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The Tesla Model Q will launch in the first half of 2025 and cost less than $30,000 with subsidies, or $37,499 if Trump cancels the IRA tax credit. It will be built on Tesla's existing lines. Tesla told investors during its Q3 earning calls that it planned to develop a more affordable model in H1 2025. The Model Q will be 15% smaller and 30% lighter than the Model 3. It will have a steering wheel and pedals but will be geared toward autonomous driving functionality.

OpenAI has released Sora, its AI video-generation model. Sora will be available to US users and most countries internationally but OpenAI has no timeline yet for launching the tool in Europe and the UK. It will be included in existing ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscriptions. Sora is aimed at competing with video-generation AI tools from other companies like Meta, Google, Amazon, and Stability AI.

Researchers have shown that adding more qubits to a quantum computer can make it more resilient. The scientists transformed a group of physical qubits into a single logical qubit and then showed that the logical qubit's error rates dropped sharply as they added more physical qubits to the group. The result has thrilled quantum computing researchers, but the technology still has a long way to go. There are still many challenges to overcome before quantum computing becomes a viable technology.

Blue Origin says it's on track to launch New Glenn before the end of the year, but it is still waiting on regulatory approval to conduct a final key test of the rocket. The hot fire test will involve powering up all seven of the first stage's BE-4 engines and firing them to full thrust while the rocket sits on the pad. It is designed to mirror how the vehicle will operate during lift-off. The 320-foot-tall rocket will be capable of carrying 45 metric tons to low Earth orbit.

TorchGeo is a PyTorch domain library that provides datasets, samplers, transforms, and pre-trained models specific to geospatial data. It makes it simple for machine learning experts to work with geospatial data and for remote sensing experts to explore machine learning solutions. TorchGeo has plenty of tutorials and documentation.

This post shares useful evaluations for large language models that focus on simple, common tasks like classification/extraction, summarization, and translation. The post also discusses the role of human evaluation and how to calibrate the evaluation bar to balance between potential benefits and risks. It was written to be accessible for those without a data science or machine learning background.

Jobs in financial services companies are more desirable than they have ever been. Banks say they are still aggressively hiring. Compensation is similar for comparable roles across tech and banking. However, tech companies are no longer rolling out the red carpet for their employees. Banks are increasingly looking to publicize their AI work, invest in pure research departments, and focus on upskilling and internal development.

The idea that $300k/year engineers are doing next to nothing as a norm in tech is damaging and ridiculous. The myth misleads aspiring engineers, fuels layoff culture, and damages the industry's reputation. While it is true some employees coast, glorifying this idea only perpetuates toxicity. Engineers should instead focus on creating realistic expectations, better leadership, and healthier work cultures.

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This post looks at trends and patterns Cloudflare observed throughout the year at both a global and country/region level across a variety of metrics.

Mailroom is a framework for creating, routing, and delivering user notifications based on events from external systems.

Norwegian payment app Vipps is the first third-party mobile payment app to offer tap-to-pay on iOS.

Two people with long-standing spinal cord injuries can now walk thanks to scientists using deep brain stimulation in the lateral hypothalamus, an area of the brain associated with a variety of basic functions.

Meta's new Llama 3.3 70B is a genuinely GPT-4 class large language model that can run on a MacBook Pro M2 with 64GB of RAM.

Both firms see vast potential in crypto, stablecoins, and artificial intelligence - these technologies will shape how industries will function and how consumers will interact with technology in the coming years.