Stellantis is reportedly canceling the long-range Ram 1500 REV electric pickup. With a 229 kWh battery, it had an estimated range of 500 miles. The standard-range model is still in the cards for 2026. The long-range version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup has been reportedly canceled. With a massive, 229-kilowatt-hour battery pack, the top Ram 1500 REV version had a target driving range of 500 miles–potentially making it the longest-range electric pickup in the world. However, that version has been canceled, according to a leaked email seen by MoparInsiders , leaving just the standard-range version of the Ram 1500 REV on the cards. As per the email, Stellantis has asked its suppliers “to immediately cease all activities related to this project and suspend all incremental spending.” The standard
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OpenAI has announced the appointment of Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi to its Board of Directors. Ogunlesi’s addition signals a strategic pivot for OpenAI, focusing on long-term global strategy, governance, and innovation in artificial intelligence. OpenAI described Ogunlesi’s appointment as integral to its mission of responsibly advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI). With decades of experience and leadership expertise across critical domains, including infrastructure investment, corporate strategy, and regulatory frameworks, Ogunlesi will bolster OpenAI’s ability to navigate the complex landscape of AI development and its real-world implications. OpenAI’s Board Chair, Bret Taylor, praised Ohunlesi, saying, “Bayo has an exceptional track record of driving success in organizations with global reach, expertly navigating complex and dynamic commercial landscapes. We’re honored to welcome him to the Board.” Related Post: Adebayo Ogunlesi Joins Africa’s Billionaire After
Jan
The social media app TikTok was unavailable on app stores in the United States early Sunday morning, as a U.S. ban was expected to take effect. “TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features,” Apple said in a support update. Results for the app were also unavailable on the Samsung Galaxy Store and Google Play Store, where users were given a message saying, “Downloads of this app are paused due to current US legal requirements.” The platform had become unavailable for some users Saturday evening, just ahead of a U.S. ban, with a popup message saying, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.” “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately
Jan
XtalPi Holdings, an artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery firm based in the Greater Bay Area, is changing the biopharmaceutical industry by leveraging AI and robotics to transform traditional approaches to drug development. The company’s self-developed large language model (LLM), the technology underpinning ChatGPT -like generative AI services, has helped increase the success rate of chemical experiments to 90 per cent from 20 to 30 per cent, according to Zhang Peiyu, the chief scientific officer at Shenzhen-based XtalPi. “There are many good opportunities [for artificial general intelligence] in vertical fields,” Zhang told the Post at its China Conference: Greater Bay Area 2025 in Guangzhou. “For the pharmaceutical industry, we have seen great potential to use LLMs for specialised domains.” Zhang anticipates that the integration of robotics and AI will reduce drug
Jan
Camarria Williams, a Chicago middle schooler, has uncovered a cancer-fighting compound in goose poop. The droppings that the 13-year-old collected contained a novel compound that scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago found to be toxic to human skin and ovarian cancer cells. STEM Program For Underserved Communities Williams made the discovery while attending the Chicago Antibiotic Discovery Lab—a 14-week STEM outreach program at the Boys and Girls Club in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago. In a class assignment, she learned how to isolate bacteria and program a robot to catalog and track antimicrobial activity. She was drawn to the program for its unique hands-on experiences for local STEM students. “We walked around and they had these chemicals, and they were working on something. It was just fun,”
Jan
In 1997, Nokia designed a kids’ phone that was shaped like Winnie the Pooh. Some 12 years later, the company dreamed up a phone that could stretch over your wrist and even change its appearance. These concepts never made it into people’s hands, but they are now available for your viewing pleasure at the Nokia Design Archive. Launching today, the Nokia Design Archive was developed by Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. The online portal hosts about 700 exhibits. The full scope of the archive, however, amounts to 20,000 exhibits, so what is currently available now on the website is “just the tip of the iceberg,” says Anna Valtonen, lead researcher on the Nokia Design Archive. Valtonen previously spent 12 years at Nokia, including holding a position as the head of
Jan
The new US plant of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is unlikely to get the most advanced chip technology before factories in Taiwan owing to complex compliance issues, local construction regulations and various permitting requirements, the company’s chief executive said. TSMC chairman and chief executive C C Wei said building the new factory in Arizona has taken at least twice as long as in Taiwan, in comments detailing specific challenges for the US as the country seeks to rebuild its domestic semiconductor manufacturing sector. “Every step requires a permit, and after the permit is approved, it takes at least twice as long as in Taiwan,” Wei said late on Thursday at a National Taiwan University event. He added that it would therefore be hard for TSMC to use its latest
Jan
Line-up of SUVs and bakkies will be headlined by the diesel-engine Tank 300 and the facelift P Series that will be renamed P300. Part of its ever expanding product range, Great Wall Motors (GWM) has confirmed the arrival of four additional models to the South African market in the first and second quarters of the year. P300 Announced at the local market launch of the Haval H7 this week, Baoding’s second arrival will be the revised P-Series bakkie that adopts the P300 moniker as per the local market Shanhai Cannon wearing the P500 nameplate. ALSO READ: GWM bringing facelift P-Series to South Africa but with a new name Unveiled in China last June, and expected to debut locally in the first quarter, the P300’s exterior revisions from the current P-Series
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day. At least eight states have enacted such bans over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in several more states this year. Here is a look at the push by states for such bans. The push for cellphone bans has been driven by concerns about the impact screen time has on children’s mental health and complaints from teachers that cellphones have become a constant distraction in the classroom. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has called on
Jan
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up MiniMax has launched a new series of open-source models, intensifying the competition among mainland technology firms to deliver cost-effective AI systems that can rival top offerings from US competitors. The Shanghai-based company on Tuesday unveiled the MiniMax-01 large language model (LLM) family, which includes a general-purpose foundational model, the MiniMax-Text-01, and the multimodal MiniMax-VL-01 with visual capabilities. LLMs are the tech that powers text-generating AI products such as ChatGPT . In benchmark tests that MiniMax posted to its official WeChat account, the new foundational language model was shown to be on par with the world’s leading AI models in evaluations that included maths problem solving, domain knowledge, the ability to follow instructions, and avoiding hallucinations or factual errors. MiniMax’s release of an industry-leading AI system
Jan
Gen Z founder Pryce Yebesi has secured $3M for his recently launched startup, Open Ledger, which aims to modernize accounting for businesses with AI-driven solutions. The funding round was led by Kindred Ventures with participation from Adventure Fund, Jonathan Chang from Brex, Guy Friedman, the CEO of SteadyMD, and Zach Abrams, who just sold his company Bridge to Stripe. The company will use the new capital to hire talent in product, engineering, and business development. Ideating Open Ledger Pryce Yebesi, 24, already made waves in the tech world by selling his crypto invoicing company, Utopia Labs, to Coinbase. The idea for Open Ledger came to him while he was still working on Utopia Labs. He realized that the businesses he worked with were using outdated accounting softwares. Related Post: How
Jan
EVs with a heat pump retain 83% of their real-world range in freezing temperatures on average. Meanwhile, EVs without a heat pump lose roughly 25% of their real-world range on average. Having a heat pump isn’t everything, though; some EVs without one can still deliver over 80% of their real-world range in the cold. No matter what type of car you drive, cold weather means the fuel efficiency will go down. In the case of combustion cars, the fuel consumption will go up because cold air is denser than warm air, and because the fluids are colder, which leads to increased friction. In the case of electric vehicles, more heat is needed to warm the cabin–and because EVs are much more efficient than ICE cars, there’s little to no waste
Jan
Chinese telecommunications gear giant Huawei Technologies will work with the steel and aviation industries to drive the use of digital and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through a deal with industrial conglomerate Fangda Group Industrial. Huawei signed strategic partnership deals on Friday with Hainan Airlines Holding and Fangda Special Steel Technology, both owned by Fangda Group. The collaboration focuses on smart transformation, trial applications of AI large language models (LLM), the low-altitude economy and other areas, according to a statement issued by the conglomerate, whose business interests also cover the carbon, healthcare and commerce sectors. The deal between Huawei and Fangda comes as the Shenzhen-based technology giant is deepening its footprint in traditional industries to empower China’s conventional businesses with its AI and communication technologies. Fangda chairman Fang Wei said the
Jan
Upstate New York winters are no joke. Up where I live, we started getting bombed with January- and February-style cold weather as early as Thanksgiving, sending the high temperatures down into the low 30s most days if we were lucky. There are lots of ways to deal with this. One method I highly recommend is to invest in some high-quality wool socks; an even better idea is to get a plane ticket to somewhere warmer. But if you’re an electric vehicle owner and you need to leave your car alone for a few weeks at a time, and you know it’s going to be parked somewhere very cold, what sort of range can you expect when you return? We know that cold temperatures in particular are the enemy of lithium-ion
Jan
Atlanta Tech Village, the fourth-largest tech hub in the U.S., has opened its second location in Atlanta’s South Downtown. Spearheaded by David Cummings, Jon Birdsong, and other prominent innovators, ATV Sylvan is a uniquely distinctive space for up-and-coming builders and innovators. This week’s ribbon-cutting ceremony attracted founders, investors, city council members, and startup ecosystem builders. Named after the historic Sylvan Hotel, the revamped building offers flexible office options for entrepreneurs, from solopreneurs to fast-growing businesses. “The next generation of Atlanta success stories will be written here in these historic downtown buildings,” Mayor Dickens added during the opening ceremony. “A new generation of builders and dreamers [will find] the infrastructure, the resources, and the community they need to scale even faster.” The Making of ATV Sylvan: A Historic Edifice The project