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Mercedes-Benz reveals an electric G-Wagen concept for the future

The Verge

Images: Mercedes-Benz. The G-Class is going electric Mercedes-Benz has revealed an electric concept version of its boxy luxury off-roader, the G-Wagen, dotted with glowing accents and wearing some seriously moon rover-style wheels. Officially known as the Concept EQG, Mercedes-Benz was really light on details about the electric SUV while showing it off at the 2021 IAA Mobility show in Munich.

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Growing concerns as Chia miners attempt to sell potentially degraded plotting drives

TechSpot

Chia, the recently introduced "green" blockchain aimed at reducing energy usage and credited with a drastic increase in storage costs, is once again making storage headlines for the wrong reasons. Following a continued drop in value, the coin's miners have begun leaving the network and liquidating their hardware assets to.

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Segway’s Navimow robot will mow your lawn using GPS

The Verge

The Segway Navimow robot uses GPS to navigate your lawn as it mows | Segway. Segway has introduced its first robot mower, the Navimow, that uses GPS to stay on your lawn and keep it neatly trimmed. So unlike other robot mowers, you won’t have to install a boundary wire to keep the robot on the right patch of grass. Segway says its Exact Fusion Locating System keeps the Navimow to “precise positions and systematic mowing patterns,” keeping its position accurate to within two centimeters.

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The common vulnerabilities leaving industrial systems open to attack

Venture Beast

To uncover the vulnerabilities, the researchers set out to actually imitate hackers and see what path they’d take to gain access. Read More.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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The Mercedes-Benz EQE is a more approachable luxury electric car

The Verge

Images: Mercedes-Benz. If you liked Mercedes-Benz’s flagship electric sedan , the EQS, but grimaced at its six-figure price tag (or don’t feel you need its sundry bells and whistles), the German automaker has a new vehicle on the way that may be of interest. On Sunday, Mercedes-Benz revealed the EQE, a slightly smaller sedan built on the same technical platform that will undoubtedly be a few bucks cheaper when it launches next year — though the company did not share pricing.

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Review

TechSpot

Many cars today are just giant, expensive, hyped-up gadgets, so it makes sense to test them and report back on the latest automotive tech. Our first subject is the Ford Mustang Mach-E, and boy is there a lot to talk about.

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Survey finds employee experience is driving investment in IT

Venture Beast

Managing an agile work environment, reconfiguring workspaces, and keeping within budget were the top aims cited for evaluating new systems. Read More.

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New Trailers: Moonfall, The Wheel of Time, Belfast, and more

The Verge

Halle Berry stars in Moonfall | Lionsgate. I have to say I’m really appreciating what Ted Lasso is doing in season 2, and this week’s episode had some really great work from Jason Sudeikis and Sarah Niles. I won’t spoil it, but it was remarkable how the couch scene, which would have been just another “Ted being loopy” scene played for comic effect in season one hit completely different now that Ted’s realized he needs help with his mental health.

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DC's Injustice Movie Finds the Voice Actors Among Us

Gizmodo

We’re big fans of Tom Taylor’s Injustice: Gods Among Us comics, dubbing it the greatest “ Superman goes evil ” story ever written. So by extension, we’re looking forward to WB Animation’s upcoming movie adaptation—especially now that the first details have been released. Read more.

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Firefly releases video and more details about its Alpha rocket that exploded mid-flight

The Verge

Firefly’s Alpha rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force base on September 3rd | Firefly. Firefly’s Alpha rocket exploded mid-flight on Thursday, but the company posted a new video on Sunday and provided more detail on what happened. “Although the vehicle didn’t make orbit, the day marked a major advancement for our team,” the company tweeted. “We demonstrated we ‘arrived’ as a company capable of building and launching rockets.”.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Blade Director Bassam Tariq Says the New Film Won't Be Boxed in By Marvel's Comics Canon

Gizmodo

Of all the Marvel announcements made at San Diego Comic-Con back in 2019, none were quite as surprising as the news of a new Blade movie starring Mahershala Ali which director Bassam Tariq signed onto a few months later. Read more.

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New published patents show Dyson designs for stair-climbing and drawer-opening robots

The Verge

A patent filing from Dyson showing a robot that can climb and clean stairs | UK Intellectual Property Office. Premium vacuum company Dyson has patented designs for robots that look like they could climb and clean stairs, and open drawers, new filings show. It’s not clear whether the designs are for forthcoming products or ideas that are on hold, but Bloomberg reports that Dyson’s robotic unit has been working on a robot to interact with other home appliances.

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Sophos: 70% of IT staff reported a rise in phishing emails throughout 2020

Venture Beast

Phishing awareness programs need to include training that explains the different facets of phishing and email attacks in general. Read More.

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How to Set Up a Database on Docker

Database Star

In this guide, you’ll learn: What Docker is (briefly) Why you might want to use it for your database How to set it up How to get a database (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL) running using Docker – with screenshots and explanations Let’s get into it.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 29, 2021

GeekWire

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 29, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. AI-powered weed destroying startup harvests $27M round, farmers say laser-blasting machine saves time and cuts pesticide use.

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Mercedes-Benz AMG EQS is a dual-motor electric sedan with over 750 horsepower

The Verge

Daimler AG. Mercedes-Benz said recently that it was going all-electric by 2030 , which naturally got race fans excited about the possibilities of an electric high-performance car from the automaker’s AMG sub-brand. Today, we’re getting our first look at the upcoming AMG EQS, a wickedly fast sport sedan with a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph.

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