California police aren't loving their Tesla cop cars
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Electric vehicle battery prices are expected to fall almost 50% by 2026
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The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic)
Adobe expects US BNPL spending to grow 11.4% YoY to $18.5B in Q4 2024; the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says most BNPL users make their payments on time (Hannah Lang/Reuters)
PitchBook: VCs in the US invested $37.5B via 2,794 deals in Q3 2024, down 32% QoQ, despite some big AI rounds, as a lack of exits restricts new deal activity (Dan Primack/Axios)
An interview with Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov on Tesla fans' claims that Waymo's software relies on hand-coded rules, can't handle freeway driving, and more (Timothy B Lee/Understanding AI)
An essay on what a "powerful AI" may look like and how it could positively transform the world in biology, neuroscience, economic development, work, and more (Dario Amodei)
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation (Rozanna Latiff/Reuters)
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