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Rivian’s software-powered e-bike won me over with its adaptability
When Rivian-spinoff Also announced its first electric bike recently, I was stoked - a Rivian in bike form? Yes please! - but also had some doubts. The design was, shall we say, polarizing, and the whole thing was powered by software, which raises the specter of outages, glitches, and other assorted crashes. I could already […]
The US dodged a bullet this Atlantic hurricane season
An Atlantic hurricane season defined by political and climate disasters comes to a close on November 30th. It kicked off after DOGE's flurry of slashes to federal agencies. Employees who stayed on endured a tumultuous year, to say the least, at the National Weather Service (NWS). A series of strong storms brewed in the Atlantic […]
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Steam should drop its ‘Made with AI’ tags
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Steam and other game stores should drop “Made with AI” tags, arguing that they’ll soon be irrelevant as generative AI becomes ubiquitous in production. “The AI tag is relevant to art exhibits for authorship disclosure, and to digital content licensing marketplaces where buyers need to understand the rights situation,” […]
Meituan reports Q3 revenue up 2% to $13.4B and a $2.3B adjusted net loss, worse than $1.9B est., its first loss since 2022, amid a price war with JD and Alibaba (Luz Ding/Bloomberg)
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Meituan reports Q3 revenue up 2% to $13.4B and a $2.3B adjusted net loss, worse than $1.9B est., its first loss since 2022, amid a price war with JD and Alibaba — Meituan posted its first loss in almost three years, reflecting the toll of a three-way battle with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd …
Battlefield 6 is 50% off in this Black Friday deal
Pick up Battlefield 6 on PS5 or Xbox Series X for just $35.