in a responsible way,” the company said in a press release.    Today is a good day for open…
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