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SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – China’s passenger car sales rose 2.4% in December as consumers rushed to make use of a subsidy for electric vehicles (EV) before they expired last month, with sales likely to sharply weaken in January, an auto industry body said on Tuesday. China’s decision to end a more than decade-long subsidy… Continue reading Gallery

Microsoft in talks to invest $10b in ChatGPT owner OpenAIThe funding terms include Microsoft getting 75% of OpenAI’s profits until it recoups its init…

Microsoft Corp is in talks to invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, which will value the San Francisco-based firm at $29 billion, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding includes other venture firms and deal documents were sent to prospective investors in recent weeks, with the aim… Continue reading Microsoft in talks to invest $10b in ChatGPT owner OpenAIThe funding terms include Microsoft getting 75% of OpenAI’s profits until it recoups its init…

Tesla (TSLA) continues discounts in several markets as inventory piles up

Tesla is continuing its discounts on its electric vehicles in several markets as inventory has piled up, which is abnormal for the automaker this early in the year. While Tesla has a policy not to offer discounts on its vehicles, it has often broken that policy at the end of quarters in order to deliver… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) continues discounts in several markets as inventory piles up

Cleantechnica: 1st Look: Gaming On Steam In A Tesla 002513

The features inside Tesla’s vehicles are ever expanding, and many have high hopes for what future software updates could bring to their cars. One such feature, the ability to play video games when parked, has finally arrived with the introduction of Steam in Tesla’s vehicles. Tesla has finally debuted a beta version of the gaming… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 1st Look: Gaming On Steam In A Tesla 002513

Cleantechnica: UK’s EV Share Hits 40% In December — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002512

The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. The Tesla… Continue reading Cleantechnica: UK’s EV Share Hits 40% In December — Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller 002512

Deep Learning Expert Says GPT Startups May Be in for a Very Rude Awakening

Generative AI exploded into the mainstream last year. Led by the Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI — the creator of both DALL-E 2, a text-to-image generator, and ChatGPT, an impressive text-generating system — the industry has absolutely exploded, as these generative tools and others, notably the image-generating systems Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, have dazzled investment firms and… Continue reading Deep Learning Expert Says GPT Startups May Be in for a Very Rude Awakening

Elon Musk Now Denies That His Family’s Emerald Mine Existed, In Spite of Previously Bragging About It

Elon Musk is denying claims that his family owned an emerald mine, even though he was bragging about it less than a decade ago. “The fake emerald mine thing is so annoying (sigh),” Musk tweeted over the weekend. “Like where exactly is this thing anyway!?” As many pointed out, the mine was in Zambia —… Continue reading Elon Musk Now Denies That His Family’s Emerald Mine Existed, In Spite of Previously Bragging About It