Tag Archives: Incentives

Tesla, GM lead record U.S. EV sales as federal incentives end

Tesla, GM lead record U.S. EV sales as federal incentives end

A Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Sierra Denali EV First Edition next to one another. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September. New data …

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Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations?

Are bad incentives to blame for AI hallucinations?

A new research paper from OpenAI asks why large language models like GPT-5 and chatbots like ChatGPT still hallucinate, and whether anything can be done to reduce those hallucinations. In a blog post summarizing the paper, OpenAI defines hallucinations as “plausible but false statements generated by language models,” and it acknowledges that despite improvements, hallucinations “remain a fundamental challenge for …

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Za’Darius Smith deal has $4.25 million in base pay, $4 million in incentives

Za’Darius Smith deal has .25 million in base pay,  million in incentives

Veteran pass-rusher Za’Darius Smith has indeed agreed to terms with the Eagles. And he can make solid money, based on his performance — and on the team’s performance. The contract has made it into the NFL’s system. Which means that, as usual, the details have made their way to PFT. Which also means that, as usual, the initial reports regarding …

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49ers add $3 million in play-time incentives to Jauan Jennings’s 2025 contract

49ers add  million in play-time incentives to Jauan Jennings’s 2025 contract

Training camp opened with 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings wanted a new deal or a trade. He got neither. With the regular season approaching, he has now gotten a sweetener. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the 49ers have added $3 million in playing-time incentives to Jenning’s contract. The triggers have not yet been specific. Under the two-year deal Jennings signed in …

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49ers, WR Jennings reach deal to add $3 million in incentives

49ers, WR Jennings reach deal to add  million in incentives

Nick WagonerSep 3, 2025, 10:45 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 and …

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EVs are getting a temporary Trump bump thanks to expiring incentives

EVs are getting a temporary Trump bump thanks to expiring incentives

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for electric vehicles. On the first day of his presidency, he signed an executive order to eliminate EV incentives that he has often falsely portrayed as an “electric vehicle mandate.” And last month, Republicans in Congress voted to kill the $7,500 tax credit, among other subsidies designed to make EVs …

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Terry McLaurin’s deal: $44 million guaranteed, $96 million with incentives – The Washington Post

Terry McLaurin’s deal: $44 million guaranteed, $96 million with incentives  The Washington Post McLaurin hold-in ends with deal worth up to $96M  ESPN Commanders WR Terry McLaurin agrees to three-year extension worth up to $96 million  NFL.com Commanders sign WR Terry McLaurin to contract extension  Washington Commanders Details on Terry McLaurin deal are “very elusive”  NBC Sports Source link

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Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit | Russia

Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit | Russia

When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska, the Russian president will set out to woo his US counterpart and dangle financial incentives for siding with Moscow over Ukraine. The hastily arranged summit, organised at Putin’s request, will be his first invitation to meet a US president on American soil since he visited George W Bush in 2007. The …

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