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Is Hydrogen a Cleantech Breakthrough or an Overhyped Illusion?

Tesla Shifts Focus to Human-Driven Ride-Hailing Service in CaliforniaPost-COVID Recovery and EV Surge in US Auto Industry (2019-2024)Rising Road Transport Emissions in EU: Solutions for Reduction and Transition to Electric CarsTransitioning to Renewable Energy: Essential for Reducing Emissions and Ensuring SustainabilityIs Hydrogen a Cleantech Breakthrough or an Overhyped Illusion?

ChatGPT 4.5 and Alexa+ releases

OpenAI Releases GPT-4.5: Enhanced AI Model for ChatGPT Pro UsersMeta to Launch Stand-Alone App for AI Assistant to Compete with ChatGPTFailed AI Gadget Era: Humane Shuts Down Amid Unnecessary Device CriticismAWS Unveils Ocelot Quantum Chip, Aims for 90% Error-Correction Cost ReductionOpenAI Faces GPU Shortage, Delays GPT-4.5 Rollout and Plans Chip DevelopmentAmazon Launches Alexa+ with Advanced AI for US Prime MembersOpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 "Orion" its largest AI model

Google or Meta Ads for your business - what to choose?

Perplexity Raises $50 Million Investment Fund, Co-Managed by F7 Ventures FoundersInception's DLM: Revolutionizing Text Generation with Diffusion Technology for Enhanced Speed and EfficiencyContinue Launches AI Coding Assistants with $3M Funding and Open-Source CollaborationZATO Shifts Focus to Google Ads, Seeks Partnerships with Social Advertising Agencies

Nuclear Energy Decline. Why and What Next?

Prosus to Acquire Just Eat Takeaway, Expanding into European Food Delivery MarketUsed Tesla Model 3 Price Drops with Tax Credits, Buyer Preferences VaryEV Charging Initiative for Multifamily Buildings Aims to Boost Global Electric Vehicle AdoptionUS Solar Energy Leads 2025 with 32.5 GW New Capacity, Outpacing Other SourcesNuclear Energy Decline. Why and What next?

DeepSeek R2 model and How does Claude 3,7 Sonnet think?

OpenAI Expands Research Web Browsing Agent Access to All Paying ChatGPT UsersRabbit Unveils Enhanced Android Agent with LAM Playground for Tablet FunctionalityClaude 3.7 Sonnet: Anthropic's Superior Coding Tool Surpasses CompetitorsDeepSeek to Launch R2 Model with Enhanced Coding and Multilingual CapabilitiesAnthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet Streams Pokémon Red on Twitch, Highlighting AI's Strengths and WeaknessesElon Musk Launches Grok 3: Advanced AI Model with Free and Paid Access OptionsAnthropic Unveils Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI Model with Integrated Reasoning and Coding ToolClaude's extended thinking

The Race for Fusion Power - are we close?

Toyota's Strategic Shift to Battery-Electric Vehicles with New Investments in China and USGAF Energy Launches Timberline Solar ES 2 with 23% Power Boost and Enhanced FeaturesU.S. Surpasses Gas Stations with Over 200,000 Public EV Charging PortsGSA to Deactivate EV Chargers, Offload New EVs, Impacting Biden's Vehicle InitiativeThe Race for Fusion Power - are we close?

OpenAI to Release GPT-4.5 Soon; GPT-5 with Enhanced Fact-Checking by May

Microsoft Unveils Muse: AI Model for Gameplay Ideation and Virtual SequencesOpenAI to Release GPT-4.5 Soon; GPT-5 with Enhanced Fact-Checking by MayFigure Launches Helix Model for Humanoid Robots to Perform Household TasksMistral Launches Saba: A Language Model for Arabic and South Indian LanguagesMicrosoft Unveils First Quantum Chip, Majorana 1, Targeting Million-Qubit BreakthroughAGI's Success Should Be Measured by Global Economic Growth, Says Microsoft CEOGoogle Launches Gemini 2.0 AI for Biomedical Research Hypothesis GenerationSpotify and ElevenLabs Partner for AI-Narrated Audiobooks in 29 LanguagesDemystifying Neural Networks Through Everyday Analogies

Understanding Network Effect

Together AI Secures $305M for AI Acceleration Cloud Expansion and Innovation
Understanding VC Feedback: Market Size and Investor Expectations
Lambda Secures $480M to Expand AI Cloud Platform and Democratize Artificial Intelligence
The text emphasizes the crucial role of network effects in the success of major companies like Twitter, Apple, and Tesla. Network effects create defensibility in the digital realm, responsible for 70% of tech value since 1994. The text identifies 16 types of network effects, categorized broadly, and highlights their complexities, significance, and strategic importance for founders.
 

Perplexity announces free Deep Research challenging OpenAI. Grok 3 Overview

Affordable AI Model Developed by Stanford and UWOpenAI Grants Nonprofit Board New Voting RightsxAI's Grok 3 Aims to Surpass OpenAIAI Training Fair Use Ruling in Thomson Reuters CaseOpenAI's Largest Education Partnership with CSUDeep Research Tool Revolutionizes AI AccessibilityPerplexity Deep Research: Free Expert AnalysisGrok 3 Overview

We Need To Keep Our Eye on the Ball to Save the Planet

AI-Designed Enzyme Breaks Down PlasticsHyundai Ioniq 5 2025: New Design and FeaturesEV Range Perspectives and Future DevelopmentsWe Need To Keep Our Eye on the Ball to Save the Planet