Panasonic launches a central heat pump system that works in -15C (5F)

  • October 27, 2023
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Panasonic has launched a new residential heat pump system in Canada, where heat pumps make up less than 10% of the market. Canada is cold in the winter, because duh. So it’s not shocking that Canadians have been a bit slow to adopt heat pump technology – it’s a little nerve-wracking to spend thousands on a […]

Hyundai drastically cuts 2024 IONIQ 6 price, now starting under $39,000

  • October 27, 2023
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The new 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 will start at $4,100 less than last year’s model. Hyundai says the lower price is due to “production efficiencies and scale.” The entry-level Hyundai IONIQ 6 SE Stand Range starts at $41,600 right now, but holding out until the 2024 model will save you over $4,000. Hyundai is lowering […]

Tesla Service goes on strike in Sweden; dockworkers refuse to unload cars

  • October 27, 2023
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Tesla Service workers have gone on strike across Sweden due to Tesla’s refusal to sign a collective bargaining agreement. In response, Swedish dockworkers have stated that they will refuse to unload Tesla vehicles in Swedish ports unless the conflict is resolved quickly. Tesla does not have any manufacturing presence in Sweden, but it does have […]

Health

Few Americans Have Gotten the New Covid Shots, C.D.C. Finds

  • October 27, 2023
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Why It Matters: Covid is still dangerous to some Americans. More than 1,200 people are dying of Covid each week, according to C.D.C. data. “That’s a travesty,” said Dr. David Kimberlin, a pediatrician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who represented the American Academy of Pediatrics at the meeting. “It’s like an entire neighborhood […]

News

Survey: ChatGPT/GenAI is influencing investors’ funding strategies

  • October 27, 2023
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Healthcare data and analytics and tech-enabled services will be the sectors most impacted by generative AI, according to a survey by investment firm GSR Ventures. The survey, which included responses from more than 40 healthcare technology venture capitalists, found that over 71% believe ChatGAPT/GenAI changes their investment strategy “somewhat” or “a little.” In contrast, 12% […]

Here’s what Sam Bankman Fried said in his first full day on the stand in his $8 billion fraud trial

  • October 27, 2023
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Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, walks outside the Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. March 30, 2023.  Amanda Perobelli | Reuters FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried told jurors in his criminal trial on Friday that he didn’t commit fraud, and that […]

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Q&A: The state of healthcare innovation in Israel

  • October 27, 2023
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Israel has long been a hub for healthcare innovation. Since the war began in early October, many of the country’s high-skilled tech workers have been recruited by the military. The startup landscape has changed, and companies are struggling to retain the traction they once had in furthering their innovations and garnering investment, says Eli Levin, who works […]

World

The Science Behind Basketball’s Biggest Debate

  • October 27, 2023
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Whatever basketball’s blue-collar bona fides, whatever its associations with the barbershop and the neighborhood blacktop, its culture has proved hostile to at least one category of everyman: the plumber. A few years ago, fans on YouTube and TikTok began uploading grainy footage of star players from previous decades and zooming in on the defenders, usually […]