Saturday, 27th July 2024, 2:52 AM
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Today on the news:
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Elon Musk is not answering the most important questions about the Tesla robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk won’t say whether the long-awaited robotaxi will have a steering wheel or pedals, or whether he will need to get exemptions to federal safety standards.
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Google had a massive quarter thanks to Search and AI
Google parent company Alphabet made almost $85 billion in the second quarter of 2024 thanks to growing revenue from its Search and cloud computing businesses.
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Tesla’s profits sank sharply in the second quarter of 2024
Tesla reports $1.48 billion in net income on $25.5 billion in revenue thanks to its energy business and Cybertruck deliveries but saw a decline in its Model line of deliveries.
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Kamala Harris wants you to know she’s having a Brat summer
After Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, a meme involving Kamala Harris and “Brat” summer began to circulate. Here’s what Charli XCX’s Brat album and the presumptive Democratic nominee for president have in common.
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Amazon’s paid Alexa is coming to fill a $25 billion hole dug by Echo devices
Amazon is launching a paid version of Alexa to offset the more than $25 billion in losses its hardware division has incurred, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Inside the global computer crash
The fallout from the CrowdStrike global outage, how Zombies, Run! shows a better way for fitness apps, and the best portable console for parents, on The Vergecast.
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Are you being exploited by AI-powered surveillance pricing?
The FTC ordered Mastercard, Chase, and other companies to turn over information on their dynamic pricing products.
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Adobe rolls out more generative AI features to Illustrator and Photoshop
Adobe is introducing some new tools and generative AI features to its Illustrator and Photoshop design software that aim to help speed up creative workflows.
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Free update makes Cowboy e-bikes better climbers and more efficient
Cowboy’s belt-driven e-bikes can now tackle steeper hills without any gear changes at all.
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says too many carmakers are copying Tesla
Rivian’s founder thinks the EV market is “fairly saturated with Teslas.”
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AI terminology, explained for humans
To help you better understand key terms in artificial intelligence, we’ve put together a list of some of the most common AI terms.
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By endorsing Trump, Elon Musk is gambling with Tesla’s future
Elon Musk’s endorsement of Donald Trump could endanger Tesla, especially as the company is going through a sales slump.