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These 4 astronauts are headed to the moon in 2025

April 3, 2023

IN THIS ISSUE 🚀 Meet the four astronauts heading to moon in 2025 📈 Tesla set a new record for EV sales this past quarter 🤖 Italy banned ChatGPT and is investigating its algorithms

UP FIRST Say hello to the four astronauts heading to moon in 2025 The lunar flyby could take place as early as next year NASA has named three Americans and one Canadian who will travel to the moon in the Artemis II mission currently scheduled for next year.   The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch of NASA, and Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency – were introduced at a special event at NASA's Johnson Space Center on Monday at 10 a.m. local time in Houston, Texas.   The crew will travel to space aboard the Orion capsule that was successfully tested in the Artemis I mission last year, which also saw the first-ever launch of NASA's mighty Space Launch System rocket.   However, the spacecraft and its crew will not step foot on the moon – that won't happen until the Artemis III mission in 2025.   Instead, the crew will perform a flyby during their 10-day voyage, coming within just 80 miles of the lunar surface. They could also fly to the furthest point from Earth ever reached by a human, going beyond the 249,000 miles achieved by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970.   "This mission will prove Orion's critical life support systems are ready to sustain our astronauts on longer duration missions ahead and allow the crew to practice operations essential to the success of Artemis III," NASA said. Read more

ELECTRIC VEHICLES Tesla set a new record for vehicle sales this past quarter Sales were boosted by price cuts in recent months Tesla shipped a record number of vehicles during the first three months of this year, according to data released by the automaker on Sunday.   It revealed deliveries of 422,875 vehicles, marking an increase of 4% from the previous quarter and a 36% increase over the same period a year earlier.   Breaking it down, the lower-priced Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover made up 412,180 of the shipments, while the more expensive Model S and Model X saw 10,695 shipments.   The company did not include production and delivery numbers for its heavy-duty Semi, even though deliveries of the electric truck began in December 2022.   Tesla started with year by slashing the prices of its electric vehicles, a move that helped to propel it to record sales figures.   Some analysts are suggesting that in the face of challenging economic conditions, the automaker could opt for further price cuts, though some investors reportedly have concerns about eroding margins if Tesla reduces its prices again. Read more

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Italy is banning ChatGPT and investigating its training algorithms OpenAI could be fined millions if Italy finds it broke EU data laws Italy has temporarily restricted the use of the generative AI tool ChatGPT while its Data Protection Agency investigates a possible breach of rules regarding data collection and processing.   The action makes Italy the first nation in the world to effectively ban the use of an AI-powered chatbot.   The agency also has concerns that ChatGPT, created by California firm OpenAI, has been failing to confirm the age of its users, who should be 13 or over.   In a post on its website, the regulator said there "appears to be no legal basis underpinning the massive collection and processing of personal data in order to 'train' the algorithms on which the platform relies."   The ChatGPT chatbot will be restricted in Italy until OpenAI brings it into line with EU data protection law.   Microsoft-backed ChatGPT confirmed that it had disabled ChatGPT for Italian users in response to the government's request, adding that it believed its practices were in line with European privacy laws.   The company has 20 days to inform the agency of its planned remedies or else face a fine of up to 20 million euros (around $21.5 million), or 4% of its global annual turnover. Read more

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