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GMC is delivering its first Sierra EV electric pickup trucks to customers​The Verge – All Posts​
  • August 21, 2024
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GMC is delivering its first Sierra EV electric pickup trucks to customers​The Verge – All Posts​

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GMC says its limited “Denali Edition 1” launch versions of the new Sierra EV pickup truck are now being delivered to their first customers and are available for purchase at dealerships nationwide.
GMC’s 2024 Sierra EV is parent company GM’s third electric pickup truck built on the Ultium EV platform after the just-launched Chevy Silverado EV. It’s also GM’s second GMC-branded EV after the beastly Hummer EV pickup (which now also comes in SUV format).

The Denali’s main claims to fame are the same diagonal-driving CrabWalk mode party trick featured in the Hummer EV (see video above) and its promised range estimate of 440 miles on a single charge, matching the Silverado EV and besting the Rivian R1T’s Max battery range of 420 miles.
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With the DNC, Democrats finally understand that content is king​The Verge – All Posts​
With the DNC, Democrats finally understand that content is king​The Verge – All Posts​

Lil Jon joins the Georgia delegation at the DNC roll call to raucous applause. | Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

Compare clips from the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off on Monday in Chicago, to the Republican National Convention in July. They feel like different universes.
At the RNC, during the roll call of votes nominating Donald Trump, states were called out to scattered applause along with the number of votes. The room is mostly quiet, and it sounds more like a jury delivering bad news than it does a political party affirming its future.
The DNC roll call, meanwhile, included a playlist of music related to each state — like “Sweet Home Alabama” for Alabama and “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar for his home state of California. Delegates huddled around microphones, screaming and cheering as they announced their support for Vice…

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Telecom will pay $1 million over deepfake Joe Biden robocall​The Verge – All Posts​
Telecom will pay $1 million over deepfake Joe Biden robocall​The Verge – All Posts​

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A telecom company that transmitted the deepfake robocall of President Joe Biden’s voice has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve an enforcement action from the Federal Communications Commission, the agency announced.
Lingo Telecom relayed a fake Biden message to New Hampshire voters in January, urging them not to turn out for the Democratic primary. The FCC identified political consultant Steve Kramer as the person behind the generative AI calls and previously proposed Kramer pay a separate $6 million fine.
Under the new settlement with Lingo, the FCC said the company will need to strictly adhere to its caller ID authentication rules, including “know your customer” principles. The FCC will also require Lingo to “more thoroughly verify the…

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