Samsung Introduces 15-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge Powered by Snapdragon X Plus
September 05, 2024 – Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy Book4 Edge laptop, featuring a 15-inch display. Unlike the Galaxy Book4 Edge models released in May, which were powered by the Snapdragon X Elite chip and offered in 14-inch and 16-inch display sizes, this new variant sports the recently launched and more affordable 8-core Snapdragon…
Volvo Revises 2030 Electrification Goal Due to Lower-Than-Expected Demand
September 05, 2024 – Swedish automaker Volvo has announced on Wednesday, according to Reuters, that it has revised its previous goal of only selling fully electric vehicles by 2030. The company now plans to include some hybrid cars in its product lineup for that year. Volvo Cars stated that due to changing market conditions and…
NVIDIA Makes Significant Investment in Sakana AI, Eyes Japan’s AI Growth
September 05, 2024 – According to Bloomberg, NVIDIA Corporation has participated in a funding round of over $100 million for Sakana AI, a startup in Tokyo, Japan. This marks one of the larger investments made by the American chipmaker in the emerging AI sector of Japan. The report stated that Sakana AI completed its Series…
SSI, Founded by Ex-OpenAI Scientist, Raises 1Bwith10−PersonTeam,Hits5B Valuation in 3 Months
September 05, 2024 – According to a report from Reuters, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), an AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has secured 1billioninfundingtopursuethedevelopmentofsafesuperintelligence,aligningwiththecompany′snamesake.Sourcesindicatethatthestartupisnowvaluedat5 billion. The investment round was led by prominent venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and SV Angel. Additionally, NFDG, a partnership managed by Nat Friedman…
Volkswagen to Launch In-Car AI Chatbot Service with ChatGPT in the US Tomorrow
September 05, 2024 – Volkswagen announced in a press release on September 3rd that it will begin integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot service into multiple car models starting tomorrow, September 6th. During the CES 2024 event in January of this year, Volkswagen made headlines by declaring its intention to incorporate ChatGPT into its vehicles, thereby…
Ford Unveils Patent for In-Car Advertising System, Harnessing User Data for Personalized Ads
September 04, 2024 – Ford Motor Company has unveiled its latest foray into revenue diversification by submitting a patent application for an in-vehicle advertising system, signaling a serious commitment to leveraging the automotive space for targeted advertising opportunities. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) records reveal that Ford filed this groundbreaking patent in…
Norway Hits New Milestone: Electric Vehicles Account for 94% of Car Sales in August
September 04, 2024 – Norway, a leading producer of oil and gas, has set a new world record in electric vehicle (EV) sales. In August, EVs accounted for a staggering 94% of all car sales in the country, as reported by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) on Monday. Among the 11,114 cars sold in August,…
Microsoft Hits Out at Apple’s ‘Unreasonable’ 30% App Store Fee, Claiming It Hinders iOS Profitability for Cloud Gaming
September 04, 2024 – The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has recently released responses received from various technology companies following its market investigation into the supply of mobile browsers and cloud gaming in the country. Among these responses, Microsoft has strongly criticized Apple for charging a 30% fee on in-app purchases made…
Sony PS5 Pro Renders Revealed, Possible Launch This Month
September 04, 2024 – Based on sketches leaked by the source billbil-kun, Reddit user Dramatic_Experience6 has created 3D renders of the Sony PS5 Pro console, offering a glimpse into its potential design. According to the renders, the most notable difference between the PS5 Pro and the current model lies in the three black stripes on…
Meta’s Llama AI Models Surpass 350 Million Global Downloads, with 3.1-405B Variant Emerging as the Favorite
September 04, 2024 – Meta has recently disclosed the download statistics of its open-source Llama AI model family on Hugging Face. Remarkably, the models were downloaded over 20 million times in August alone, with the global download count surpassing 350 million as of September 1st. According to reports, Meta released Llama 3 in April this…