Dec 01

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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After four years since its debut, Tesla has delivered the Cybertruck to its first customers, marking a significant milestone. The electric truck was handed over to around a dozen people during an event at Tesla’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company also provided updated details about the pricing, range, and features of the Cybertruck.

The rear-wheel-drive version, scheduled for 2025, will start at $60,990, with a range of 250 miles on a full charge. The dual-motor and tri-motor versions, expected in 2024, are dubbed “Cyberbeast.” The AWD Cybertruck will start at $79,990, with a range of 340 miles, 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds, and a top speed of 112 mph.

The tri-motor variant will be priced at $99,990, offering 845 horsepower, 10,296 lb-ft of torque, and around 320 miles of range.

The angular, stainless steel design of the Cybertruck has captivated Tesla fans, but the production journey faced delays and challenges, particularly due to the use of ultra-hard stainless steel for the exterior, making it bulletproof as per Elon Musk’s insistence.

The design, characterized by sharp angles, signals Tesla’s departure from the traditional truck market.

Elon Musk cautioned investors, indicating that the Cybertruck might not generate “positive cash flow” for Tesla for at least a year to 18 months. Despite expressing strong demand, with over 1 million reservations, Musk acknowledged the challenges, stating: “We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck.”

The polarizing design and the cooling market for electric vehicles pose challenges, and attention will now shift to Tesla’s production capabilities and how the Cybertruck competes with other electric trucks in the market.

While the Cybertruck could be a hit, its sales volume may not match traditional truck models from competitors. The unique design and production complexities make Tesla’s entry into the highly competitive truck market unconventional.

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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Dec 01

Kourtney Kardashian Gets Shut Down After Saying Family Would Benefit From Therapy

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In the season finale of “The Kardashians,” Kourtney tried to talk to her mom about her “controlling” nature. Kris Jenner did not respond well.

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Dec 01

Google Celebrates 1 Billion RCS Users with With a Feature Drop for Green Bubbles

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Google’s bet on RCS is paying off, or at least that’s what it wants us to think. After a few minor wins, including Apple quietly confirming RCS support in the next iPhone and officially surpassing 1 billion monthly active users, Google is celebrating its successes by announcing new features for Messages users on…

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Dec 01

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights

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Montana’s unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, US District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction just one month ahead to block said ban. This means that for now, ByteDance and app stores are allowed to continue serving TikTok to users within the Montana state, without being fined $10,000 daily from the start date of the ban.

The judge was quoted saying the ban “oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users” — echoing the legal challenge filed by five TikTok creators on the day after the bill was signed back in May, as well as another lawsuit filed by the platform’s owner, ByteDance, later on in the same month.

The relevant bill was originally drafted based on claims that this Chinese app would share US users’ personal data with the Chinese government, to which ByteDance had long denied since the presidency of Donald Trump. “TikTok US user data is stored in the US, with strict controls on employee access,” the company claimed back in August 2020 — and again via a new “transparency” push earlier this year, with reference to “Project Texas” for safeguarding US user data with help from Oracle. 

To date, no other US state had passed a similar bill to bar TikTok, and the outcome of Montana’s case may hold the key to TikTok’s fate across the rest of the country.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/tiktok-ban-in-montana-blocked-by-us-judge-over-free-speech-rights-011846138.html?src=rss

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Dec 01

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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After four years since its debut, Tesla has delivered the Cybertruck to its first customers, marking a significant milestone. The electric truck was handed over to around a dozen people during an event at Tesla’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company also provided updated details about the pricing, range, and features of the Cybertruck.

The rear-wheel-drive version, scheduled for 2025, will start at $60,990, with a range of 250 miles on a full charge. The dual-motor and tri-motor versions, expected in 2024, are dubbed “Cyberbeast.” The AWD Cybertruck will start at $79,990, with a range of 340 miles, 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds, and a top speed of 112 mph.

The tri-motor variant will be priced at $99,990, offering 845 horsepower, 10,296 lb-ft of torque, and around 320 miles of range.

The angular, stainless steel design of the Cybertruck has captivated Tesla fans, but the production journey faced delays and challenges, particularly due to the use of ultra-hard stainless steel for the exterior, making it bulletproof as per Elon Musk’s insistence.

The design, characterized by sharp angles, signals Tesla’s departure from the traditional truck market.

Elon Musk cautioned investors, indicating that the Cybertruck might not generate “positive cash flow” for Tesla for at least a year to 18 months. Despite expressing strong demand, with over 1 million reservations, Musk acknowledged the challenges, stating: “We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck.”

The polarizing design and the cooling market for electric vehicles pose challenges, and attention will now shift to Tesla’s production capabilities and how the Cybertruck competes with other electric trucks in the market.

While the Cybertruck could be a hit, its sales volume may not match traditional truck models from competitors. The unique design and production complexities make Tesla’s entry into the highly competitive truck market unconventional.

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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Dec 01

Democrats Say Talk Of Conditions On Aid Is ‘Already’ Having Effect On Israel

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“We’re doing it already,” Sen. Tim Kaine said, when asked what Congress can realistically do to influence Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

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Dec 01

Giant Stone Age Cemetery Near Arctic Circle Surprises Archaeologists

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The soil in one of the largest Stone Age cemeteries in Europe is so acidic that all the human remains were destroyed thousands of years ago. But now, a team of archaeologists reviewing the site have found that at least 120 people were once buried there, three times previous estimates.

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Dec 01

Steam’s streaming software now lets you wirelessly play PC VR games on Quest headsets

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One of the key selling points of Meta Quest VR headsets is that they can play PC VR titles, but you have to be physically connected via a link cable to the PC. There are some third-party workarounds that allow for wireless game streaming, like Virtual Desktop, but now Steam has unveiled an official solution.

Steam Link is a tool available for Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro that wirelessly streams PC VR games from your Steam library directly to the headset, so you can continue to avoid cables like the plague. The free app already exists, but has been used to stream Steam games onto phones, tablets and TVs. This is the first time it’s available for VR titles.

There’s one major caveat. Just like Virtual Desktop, you still need a capable PC that can run high-end VR games. You just won’t need the link cable. It’s possible this service can work via cloud computing platforms, but the results are likely to be janky at best. Steam outlines recommended PC specs, suggesting the NVIDIA GTX970 GPU or better, 16GB of RAM and Windows 10 or newer.

Beyond the PC, you also need a 5GHz WiFi router with both the headset and the computer connected to the same network. You can download the Steam Link app directly from the Quest store to get started. This may not be the biggest deal in the world to folks who already use Virtual Desktop, but anything that gets more people into Half Life: Alyx is a good thing.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/steams-streaming-software-now-lets-you-wirelessly-play-pc-vr-games-on-quest-headsets-200502768.html?src=rss

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Dec 01

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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After four years since its debut, Tesla has delivered the Cybertruck to its first customers, marking a significant milestone. The electric truck was handed over to around a dozen people during an event at Tesla’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company also provided updated details about the pricing, range, and features of the Cybertruck.

The rear-wheel-drive version, scheduled for 2025, will start at $60,990, with a range of 250 miles on a full charge. The dual-motor and tri-motor versions, expected in 2024, are dubbed “Cyberbeast.” The AWD Cybertruck will start at $79,990, with a range of 340 miles, 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds, and a top speed of 112 mph.

The tri-motor variant will be priced at $99,990, offering 845 horsepower, 10,296 lb-ft of torque, and around 320 miles of range.

The angular, stainless steel design of the Cybertruck has captivated Tesla fans, but the production journey faced delays and challenges, particularly due to the use of ultra-hard stainless steel for the exterior, making it bulletproof as per Elon Musk’s insistence.

The design, characterized by sharp angles, signals Tesla’s departure from the traditional truck market.

Elon Musk cautioned investors, indicating that the Cybertruck might not generate “positive cash flow” for Tesla for at least a year to 18 months. Despite expressing strong demand, with over 1 million reservations, Musk acknowledged the challenges, stating: “We dug our own grave with the Cybertruck.”

The polarizing design and the cooling market for electric vehicles pose challenges, and attention will now shift to Tesla’s production capabilities and how the Cybertruck competes with other electric trucks in the market.

While the Cybertruck could be a hit, its sales volume may not match traditional truck models from competitors. The unique design and production complexities make Tesla’s entry into the highly competitive truck market unconventional.

Tesla Delivers Cybertruck To First Customers: Updated Pricing And Features

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Dec 01

Sen. Rand Paul Uses Heimlich Maneuver On Choking Sen. Joni Ernst

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After getting some air, the Iowa Republican used the scare to criticize Democrats’ “woke policies.”

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