Ford slashes production target for all-electric F-150 Lightning to match demand

Ford will cut production of its all-electric pickup truck in 2024 in an effort to match consumer demand, the automaker confirmed to TechCrunch. Ford executives signaled in October during its third-quarter earnings call plans to”adjust” production of its all-electric vehicles and delay about $12 billion in investments due to softening demand for higher priced premium … Read more

Season 5 Resumes Production in January 2024

Image: Netflix With the Hollywood strikes now having wrapped in full, productions are able to start back up again. Stranger Things, according to Deadline, is set to get back to work in early January. Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI Unlocked Sources speaking to the outlet claims the show will … Read more

Stranger Things finale production set to kick off in January 2024

Stranger Things finale production set to kick off in January 2024 Netflix series Stranger Things fans are going wild as reports have suggested that the show’s finale production is set to begin in early January 2024. It has been reported that the production will start during the week following the new year, possibly on January … Read more

EV startup Fisker cut its 2023 production target for the fourth time

Fisker, the California-based EV startup, cut its annual production guidance in an effort to free up $300 million in working capital, the company said in a business update Friday. Fisker said it expects to produce about 10,000 vehicles this year. The decision comes less than a month since Fisker cut its production target to between … Read more

OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble

LONDON — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia will try to agree Thursday on cuts to the amount of crude they send to the world, with prices having tumbled lately despite their efforts to prop them up. That’s been a good thing for U.S. drivers, who have been … Read more

Venom 3 Resumes Production Following Strikes, Thanksgiving

Image: Sony Pictures/Marvel With Thanksgiving and strikes now in the rearview, the cast and crew for Venom 3 are now back at work. Who’s This Thing Actually for? | PlayStation Portal Hands On On Instagram, star/producer Tom Hardy broke the news on Instagram that production on the third and final installment of the superhero comedy … Read more

October retail, industrial production, fixed asset, jobs

CHONGQING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 5, 2023 – High-rise buildings are seen in downtown Chongqing, China, November 5, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China on Wednesday reported better-than-expected retail sales and industrial data for October, while the real estate drag worsened.  Retail sales grew by 7.6% … Read more

Giskard’s open-source framework evaluates AI models before they’re pushed into production

Giskard is a French startup working on an open-source testing framework for large language models. It can alert developers of risks of biases, security holes and a model’s ability to generate harmful or toxic content. While there’s a lot of hype around AI models, ML testing systems will also quickly become a hot topic as … Read more

Jamie Lee Curtis Produced Debra Hill Documentary to Begin Production

Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story, the Jamie Lee Curtis-produced documentary about the late writer/producer, will begin production with Causeway Pictures. Queen of the Hill The documentary is set to be directed by Irish filmmakers Jim McMorrow and Margaret McGoldrick, and it will tell the story of Hill, who wrote and produced many films with … Read more

David Harbour Says ‘Stranger Things’ Begins Final Season Production Soon

David Harbour says he and the rest of the Stranger Things cast are getting ready to head back to set to film the fifth and final installment of the hit Netflix series.  Harbour, 48, talked with members of the media Thursday evening at the BoxLunch Gala and shared that filming for the show — which was delayed … Read more