GM hires ex-Tesla battery guru Kurt Kelty to help with its Ultium problems
[ad_1] General Motors has hired battery expert and ex-Tesla executive Kurt Kelty to be the automaker’s new vice president of batteries — a brand new role for the company. His…
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Indian central bank defends ‘proportionate’ action on Paytm
[ad_1] India’s central bank said Thursday it takes supervisory actions and imposes business restrictions only after “persistent non-compliance” with rules, its first comment after a clampdown on Paytm last week…
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OpenAI forms a new team to study child safety
[ad_1] Under scrutiny from activists — and parents — OpenAI has formed a new team to study ways to prevent its AI tools from being misused or abused by kids….
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China-backed Volt Typhoon hackers have lurked inside US critical infrastructure for ‘at least five years’
[ad_1] China-backed hackers have maintained access to American critical infrastructure for “at least five years” with the long-term goal of launching “destructive” cyberattacks, a coalition of U.S. intelligence agencies warned…
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3D scanning app Polycam gets backing from YouTube co-founder
[ad_1] Polycam, an app that uses a smartphone’s sensors to capture 3D scans of objects, is raising cash from prominent investors including Adobe and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Polycam today…
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Microsoft CEO Nadella on AI LLM race: ‘We are waiting for competition to arrive’
[ad_1] Microsoft’s prescient bets and aggressive investments in AI have propelled the software giant to become the world’s most valuable company. Yet Satya Nadella, its typically reserved chief executive, couldn’t…
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Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV
[ad_1] Ex-Tesla and Ford Advanced EV development boss Alan Clarke is leading a Ford skunkworks project to develop a low-cost electric vehicle, TechCrunch has learned. Ford CEO Jim Farley made…
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Apple brings enterprise device management to the Vision Pro
[ad_1] It’s been hard to avoid news about the Apple Vision Pro, the company’s entry into the virtual reality market, in recent days. It was officially released on Friday to…
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Stellar Sleep app gets initial funding to awaken root cause of chronic insomnia in users
[ad_1] Stellar Sleep, a startup providing a first-Digital tool for chronic insomnia management, raised $6 million in seed funding. In just the U.S. alone, poor sleeping habits not only impact…
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China’s generative video race heats up
[ad_1] On Monday, Tencent, the Chinese internet giant known for its video gaming empire and chat app WeChat, unveiled a new version of its open source video generation model DynamiCrafter…
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