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Toyota is investing $1.3 billion in its Kentucky plant to support the production of EVs. Toyota is pumping $1.3 billion into its factory in Kentucky for “future electrification efforts‚” including the production of a currently unnamed three-row electric SUV for the US market. The news comes as a bit of a surprise‚ as the largest automaker in the world is also one of the most hostile toward the industry-wide shift to EVs. Toyota says the money will fund an EV assembly line at its Kentucky plant‚ as well as battery pack assembly with EV batteries supplied by its facility in North Carolina. The company has said it would invest a total of $17 billion in its US operations to support the shift to EVs. Of course‚ this may come as cold comfort to environmentalists‚ who have been battling the automaker for years over its anti-EV... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge Apple researchers released a new model that lets users describe in plain language what they want to change in a photo without ever touching photo editing software. The MGIE model‚ which Apple worked on with the University of California‚ Santa Barbara‚ can crop‚ resize‚ flip‚ and add filters to images all through text prompts. MGIE‚ which stands for MLLM-Guided Image Editing‚ can be applied to simple and more complex image editing tasks like modifying specific objects in a photo to make them a different shape or come off brighter. The model blends two different uses of multimodal language models. First‚ it learns how to interpret user prompts. Then it “imagines” what the edit would look like (asking for a bluer sky in a photo becomes... Continue reading…

T-Mobile's mission to make its customers feel like they're getting their money's worth continues this week. On Wednesday‚ T-Mobile announced its new loyalty program‚ Magenta Status‚ which brings additional perks to subscribers at no additional cost. Magenta Status perks are stacked on top of all the discounts and freebies offered by T-Mobile Tuesdays. In addition to the free streaming services available with certain plans‚ the annual free subscription to MLB.TV‚ and all the free food T-Mobile gives away‚ subscribers will also find new deals from Hilton‚ Hertz‚ and Live Nation on the T Life app. With Magenta Status‚ T-Mobile customers will automatically receive Hilton Honors Silver status through March 31‚ 2025. Silver status benefits include free Wi-Fi‚ a fifth night free on all reward stays‚ and an all-inclusive spa discount. Plus‚ T-Mobile customers will get a special discounted rate of 15% off on stays at Hilton properties. Other Magenta Status perks include dropping off rental cars at Hertz without having to refill the tank or recharge the battery‚ a $5 movie ticket once a month for everyone on the account‚ and 25% off tickets to some of the biggest Live Nation shows. “At T-Mobile‚ our customers are at the center of everything we do — they’ll never be treated like a number‚" said Mike Katz‚ President of Marketing‚ Strategy and Products‚ T-Mobile‚ in a press release on Wednesday. "When you’re part of the magenta family‚ we want to ensure you feel like the VIP you are. Now‚ T-Mobile customers can flash their Magenta Status to unlock unparalleled experiences that can’t be found anywhere else with the brands they love and use every day … which can add up to $1500 a year in extra value." You can watch the full video introducing Magenta Status below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVMlkYgFHLw Don't Miss: Hulu with Ads is now included with T-Mobile’s Go5G Next plan The post T-Mobile is upgrading loyalty rewards with Magenta Status appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals This $16 clip-on lens kit fits the iPhone or any Android phone‚ and it’s awesome Amazon deal offers a 7-inch Android tablet for under $43 Save 61% on a 6-port USB rapid charger on Amazon Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

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Trenace Dorsey-Hollins' 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat - or worse - until she was completely better. Near the end of the year‚ the school in Fort Worth‚ Texas‚...

Big Oil firms are handing shareholders more money than ever and are promising more going forward in an attempt to reassure investors of their discipline and resilience in the face of an uncertain outlook for fossil fuels.

Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell‚ The Information reported Wednesday.

U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes unit Wednesday proposed a plan to require real estate professionals to flag suspicious activity‚ in a bid to curb illicit funds flowing through residential real estate.