🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Massive Leak Of ChatGPT Credentials: Over 100,000 Accounts Affected

• Over 100,000 ChatGPT accounts breached, prompting calls for enhanced password practices and two-factor authentication.

• India had the highest number of stolen credentials, followed by Pakistan, Brazil, Vietnam, Egypt, the U.S., France, Morocco, Indonesia, and Bangladesh.

• Info stealers played a significant role in the breach, seizing passwords and other vital information from browsers and cryptocurrency wallet extensions.

• Integration of ChatGPT in businesses highlights the need for secure practices such as unique passwords and enabling two-factor authentication.

• Public awareness about cyber risks and mitigation strategies becomes crucial as cybercriminals continue to evolve their tactics.

Toyota will use AI to maximize future EV range

• Toyota aims to use AI to optimize vehicle aerodynamics and maximize EV range.

• The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has developed a generative AI technique to enhance the vehicle design process.

• The new AI tool incorporates engineering constraints, allowing designers to modify sketches using text prompts.

• The focus is on improving aerodynamics, which is crucial for maximizing EV range.

• Toyota plans to introduce next-gen EV batteries by 2028, doubling the range of its current electric model.

Introducing Dropbox Dash, AI-powered universal search, and Dropbox AI

• Dropbox introduces AI-powered tools, Dropbox Dash and Dropbox AI, to enhance productivity and content management.

• Dropbox Dash is a universal search tool that connects various apps and platforms, allowing users to find content quickly and efficiently.

• The tool includes features like Stacks for organizing links and a Start Page for easy navigation.

• Dropbox AI focuses on file previews and offers features such as content summarization and instant responses to user questions.

• Dropbox also launches Dropbox Ventures, a $50 million venture initiative to support AI startups, and renews its commitment to trust and responsible AI development through its AI Principles.

🤖🔥🤯 COOL AI TOOLS, APPS, VIDEOS, PODCASTS, LINKS, AND MORE!

• Rebecc.ai: AI-powered business evaluation.

• Fabric Genie: AI-powered fabric pattern generation.

• AI Signature Generator: Basically what it sounds like.

🌡️ CLIMATE CHANGE & CLEAN ENERGY

Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace aimed at tech firms, raises $13M Series A led by Lightspeed

• Supercritical, a carbon removal marketplace, raises $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

• The marketplace focuses on providing fully-vetted and qualified carbon removal credits to tech companies and aims to scale up carbon removal technologies.

• The funding will be used to expand the offering beyond tech companies and cater to the global market's need for net-zero emissions.

• Supercritical's approach focuses on high-quality and durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, such as biochar, direct air capture, enhanced weathering, and afforestation.

• The marketplace acts as a market-maker, aggregating demand and supporting the scaling of CDR projects.

• The UK-based startup is part of a growing market for platforms facilitating carbon removal and driving demand for sustainable solutions.

Startup makes game-changing breakthrough that could change our roads and buildings for good: ‘We’ve shown that it’s possible’

• Startup CarbonBuilt produces low-carbon concrete that can reduce carbon emissions by 70 to 100%.

• Concrete production is a major source of harmful air pollution and contributes to global warming.

• CarbonBuilt's unique process uses calcium-rich industrial waste materials and traps toxic gases in concrete blocks, preventing their release into the environment.

• If widely adopted, the technology could prevent around a billion metric tons of carbon emissions annually.

• The startup has already started production in Alabama and has garnered interest from contractors for large public projects.

• CarbonBuilt aims to revolutionize the concrete industry and demonstrate that carbon emissions can be significantly reduced without compromising cost or performance.

"Mosquito days" are getting more common nearly nationwide

• The number of "mosquito days" with hot and humid weather has increased in many U.S. cities, according to a report by Climate Central.

• Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, West Nile, and Zika, making their increase a public health concern.

• 71% of the analyzed locations saw an average increase of 16 mosquito days between 1979 and 2022.

• Some locations in the South are becoming too hot for mosquitoes, but other factors like rainfall and drought can influence mosquito activity.

• Experimental efforts to control mosquito populations through genetic modification are being conducted, but they face controversy and skepticism.

• Climate change is contributing to the rise of mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, posing challenges for local officials.

🚗 AUTONOMOUS & ELECTRIC VEHICLES

NIO Unleashes Another Wonderful, Beautiful Electric Car

• NIO has introduced the ET5 Touring, its latest electric car model, claiming it to be the "first smart electric tourer."

• The ET5 Touring offers versatility, space, and practicality, with a sleek and attractive hatchback design.

• The car features advanced technology, including a panoramic glass sunroof, intelligent infotainment console, and optional NIO Air AR Glasses.

• It offers nine driving modes, including scenario modes for various driving conditions, and is equipped with NIO AQUILA Super Sensing for assisted and intelligent driving.

• The starting price for the ET5 Touring in China is RMB 298,000 ($41,507) for the 75 kWh battery version and RMB 356,000 ($49,586) for the 100 kWh version.

Tesla is looking to acquire wireless charging startup

• Tesla is interested in acquiring a Germany-based wireless charging startup, Wiferion, for its potential EV wireless charging technology.

• Wireless charging for electric vehicles has not gained widespread popularity due to efficiency and cost issues.

• Tesla has previously focused on an automated robot arm for charging, but has recently teased a wireless home charging station.

• Wiferion specializes in inductive charging solutions for industrial robots and electric vehicles, which aligns with Tesla's needs.

• The deal, if completed, is expected to be in the mid to high double-digit millions of dollars.

• The acquisition could accelerate Tesla's wireless charging initiatives and complement its existing programs.

Tesla Dojo supercomputer is finally coming next month

• Tesla's Dojo supercomputer, designed for AI machine learning and video training, is set to go into production next month.

• Dojo is a custom-built supercomputer using Tesla-designed chips and infrastructure.

• It will enhance Tesla's capacity to train neural networks using video data, crucial for its self-driving technology.

• Tesla had previously showcased progress on Dojo at its AI Day events in 2021 and 2022.

• The company plans to continually expand Dojo's capabilities until it becomes one of the world's most powerful supercomputers by early 2024.

• Dojo is expected to leverage Tesla's extensive database of real-world driving scenarios to advance its self-driving capabilities.

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