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Nissan wants to integrate DeepSeek into its cars

14 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

Nissan's Chinese division, Dongfeng Nissan, wants to start integrating DeepSeek into its cars. When I say its 'cars', I mean car, singular, because Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng for China is only making one car, for now, and that's the N7. A...

Gulf of Mexico renamed 'Gulf of America' on Google and Apple Maps

12 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

The Gulf of Mexico has already been renamed Gulf of America both on Google Maps and Apple Maps in order to adhere to Donald Trump's executive order 14172. Hardly surprising, considering they're both American companies, although I should point out th...

DeepSeek is already being integrated in electric cars

12 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Two Chinese automakers, Geely and Voyah, are already integrating DeepSeek in some of their models. DeepSeek, a potential ChatGPT rival that everybody says is awesome, took the world by storm over the last few weeks, and obviously the main purpose of...

Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI, but his offer put Sam Altman on the spot

11 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

A consortium led by Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $94.7 billion. Sam Altman already addressed the offer, but the truth is this offer put him on the spot a bit. Altman is currently trying to transition from non-profit to for-profit, and he's g...

Even Saudi Arabia is jumping on the AI bandwagon

10 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

2024 was the year of AI, and it looks like that's not gonna change at all in 2025. In fact, all AI companies, and even some non-AI companies, are ramping up their efforts this year. Including Saudi Arabia, a state nation that's also a giant compan...

So now a brand some people may have never heard of wants to compete with Rolls-Royce and Bentley

10 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Marques Brownlee, a tech YouTuber who's now also talking about cars precisely because cars are all tech these days, said that the shift to EV gave a lot brands the chance to reinvent themselves and rebrand. DS is one of those brands. DS used to be...

New Apple iPhone SE 4 could be unveiled this month

9 Feb 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

According to Mark Gurman, Bloomberg journalist with a strong focus on Apple, the new iPhone SE 4 could be unveiled as early this month, some say even next week. The new phone, which rumours say could also be known as iPhone 16e, will use iPhone 14 h...

Tesla's latest hiring spree is all about one product: Optimus, the humanoid robot

8 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Tesla is looking for 12 people to join the team that will work on Optimus, the humanoid robot unveiled a couple of years ago. All 12 job postings have to do with Optimus, most are technical positions for engineers and technicians, and all are for th...

Here's how many billions Ford lost on EVs in Q4 2024

6 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Ford lost an incredible amount of cash in 2024 due to EVs. According to Ford's EV division, the loss amounts to $5.1 billion in 2024, which means the company lost around $37,000, on average, for each electric car it sold. This is up from last year,...

Elon Musk says you'll soon be able to "ask your Tesla anything"

7 Jan 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

Elon Musk just announced that Grok, an AI-powered chatbot similar to ChatGPT, will soon be available for every Tesla vehicle. "You'll be able to talk to your Tesla and ask for anything," Musk said.Grok is the AI chatbot/assistant developed by xAI,...