As Gas Prices Rose, Sales of Larger Vehicles Slid
Sales of big pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles have dipped as more Americans buy hybrids and smaller cars. Source link
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A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?
“It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.” Source link
Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects. Source link
Amazon Settles Lawsuit Over Claims of Slow Deliveries to Low-Income Areas
The tech giant will refund $7.25 million in Prime membership fees to affected customers and pay an additional $1 million to settle the suit brought by the District of Columbia. Source link
Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Ad
An ad produced by the manufacturing company SKF Group featured a digital version of the Swedish American actress, who died in 1990. Not all viewers found the replica convincing. Source link
Who’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy Source link
When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers.
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately. Source link
OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company. Source link
Google Releases New Gemini Model With Guardrails Amid A.I. Safety Debate
For safety reasons, Gemini 4 Argon will initially be available only to some companies and organizations focused on cybersecurity defense before it is more widely released, Google said. Source link