RIVIAN DEMO DRIVES PASS 150,000 AFTER R2 LAUNCHRivian completed more than 150,000 demo drives through August, with activity accelerating sharply after R2 drives began on 9 June, while CEO RJ Scaringe says Launch Edition orders converted from reservations better than expected and the company is preparing a second production shift in Illinois. However, Rivian’s figures cover its entire range and marketing events, and without disclosed R2 production, deliveries or test-drive conversion rates, demo

Halloween celebrations continue expanding across the gaming world with fresh October updates. In Pokémon Pokopia, players get their first seasonal event featuring new pocket monsters to reintroduce to Ditto’s rebuilding island alongside an all-new candy currency. Meanwhile, Bethesda kicks off its annual Halloween festivities in Fallout 76, sending costumed Spooky Scorched ghouls across post-nuclear Appalachia, delivering stat-boosting mystery candy treat bags, and letting wasteland dwellers set up

IONNA HITS 1,488 FAST-CHARGING PORTSIonna has expanded to 1,488 fast-charging ports across 174 US stations, with ports up 50% and locations 74% in six months, while its Alpitronic hardware offers up to 400 kW charging, card readers and Plug and Charge support. The automaker-backed network has already ranked first in JD Power’s US charging-experience study, is offering discounts to owners of several major EV brands, and is targeting 30,000 charging bays by 2030.KIA’S PV7 BRINGS 800-VOLT CHARGING TO

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/ai-forecasts-beat-the-incumbent-forecast-in-15-of-15-customer-deployments. The Demand Forecasting Accuracy Report 2026 measures AI against the forecasts companies already run, in each company's own metric. No surveys. Check more stories related to undefined at: https://hackernoon.com/c/undefined. You can also check exclusive content about #ai, #ai-deployment,

Epistemic status: I don't know much about AI alignment. This is just me thinking out loud. AI use: grammar and minor fixes. Reading about Inkhaven inspired me to try writing something to see how much I enjoy it. I've heard the idea that humans are not aligned in the same sense AI is not aligned. I am intentionally not researching the source of that idea, since then I would feel like I cannot add anything to it and wouldn't write. I also don't actually know the precise definition of "aligning" AI

It's ev.news Briefly for Saturday 03 October 2026, only todays headlines and nothing else, in just 4 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show.Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the ev.news Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/evnewsGASOLINE CARS LOSE THEIR GLOBAL MAJORITYPure petrol cars fell below half of global new-car sales for the first time in the first half of 2026, dropping 10%

Halloween has officially arrived on the Battle Royale island as Epic Games launches Fortnitemares 2026 with an unprecedented slate of horror icons. We break down the newly revealed crossovers rolling out across the Item Shop this October, including Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, the live-action version of Beetlejuice, an eerie Slender Man skin, iconic animatronics from Five Nights at Freddy's, and menacing masks from The Purge. Plus, we examine original doll-themed cosmetics like a

JAECOO 7 TOPS UK SALES AS CHINESE BRANDS NEAR 25% SHAREThe Jaecoo 7 became the UK’s best-selling new car in September, while Chinese brands reached 23% market share and BYD became the country’s second-largest bran. BEVs rose and are now 28% of the new cars. Despite the headline 33% ZEV mandate target, scheme flexibilities put the effective 2026 requirement at about 24.6%, meaning the industry is collectively ahead. Jaecoo’s rapid growth brings the challenge of after-sales challenge after nearly

I haven't seen this posted yet; I know lots of people here care about pandemic preparedness. It looks like there was a lableak of pneumonic plague in Russia after a worker "accidentally broke[] a test tube containing live bacteria". Unfortunately she later died at the hospital on a ventilator. ---First published: October 3rd, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3uT42yoj2iimYn7Ra/lab-leak-in-russia --- Narrated by TYPE III

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BMW i3 OPENS RESERVATIONS WITH 912 KM WLTP RANGEBMW has opened reservations for the new electric i3, led by the 50 xDrive with a 108.7 kWh battery, 345 kW dual-motor AWD, up to 912 km/567 miles WLTP range and 400 kW charging that can add up to 423 km/263 miles in 10 minutes. Prices start at €65,900 in Germany and $61,500 before destination in the US, with UK deliveries due autumn 2026, bringing BMW’s Neue Klasse technology into the core 3 Series market with genuinely long-range capability.BMW PLANS

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This is a beginner-friendly video. Second half might contain new content for people who already know about acausal trade. The beginning introduces decision theory and acausal interactions (CDT, EDT, ECL, MBAT).The middle explains why I think influencing how AIs reason about acausal interactions is time-sensitive.The last bit talks about how to do the influencing. ---First published: October 2nd, 2026 Source:

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/hirequotients-easysource-elevated-to-featured-listing-on-paylocity-marketplace.This rapid marketplace recognition highlights the surging demand for autonomous talent sourcing tools that natively integrate with core HR systems. Check more stories related to undefined at: https://hackernoon.com/c/undefined. You can also check exclusive content about #ai,

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/legit-security-launches-agentic-remediation-for-open-source-dependency-vulnerabilities.The expansion addresses a growing gap in application security: as AI-generated code accelerates software delivery, most modern codebases are made up largely of Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive

This is a link post. I don’t know if it occurred to me until my thirties to think of exercise as an enjoyable thing. I was familiar with finding obscure corner-cases that were fun, such as Dance Dance Revolution. But the idea of it just often being a good time was alien. I hesitate to blame anyone for anything, but school seems culpable here. I got the impression so firmly that PE class (‘physical education’ or ‘physed’) was a kind of horror, I’m not sure I would have treated this fact as on less

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RANGE ROVER SPORT ELECTRIC STARTS £45K BELOW RANGE ROVER ELECTRICRange Rover has opened UK orders for the Sport Electric from £109,810, giving it the same 118.5 kWh usable battery and electric drivetrain as the larger Range Rover Electric for £45,000 less, with deliveries expected in early 2027. Its 800-volt system supports up to 350 kW DC charging and a claimed 10–80% charge in around 22 minutes, while quoted WLTP range is around 374–378 miles and the Sport gets air suspension, four-wheel steering

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