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Dec 30, 2022

BMW will reveal its new Vision Car concept at the CES 2023

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The new concept car will be “electric, circular, and digital.”

The future BMW plan calls for a large number of new electric vehicles. The company already has a strong portfolio of electric vehicles, but its new platform will only be focused on electrification.

BMW CFO Dr. Nicolas Peter previously announced at the end of the Q3 2022 quarterly report that BMW will unveil a new Vision Car at the upcoming CES 2023. “The next highlight on our way to the Neue Klasse will follow in January 2023. At the CES in Las Vegas, we will be presenting a visionary vehicle that will underpin our digital expertise. The future of the BMW Group is electric, circular, and digital,” Peter said.

Dec 29, 2022

Koenigsegg Gemera IS ALIVE! First Drive with Christian Von Koenigsegg

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Many like watching videos. This is a good one. I love hearing Christian talk about his cars tech. #Futurist


The Koenigsegg Gemera is alive! An in-depth look at the world’s fastest four seater car with Christian von Koenigsegg sharing all things Gemera while casually parked next the new Jesko!

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Dec 29, 2022

Why is a Swedish billionaire buying up California’s video gaming empire?

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Like so many on-screen action heroes, she was elbowed aside when newer stars appeared and started grabbing more viewers with bigger weapons, better special effects and more elaborate adventures.

That’s when Lars Wingefors spied an opportunity and swooped in.

Earlier this year, the little-known Swedish billionaire bought the rights to British archaeologist Lara Croft and the vehicle that turned her into a household name. After debuting 26 years ago, “Tomb Raider” went on to become one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, spawning lucrative spinoffs and movies starring Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander, before faltering as bigger games and mobile apps appeared and gaming moved away from its core teenage male audience to young girls, college students and families.

Dec 26, 2022

Tesla 4680 production hits milestone of 868k cells in seven days

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It appears that Tesla’s 4,680 battery cell production line is hitting its rhythm. As recently announced by the company, its 4,680 team has managed to build 868,000 cells in the last seven days. That’s roughly equal to the battery packs of over 1,000 electric vehicles.

Tesla announced the milestone on its official Twitter account. The EV maker highlighted its appreciation for its 4,680 team in its post, while also including a couple of photos of the teams behind the milestone. “Congrats to the 4,680 cell team on achieving 868k cells built in the last 7 days—equal to 1k+ cars!” Tesla wrote.

While producing enough cells for over 1,000 electric cars may seem like a minor achievement considering the scale of Tesla’s overall operations, the accomplishment was likely achieved with just the company’s initial 4,680 production lines. Tesla currently produces 4,680 cells in its pilot line at Kato Road, close to the Fremont Factory. Giga Texas also has a 4,680 line.

Dec 23, 2022

9 Times in History When Everyone Freaked Out About New Technology

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Technology has given us everything from smart TVs that can hear you talking to self-driving cars, but before we became the digitally-driven society we are today, fear of new technology commonly served as one of the greatest threats to innovation. What we see as dated and relatively harmless inventions of the past were once the new technology that people freaked out about. Without an efficient way to educate the masses about the latest, hottest new inventions of their era, paranoia and confusion quickly took the place of logic and curiosity for many consumers. While many of these inventions are now seen as revolutionary and their modern counterparts are a part of our daily lives, there was once a time when these gadgets were some of the most frightening topics of discussion.

Dec 22, 2022

The Disturbing Reality of Cobalt Mining for Rechargeable Batteries

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The truth about Cobalt. The demand for colbalt is on the rise as we transition to electric vehicles is at an all time high.


Taken from JRE #1914 w/Siddharth Kara:

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Dec 21, 2022

Robots will create more jobs than they displace: Report

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Computer, car etc also created lots of new jobs.


A new report from the World Economic Forum projects that machines will handle half of the workplace tasks by 2025.

Dec 21, 2022

Netflix unveils a terrifying AI in the first teaser for Jung_E

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The sci-fi thriller starts streaming in January and is helmed by Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho.


Things aren’t looking good in this future.

Dec 20, 2022

Zeppelins Could Make A Comeback With This Solar-Powered Airship

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Zeppelins, the rigid airships most famously epitomized by the Hindenburg, now seem kind of retro, rather than the image of futurity they represented in the 1930s. But they could be about to make a comeback in a big way — courtesy of a new aluminum-shelled, solar-powered airship that’s being built by the U.K.-based company Varialift Airships.

According to the company’s CEO Alan Handley, the airship will be capable of making a transatlantic flight from the United Kingdom to the United States, consuming just 8% of the fuel of a regular airplane. It will be powered by a pair of solar-powered engines and two conventional jet engines.

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Dec 20, 2022

IARPA Wants AI to ‘Identify Overlooked Info, Auto-Generate Comments’ for Intel Reporting

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IARPA is putting together its REASON program that aims to help analysts identify crucial overlooked pieces of information while automatically generating comments to aid their intelligence reporting.