Microsoft has rebranded Bing Chat as Copilot, with the former Bing Chat Enterprise becoming Copilot Pro. TechCrunch.com reports that the AI powered chatbot hadn’t really gained much ground or taken market share from Google, so Microsoft is hoping that separating it from the also-ran Bing might give it a boost. Microsoft also says that after December 1st, users that sign into Bing with a corporate account will receive the benefit of “commercial data protection” while using Copilot. That means their data won’t be saved nor used to train AI models and Microsoft won’t have access to it.

According to theverge.com, a lot of users have been asking for it and now it looks like Threads may get DMs…kind of. Up to now, Threads and Instagram head Adam Mosseri has said there wouldn’t be such a feature, but apparently there will be…albeit in an Instagram box inside Threads…so really an Instagram direct message. Even so, it’s a start. Really, at some point, they will have to cave and build a separate DM system for Threads if it is ever to be a true replacement for X.

Only a day after we reported about Tesla’s nutty purchase contract clause that allowed them to sue Cybertruck buyers who resold the vehicles within a year for $50,000, the EV maker has dropped the clause. My take is that Tesla heard from one or more high powered law firms notifying them that they would sue on behalf of clients if the controversial clause stayed in the purchase agreement. Engadget.com says that such causes have been used for rare, one of a kind, or expensive cars, but never for a mass produced vehicle…Tesla plans to build about 125,000 Cybertrucks per year. Production has been delayed yet again…full production won’t start now until 2024. 

General Motors’ Cruise driverless car unit said on Tuesday it will pause all supervised and manual car trips in the U.S. and expand the scope of investigations at the robotaxi operator in the aftermath of an accident that initially led to the suspension of driverless vehicle operations. Reuters.com reports that Cruise said in a blog post “This orderly pause is a further step to rebuild public trust while we undergo a full safety review. We will continue to operate our vehicles in closed course training environments and maintain an active simulation program in order to stay focused on advancing AV technology.”

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