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Pelikan Mobility's software-enabled commercial EV leasing solution; Candela’s electric ferries multiply Mar 22, 2024

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Chances are you may have noticed that many commercial vehicles are now electric vehicles; Electric boat maker Candela is approaching cruising speed with $25 million in new funding and the first commercial deployment of its new P-12 ferry, in New Zealand.

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White House proposes up to $8.5B to fund Intel’s domestic chip manufacturing Mar 21, 2024

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Well before President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law back in August 2022, Intel has been a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to increase domestic chip manufacturing.

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Nvidia and Qualcomm join Open Source Robotics Alliance to support ROS development Mar 21, 2024

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The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) this week announced the launch of the similarly named Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA).

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Quilt is building AI assistants for solutions teams Mar 20, 2024

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The job of so-called “solutions professionals” — people like sales engineers, solutions architects and consultants — revolves around pitching complex enterprise tech to potential customers.

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Meta offers lower cost for EU ad-free subscription under privacy review Mar 20, 2024

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Meta has proposed to drop the price of an ad-free subscription in the European Union

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Tech giant Fujitsu says it was hacked, warns of data breach Mar 19, 2024

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Multinational technology giant Fujitsu confirmed a cyberattack in a statement Friday, and warned that hackers may have stolen personal data and customer information.

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Scrap coercive ‘privacy fee’, MEPs urge Meta’s Nick Clegg in open letter Mar 19, 2024

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Meta is facing a call from lawmakers in the European Union to scrap its controversial “consent or pay” tactic on Facebook and Instagram.

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Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots Mar 18, 2024

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Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics.

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Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overlooking manufacturing components Mar 18, 2024

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Apple has added another AI startup to its acquisition list with Canada-based DarwinAI, which specializes in vision-based tech to observe components during manufacturing to improve efficiency, Bloomberg reported.

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A bug in an Irish government website took two years to publicly disclose Mar 15, 2024

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The Irish government fixed a vulnerability two years ago in its national COVID-19 vaccination portal that exposed the vaccination records of around a million residents.

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