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European Union slashes planned tariffs on China-made Tesla EVs, other Chinese firms

The European Union on Tuesday said a planned tariff on Tesla vehicles being imported from China would be cut to 9% from 20.8%.

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Reliant’s paper-scouring AI takes on science’s data drudgery

AI models have proven capable of many things, but what tasks do we actually want them doing? Preferably drudgery — and there’s plenty of that in research and academia. Reliant hopes to specialize in the kind of time-consuming data extraction … Continue reading

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Get Paid for Your Art: Start a Graphic Design Business Today

Turn your skills into a thriving business or side hustle with these online courses covering creative tools and business essentials for success.

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Mike Lynch, recently acquitted in HP-Autonomy fraud case, is missing after yacht capsized off Sicily (updated)

Update: Authorities have yet to access the inside of the sunken yacht, and Mike Lynch is still classified as missing. Other details have emerged in the interim. The accident appears to have been caused by a major storm and a … Continue reading

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US tech giants fight Indian telcos’ bid to regulate internet services, pay for network usage

Global technology giants are pushing back against attempts by India’s telecom networks to bring internet services under stricter regulation, rejecting arguments that such measures are necessary to create a “level playing field” and address national security concerns. The Asia Internet … Continue reading

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Pakistan’s PostEx to enter new markets, starting with Saudi Arabia

Pakistani startup PostEx is entering Saudi Arabia as first global market after hitting $21 million ARR in the South Asian nation. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Demand for AI is driving data center water consumption sky high

The AI boom is fueling the demand for data centers and, in turn, driving up water consumption. (Water is used to cool the computing equipment inside data centers.) According to FT, in Virginia — home to the world’s largest concentration … Continue reading

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The Waymo robotaxi honking problem has been resolved for real this time

The group honking was an unintended consequence of Waymo’s tech. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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What margins? AI’s business model is changing fast, says Cohere founder

OpenAI and Anthropic spend billions of dollars a year training models like GPT-4 and Claude, but competitive price dumping is making the business around these platforms rather precarious. Aidan Gomez, CEO of competing AI provider Cohere, says that selling access … Continue reading

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Qualtrics Is Betting AI Will Change the Game in the Customer Experience Software Market in 2024

Qualtrics is adding a new menu of AI features that ingest huge amounts of customer data to create insights for global customers seeking to better manage customer experiences.

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