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ARMAGH, PA—The fire that consumed the Roadster Factory's 48,000 square-foot warehouse burned for more than a dozen hours and required around 100 firefighters from 13 local fire departments.

AMSTERDAM—Stellantis has agreed to partner with EV start-up Ample Inc. to integrate Ample’s modular battery swapping technology into Stellantis’ electric vehicles.

DETROIT—Stellantis is cutting one shift at its assembly plant here, where the Jeep Grand Cherokee is built, not because of a lack of demand but rather due to emissions regulations in California.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Google is facing controversy among AI experts for a deceptive Gemini promotional video released earlier this month that appears to show its new AI model recognizing visual cues and interacting vocally with a person in real time. 

MOLINE, IL—According to a CNBC interview with Jahmy Hindman, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of John Deere, Deere sees AI — specifically computer vision and machine learning — as essential to helping farmers address challenges like population increase and constantly changing weather conditions.

AUSTIN, TX—On Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, Tesla released a demo video showing the latest version of its prototype humanoid robot, Optimus Gen 2.

OPELIKA, AL—German appliance manufacturer Miele is investing $657.7 million to build a new assembly plant here—its first in the U.S.

WÖRTH, Germany—Electric trucks produced at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant here are now being used to deliver parts to the factory.

MUNICH— Microsoft Corp. and Siemens AG are working together to bring the benefits of artificial intelligence to industries worldwide.

ANN ARBOR, MI— The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has released a white paper promoting cybersecurity best practices.