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gavin57

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Welsh; still takes photos with a big camera; rides bicycles and used to write about them at Cardiffbybike.wales. I'm one of those centre-left tree-hugger types. I also ramble on about music, technology and dystopian sci-fi from time to time.

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Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI

Lawsuit: Musk's xAI poached Tesla employees, Nvidia GPUs, and data.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/tesla-investors-sue-elon-musk-for-diverting-carmakers-resources-to-xai/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Wouldn't it be quicker and easier to just sell the stock? 🤣

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EV sales slowdown is mostly a Tesla problem, according to sales data

Almost every other automaker is seeing double-digit EV sales growth.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/06/ev-sales-slowdown-is-mostly-a-tesla-problem-according-to-sales-data/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Tesla mostly has an Elon Musk problem.

Ditch Space-Junk-Karen and things will eventually improve.

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This is Cadillac’s new entry-level EV, the $54,000 Optiq crossover

Cadillac tells Ars how it differentiated the Optiq from the Chevrolet Equinox.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/this-is-cadillacs-new-entry-level-ev-the-54000-optiq-crossover/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica They’ve given up on designing cars now haven’t they. They all look the same, just with different badges.

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Sony Music opts out of AI training for its entire catalog

Music group contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/05/sony-music-opts-out-of-ai-training-for-its-entire-catalog/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Good on Sony.

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Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios

Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/microsoft-shuts-down-bethesdas-hi-fi-rush-redfall-studios/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Sequels, predatory monetisation and yet another Gears of War I suspect.

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Chaos at Tesla: What analysts think about Elon Musk’s cuts and layoffs

Can things be turned around at Tesla, or is this the beginning of the end?

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/chaos-at-tesla-what-analysts-think-about-elon-musks-cuts-and-layoffs/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Their fate was sealed as soon as he joined them. Musk has run out of memes and out of road.

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First look at the Sony Honda EV: More than a Playstation on wheels

The AFEELA concept previews an EV from the joint venture, due in 2026.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/first-look-at-the-sony-honda-ev-more-than-a-playstation-on-wheels/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Finally, a good looking EV that isn’t made by Hyundai.

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April updates for Windows 10 and 11 break some VPN software, Microsoft says

VPN connection bug affects all supported versions of Windows 10, 11, and Server.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/april-updates-for-windows-10-and-11-break-some-vpn-software-microsoft-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica I suspect because VPNs may throw off its invasive tracking. 🤣

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US government auctions 5.34-petaflop Cheyenne supercomputer

145,152-core supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/us-government-auctions-5-34-petaflop-cheyenne-supercomputer/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica I wonder if it can run Crysis?

(Someone had to say it...)

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Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over “funding secured” tweets

Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musk-loses-at-supreme-court-in-case-over-funding-secured-tweets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica ROTFLOL, as we used to say in the old days.

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Kremlin-backed hackers exploit critical Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA

Microsoft didn't disclose the in-the-wild exploits by Kremlin-backed group until now.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/04/kremlin-backed-hackers-exploit-critical-windows-vulnerability-reported-by-the-nsa/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica Microsoft's monopoly on the enterprise IT market seems like an especially bad idea now, eh. 🤣

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All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner

“This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/all-the-pieces-are-in-place-for-the-first-crew-flight-of-boeings-starliner/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

gavin57 ,
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@arstechnica If they make rockets like they currently make planes, I would not get in that. 🤣

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Elon Musk: AI will be smarter than any human around the end of next year

While Musk says superintelligence is coming soon, one critic says prediction is "batsh*t crazy."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/elon-musk-ai-will-be-smarter-than-any-human-around-the-end-of-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica If they're talking about AI smarter than Space Junk Karen here, I can believe it. Siri already makes far more sense than him. 🤣

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