Tesla new car sales in Europe fell for a fifth straight month in May. The latest data says the carmaker's sales are down 27.9% year on year in the EU, Britain and European Free Trade Association. The company's stock is down more than 18% so far this year. Here's more from CNBC.
CNBC
Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs
The U.S. EV maker has sustained brand and reputational damage in part due to CEO Elon Musk's incendiary rhetoric and political activity.
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Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books. @npub1j302...tme2 reports: "Judge William Alsup determined that Anthropic training its AI models on purchased copies of books is fair use."
The Verge
Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books
A pivotal ruling for AI copyright cases.
 #Anthropic #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology #Books
Holly Ridge is a rural community in Louisiana, home to rice and grain mills, an elementary school, a few houses and — soon — Meta's 4 million square foot AI data center. The facility will host thousands of servers that require billions of watts, and it will be partially funded by Louisiana residents, thanks to a deal with Entergy, the region's energy monopoly. @npub1psar...j5uh has more details.
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'A Black Hole of Energy Use': Meta's Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community
Details about how Meta's nearly Manhattan-sized data center will impact consumers' power bills are still secret.
 #Meta #MarkZuckerberg #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Energy #DataCenter #Louisiana
Do Tesla's new robotaxis deserve the hype? [@TechRadar](
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Do Tesla's new robotaxis deserve the hype?
Tesla has finally launched its long-promised, self-driving robotaxis. Yes, they're currently invite-only and are restricted to parts of Austin, Tex...
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Earlier this month, hackers stole an unknown amount of customer information from the US insurance company Aflac, [@Techcrunch](
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US insurance giant Aflac says customers' personal data stolen during cyberattack | TechCrunch
Aflac, which provides supplemental insurance to around 50 million individuals whose expenses are not covered by their primary providers, said it wa...
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What in the world is going on with the collaboration between Jony Ive's design company, io, and OpenAI? Over the weekend, all promotional material relating to the AI-centric device they are working on was pulled. [@Mashable](
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 ) reports that it was to do with a trademark lawsuit filed by a company, IyO Inc, which makes earbuds with AI capabilities. Here's more.
Mashable
OpenAI and Jony Ive deal still on as ChatGPT owner scrubs io branding
A trademark dispute forced OpenAI to remove io promotional materials from its site.
 #OpenAI #JonyIve #SamAltman #IO #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology
Tesla’s robotaxi is live in Austin, Texas: here are some of the first reactions. From @The Verge: "Tellingly, the service is not open to the general public, nor is it completely 'unsupervised,' as Elon Musk once promised."
The Verge
Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions
What does “unsupervised” really mean, anyway?
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From 9to5mac.com : Apple is working on a major revision to AirPods Pro. So when will they come out, and what new features can we expect?
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When will Apple release new AirPods - 9to5Mac
Apple is working on multiple new AirPods updates. Here's when to expect the company to release new AirPods.
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