Ford CEO Jim Farley showed off the charging adapter in a post on Threads and said the company will share “more info very soon.” The CCS to NACS charging adapter is expected to start shipping to Ford EV owners free of charge this spring.
Warner Bros. Discovery has stopped pursuing an acquisition of Paramount, sources tell CNBC. However, other potential buyers are reportedly still exploring a deal to acquire Paramount, including the production company Skydance Media and media mogul Byron Allen.
Although Comcast isn’t interested in buying Paramount Global, CNBC reports that the company is still looking into a partnership with the brand, which could involve bundling or merging streaming services.
In a lawsuit filed in a Virginia federal court, Apple pushed back on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to reject its trademarks for its Vision Pro developer tools, “Reality Composer” and “Reality Converter.”
Apple argues that the two names won’t be confused with the “Reality Control” and “Reality Engine” products owned by Zero Density, the Turkish company that challenged the marks.
The platform started rolling out passkey support on its iOS app last month, but now it’s available to all iPhone users in the US. That means you can use Face ID, Touch ID, or your device’s passcode to log in to your account instead of entering a password. You can learn how to enable passkeys on X from this support page.
When you open Microsoft Copilot, you’ll notice a new list of Copilot GPTs tailored for fitness training, designing, planning vacations, and helping you cook. You’ll also be able to create your own Copilot GPTs soon, as Microsoft corporate vice president Jordi Ribas says the feature is currently in testing.
Last year, a report from Adalytics found that Google had been placing search ads on questionable websites (something Google refutes). But now, it seems like Google is responding to these concerns.
In a statement to The Verge, Google spokesperson Farrell Sklerov says the company “decided to unify our brand suitability preferences so that account level placement exclusions will apply to the Search partner network, in addition to YouTube and Display” ads. That means advertisers should get the ability to exclude certain websites from search ad campaigns.
BYD is releasing the U9 under its luxury brand Yangwang for a price of 1.68 million yuan (~$233,433 USD). The EV supercar boasts 1,300 horsepower and can go from zero to 60mph in 2.36 seconds, with speeds topping out at 192mph.
The Yangwang U9 will start shipping in China this summer, potentially serving as an alternative to the high-end cars offered by Lamborghini and Ferrari. BYD surpassed Tesla as the top-selling EV maker in 2023.
