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Tesla is bailing out Canadian automakers once again, as some companies in the country are consistently failing to reach mandated minimum sales targets for emission-free vehicles. Many countries and regions across the world have enacted mandates that require car companies to sell a certain percentage of electric powertrains each year in an effort to make sustainable transportation more popular. These mandates are specifically to help reduce the environmental impacts of gas-powered cars. In Canada, 20 percent of new car sales in the 2026 model year must be of an emissions-free powertrain. This number will eventually increase to 100 percent of…
Christie’s will sell an example of the first calculating machine in history, developed by Blaise Pascal in 1642, at an upcoming auction in Paris. A press release from the auction house called the Pascaline “the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction” and a breakthrough invention. The estimate for the box decorated with ebony sticks is €2 million to €3 million. The Pascaline was developed by Pascal at the age of 19 to assist his father, Etienne, who was then president of the Cour des Aides de Normandie (Board of Excise). The elder Pascal was responsible for re-organizing the…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. The fall art season may have kicked off last week, but it’s not the openings, or even the fairs, that are generating the most talk about the market. Instead, it’s a debate over the coverage of the market. On Sunday, as the Armory Show wrapped up, Artnet News released its mid-year intelligence report, led by a Katya Kazakina analysis titled “The Storm Hits the Art Market: Who’s Getting Swept Away.” The headline was alarmist, and so was the copy. Related Articles “Not a week…
OpenAI, the San Francisco powerhouse behind ChatGPT, stands at a fork in the road that may radically redefine its future. San Francisco may no longer be home for the company, as rising legal and financial challenges push back against its aggressive transition from a non-profit entity to a for-profit business. California’s Attorney General recently started investigating the contentious change of OpenAI in a bid to uncover whether the change stands in violation of state law. It’s not a bureaucratic hitch in the road, it’s a potential roadblock with the power to impact nearly $19 billion in investment necessary for the…
Banksy‘s newest mural, portraying a judge beating a protestor lying on the ground with a gavel, quickly drew attention after it was painted on an outer wall of the Royal Courts of Justice in London on September 8. The black and white stenciled image featured a red spatter mark on the protestor’s sign resembling blood. It was painted on a courts complex “considered one of the most secure locations in Britain”, according to the New York Times. Soon after Banksy posted images of the mural to his Instagram account, the piece was covered over and guarded by security officers. Related…
This post was sponsored by Visto. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Clients keep asking a new question: “Are we visible in AI search?” This is the reality: Google’s AI Overviews are reducing organic traffic by 30-70% for many businesses. In fact, we’re seeing that SEO agencies that incorporate GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) tactics into their SEO strategy and offerings are charging $4,000/month for these additional menu services. However, when it comes to GEO, a newly evolved and still-evolving branch of SEO, answering the AI visibility question is: Less about grand strategy. More about a quick field…
IBM stock price has bounced back in the past few weeks, moving from a low of $233 in August to $259 today. This rebound happened as investors bought the dip following its post-earnings dip in July. This article explores whether IBM is a good stock to buy today.IBM stock price plummeted after its earnings Copy link to section IBM, a top technology company, plunged in July when it published it second-quarter results. The numbers showed that the revenue rose by 8% to 17%. All its business divisions grew during the quarter, with the software, consulting, and infrastructure jumping by 10%, 3%,…
Materials development platforms — which help the development of breakthrough materials used for everything from advanced batteries and semiconductors to textiles and construction — are capturing investor attention. Advancements in AI and quantum computing are driving this growth, helping these platforms reach high enough accuracy levels to replace physical trials and rival traditional lab methods, while operating at a fraction of the cost and time. In the last year, the space has raised $1.1B in funding, a record high. When looking at the most nascent markets within the manufacturing sector (i.e., with a Commercial Maturity median of 3 or below),…
Oracle sent its shares soaring after markets closed yesterday after reporting that it signed multiple multi-billion-dollar contracts with several customers. Now, we have an idea of who those customers might be. Oracle signed a deal with OpenAI for the AI company to purchase $300 billion worth of compute power over a span of about five years, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. OpenAI would start purchasing this compute in 2027. If the WSJ’s reporting is correct, this would be one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed. Oracle declined to comment. OpenAI did not respond to a request…
Google is one of the most ardent proponents of generative AI technology, as evidenced by the recent launch of the Pixel 10 series. The phones were announced with more than 20 new AI experiences, according to Google. However, one of them is already being pulled from the company’s phones. If you go looking for your Daily Hub, you may be disappointed. Not that disappointed, though, as it has been pulled because it didn’t do very much. Many of Google’s new AI features only make themselves known in specific circumstances, for example when Magic Cue finds an opportunity to suggest an…