Sources: SoftBank, Sony, Honda, and six other Japanese companies launch a new AI company to develop a ~1T-parameter foundation model for “physical AI” by 2030
TOKYO — SoftBank has established a company to develop artificial intelligence in Japan, with NEC and Honda Motor among eight peers …
Honda plans to halt production in Japan and China from December 29 to January 6, showing the ongoing fallout of the global chip shortage and Nexperia takeover
disruption caused by fallout from on-going conflict within Nexperia Elaine Chen / DigiTimes : The Nexperia fallout: Honda's factories go quiet in fresh blow to supply chain Adrian Leung / CarNewsChina...
Honda plans to dissolve a self-driving vehicle partnership with GM after GM announced plans to exit robotaxi development; Honda had invested $852M in Cruise
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Meta Quest 3S review: fast performance, comfortable, excellent controllers, and large app library, but Fresnel lenses lead to artifacts and average MR cameras
It's not Meta's first $300 VR headset, but it's still a tremendous accomplishment. — You can think of the $300 Meta Quest 3S as a basic Honda Accord of VR headsets.
Honda plans to invest ~$12.8B in software over the decade up to the FY ending March 2031, as it prepares to join the rapid shift to EVs in markets like China
And we definitely won't let them be sold in the West without tariffs. … LinkedIn: Adeel Irshad⚡ : I am glad to share for today's article of BBC News that deeply resonates with my thoughts shared in my...
A profile of Shoichiro Irimajiri, one of Japan's most admired business leaders who, as a Sega executive, saved Nvidia in the 1990s with a $5M investment
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Honda plans to invest ~$12.8B in software over the decade up to the FY ending March 2031, as it prepares to join the rapid shift to EVs in markets like China
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GM, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and others added optional features in their apps to rate people's driving in recent years, offering the data to brokers like LexisNexis
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars … Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social . X: @evan_greer , @ccanonne_ , ...
Honda, GM, and Cruise plan to set up a joint venture in H1 2024 to launch a driverless ride service in Japan in early 2026, using their Cruise Origin vehicles
US v. SBF: Caroline Ellison says SBF asked her to make false balance sheets to hide debt, he considered offering FTX shares to the Saudi crown prince, and more
Caroline testified that SBF ordered her to use FTX customer funds to cover up for Alameda's losses — and to lie to lenders about it. She was in a “constant state of dread” about the looming liquidity...