April 2024

India’s Exponent Energy brings 15-minute charging to passenger three-wheelers

April 12, 2024

India is getting an electric three-wheeler passenger vehicle that charges from 0 to 100% in 15 minutes. The launch of the new EV — a collaboration between auto manufacturer Omega Seiki Mobility and battery-tech startup Exponent Energy — comes amid India’s ambition to electrify 80% of all its three-wheelers by 2030 in an effort to […]

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WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets

April 12, 2024

WhatsApp is testing Meta AI, its large language model-powered chatbot, with users in India and some other markets, signalling its intentions to tap the massive user base to scale its AI offerings. The company recently began testing the AI chatbot, until now available in limited markets including the U.S., with some users in India, many […]

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X is removing ability to hide checkmarks for premium users

April 12, 2024

Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their checkmarks from others. Now, the company is sending notifications to users saying that the feature will go away soon. Just like a lot of decisions taken by X, there is no definite timeline as to when the hide […]

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OpenAI makes ChatGPT ‘more direct, less verbose’

April 12, 2024

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, just got a big upgrade. OpenAI announced today that premium ChatGPT users — customers paying for ChatGPT Plus, Team or Enterprise — can now leveraged an updated and enhanced version of GPT-4 Turbo, one of the models that powers the conversational ChatGPT experience. This new model (“gpt-4-turbo-2024-04-09”) brings with it […]

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Denver inflation hits below the national rate

April 12, 2024
Denver has announced that the state’s rate of inflation has hit its lowest in three years. The news means the Mile-High City’s inflation has hit under 3% and well below…

4 Common Mistakes That Will Spell Doom Your Ecommerce Business

April 11, 2024
It’s hard to spot a success story before it happens, yet it’s easy to tell if a business will struggle. With that in mind, here are the four most common mistakes people make that you should avoid when starting an ecommerce business.

Ford’s hands-free BlueCruise system was active before fatal Texas crash

April 11, 2024

The driver of a Mustang Mach-E who crashed into a stationary car in Texas in February was using Ford’s hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise, according to data obtained by the National Transportation Safety Board. It’s the first known fatality resulting from a crash involving the use of BlueCruise, which Ford first announced in 2021. The […]

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