Google is testing whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to write news articles – but insists it won’t replace journalists. A spokesperson for the search giant said it was in the “earliest stages of exploring ideas” for how the technology could enhance “work and productivity” in a newsroom. They cited coming up with headlines
Tesla has shared a new look of its upcoming Cybertruck vehicle – almost four years after it was announced. The unusual looking electric pick-up truck, first unveiled back in 2019, is nearing full production – and company boss Elon Musk has said deliveries should begin by the end of the year. He provided the update
Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is currently in ‘early’ discussion to license its self-driving technology with a ‘major’ automaker. At the end of his opening remarks for Tesla’s Q2 2022 earnings call following the release of the automaker financial results, CEO Elon Musk said that he wanted to “strongly emphasize” that Tesla is open to
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla reports
Tesla has revealed its plan for Gigafactory Berlin expansion with battery production and more, as it seeks approval for the plan. Gigafactory Berlin is Tesla’s first full-scale factory in Europe. It is now producing over 5,000 Model Y vehicles per week, but the automaker always had much bigger plans for the factory. Tesla is currently
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tata Motors concept EV on show at the India Auto Expo 2023 on Jan. 12, 2023. Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Tata Group will develop a major facility for the production of electric car batteries in the U.K., with the Indian
A tourist who saw a US soldier run across the North Korean border said she first thought it was part of a TikTok stunt. Private Second Class Travis T King was reportedly facing disciplinary action by the US military when he crossed into the secretive country, US officials said. Sarah Leslie, from New Zealand, was
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Microsoft and Activision Blizzard on Wednesday agreed to extend the deadline for their merger agreement until Oct. 18, Activision said in a statement on Wednesday. The two companies had originally agreed to complete the transaction by July 18, but regulatory pushback from the U.S. and the U.K. delayed
Polls will open today at 7am for three by-elections across the country, as voters decide who they want to represent them in parliament. The seats of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London, Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, and Somerton and Frome in Somerset, will all be up for grabs, with polls closing at
The head of the US agency responsible for animal welfare has told lawmakers that it did not find any violations of animal research rules at Elon Musk’s Neuralink beyond a 2019 incident the brain implant company had already reported. Officials with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted a “focused” inspection in response to a complaint
Vladimir Putin will not be attending the BRICS trade summit in South Africa thereby avoiding the risk of arrest. The South African government broke the news with the following statement: “By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the Summit, but the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister,
The owner of Facebook has announced plans to make its version of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT free for researchers and companies to use. The latest version of Meta’s large language model, called LLaMa 2, will rival OpenAI’s GPT-4, which powers the chatbot app. The technology came to the fore last November after the
Tesla plans to deploy something called a “CyberCanopy” at a new Supercharger station. Is this a new Tesla product? Elon Musk has been promising that Tesla will power all Supercharger stations with solar and batteries for a long time, but the rollout has been significantly delayed. Back in 2016, Musk told me that Tesla was
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man walks through Google offices on January 25, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Google on Wednesday is starting a new pilot program where some employees will be restricted to internet-free desktop PCs, CNBC has learned. The
Dan Wootton has addressed claims regarding his personal conduct made on social media, calling all criminal allegations made against him “untrue” and claiming he is the victim of a “smear campaign”. The journalist and presenter made a statement at the start of his daily GB News show, Dan Wootton Tonight, telling viewers: ” As a
Jul 18, 2023, 11:29 AM World Rugby has launched a revamped and rebranded rugby sevens circuit called ‘SVNS’, which will be played across eight cities from December, the sport’s governing body announced. The tournament with 12 men’s and women’s teams in an Olympic format will kick off in Dubai on Dec. 2 before heading to
Tesla has revealed the Cybertruck’s seats in a new video featuring its butt robot – a robot that simulates someone sitting in a seat. I didn’t think I would ever write about a butt robot when I first started writing for Electrek eight years ago, but now, over 12,000 articles later, it’s actually my second
In this article AAPL MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., during the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul on Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Tuesday announced a significant update to its artificial intelligence chatbot: visual search. Users can now
A decision by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to invest in electric vehicle battery production in the UK is “very welcome”, a Labour MP has said. Darren Jones, chair of the cross-party Business and Trade Committee, was responding to reports that Tata will establish a battery gigafactory in Somerset for its JLR operation, potentially creating thousands
BBC boss Tim Davie says the corporation has been in touch with the family of a person at the centre of allegations surrounding Huw Edwards. Speaking at a pre-arranged Lords Communications Committee session on Tuesday, the director-general said: “We have been in touch with the complainant, we want to be engaged and appropriately listening and