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As part of a broadened partnership, the world’s largest automaker Stellantis will mass produce an electric vehicle take-off and landing aircraft for Archer Aviation and grant the startup company, which recently went public, access to an additional $150 million in funding over the following two years. The deal would make …

Chinese IT firms race to compete with Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2, but obstacles remain. Everyone is thrilled about the future of AI because to the enormous technological advancement that machine learning models have demonstrated in recent months, but they are also concerned about its unfavorable effects. The potential of …

The Soyuz rocket belonging to Roscosmos experienced a coolant system leak on December 14. The incident resulted in the cancellation of a spacewalk and created a dilemma for both NASA and the Russian space agency. In April, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopeyev and Dmitri Petelin as well as astronaut Frank Rubio were …

A Maya civilization with 964 connected towns that was previously unknown has been uncovered in northern Guatemala. The scattered ruins, which are believed to date from the Preclassic Maya period, which spanned from roughly 1000 BCE through 150 CE, encompass an area of about 1,685 square kilometers (650 square miles) …

Elon Musk has announced he will follow the decision and resign as CEO after asking Twitter users if they thought he should continue in his role as CEO and not receiving the response he was evidently hoping for. There is a catch, though, because Musk must develop a suitable substitute …

One of the front-runners in the quest to commercialize all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, olid Power, has recently struggled. But a new agreement with BMW could provide the boost it requires. Solid Power’s share price followed the all-too-familiar SPAC bounce then fall after going public via SPAC in late 2021, trading for …

Elon Musk once referred to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” but ever since making that overstated claim, he has been reversing course and introducing more and more restrictions on what he considers to be free speech. From blocking jokesters who mock him on Twitter to blocking recently verified accounts …

As part of a $520 million settlement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged Epic Games on Monday morning for allegations involving children’s privacy. According to a press release from the FTC, Epic Games, the developer of well-known all-ages video games like “Fortnite” and “Fall Guys,” allegedly violated the Children’s Online …

Even in the face of macroeconomic challenges that have almost completely shut off the spigot of venture financing and prompted greater consolidation, there are still a few bright spots in the autonomous car sector. One of them is Helm.ai, a startup that creates software for robots, autonomous driving, and enhanced …

The “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are said to be broken down into smaller and less hazardous components in drinking water, according to researchers. As more study reveals potential health issues linked to PFAS use, the technology might be introduced to the water purification process to stop the alarming buildup of …