Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Brace yourselves, for your cozy little conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT are about to be stuffed with ads. At least, that’s the findings of a software engineer who dug through the code of an experimental build of the chatbot’s app. The engineer, Tibor Blaho,… Continue reading OpenAI Preparing to Stuff Ads Into ChatGPT, According to Beta Code in App
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Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space
Katya Pavlushchenko via X A botched Soyuz launch has dealt significant damage to Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in Kazakhstan, leaving the nation without the ability to launch astronauts to the International Space Station until repairs are completed. The November 27 launch saw the Soyuz MS-28 crew and spacecraft successfully travel to the aging orbital outpost.… Continue reading Severe Accident Destroys Russia’s Ability to Launch Astronauts Into Space
Exponent Energy opens first EV retail and retrofit store in Bengaluru
Exponent plans to open over 15 exclusive touch points across Bengaluru by the end of FY26. Exponent Energy, a Bengaluru-based energy-tech company, has entered the three-wheeler EV retail segment with the launch of its first Exponent Sales Point (ESP) store at Laggere in Bengaluru. As per the company’s official statement, the store will provide auto… Continue reading Exponent Energy opens first EV retail and retrofit store in Bengaluru
VWFS: Anthony Bandmann takes over as CEO
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Zipcar to exit UK car sharing market
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Zipcar, world’s biggest car-sharing company, to close UK operation
Zipcar is to suspend new bookings after 31 December pending the outcome of a consultation on possible redundancies. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Zipcar is to suspend new bookings after 31 December pending the outcome of a consultation on possible redundancies. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Zipcar, world’s biggest car-sharing company, to close… Continue reading Zipcar, world’s biggest car-sharing company, to close UK operation
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: VW Group is reorganizing the management of its financial division011943
Surprise in Braunschweig: With Christian Dahlheim, VW is losing an important financial strategist at the financial subsidiary. His successor will take over a solid business area – with one exception. Go to Source
On patrol with the police unit hunting drink- and drug-drivers
It’s 5pm on a weekday in Guildford, Surrey. For an hour, members of Surrey Police’s Vanguard Road Safety team have been stopping motorists to warn them about the dangers of driving under the influence of drink and drugs, when they strike ‘lucky’ and nab a drug-driver. Clues? His car reeks of cannabis and there’s a… Continue reading On patrol with the police unit hunting drink- and drug-drivers
Big MPVs are the luxury saloons of the future
Spare a thought for the MPV, won’t you? The multi-purpose vehicle, as it was known, was a big, boxy thing sometimes described back in its heyday as a people carrier. As opposed to what I never knew: what is a car if not a vehicle for carrying people? Anyway, I use the word ‘was’ because… Continue reading Big MPVs are the luxury saloons of the future
WATCH: Mad Manthey Porsche GT3 RS – how much faster does this £100k kit really make you?
[embedded content] In 2024 we came to Silverstone with a regular 911 GT3 RS to explore how the car’s new cockpit-adjustable damping and differential controls affected the driving experience. That day wasn’t just about subjective driving impressions. We also recorded a lap time, and this has come in handy, because now we’re back at Silverstone… Continue reading WATCH: Mad Manthey Porsche GT3 RS – how much faster does this £100k kit really make you?