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Here’s what you need to know Cruise is halving its fleet of autonomous taxis in San Francisco. California regulators ordered the GM-owned company [to cut the size of its fleet by 50%](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fcruise-cut-robotaxi-fleet-50-crashes-san-francisco-1850756908%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/hZaGdnEAJ4GTxwlC_YTLBXCp12D0NqXqky3Tb1VfqA8=314) after two collisions last week. Tesla said its cyber breach was an insider job. The electric vehicle maker [is suing two former staffers](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ftesla-data-breach-insider-job-former-employees-lawsuit-1850756905%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/MeUoyHQb4Q2yRU5KD7CJ82eY0hArJ_Hw6YYW6_X3QUo=314) for leaking data linked to 75,000 employees and users. Ecuador and Guatemala voted for new presidents. 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It’s the [first tropical storm to batter the area](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fhurricane-hilary-record-rainfall-california-1850752271%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/9lf2QPF_e2A9FlVGObGa3T8s9sC6ALHYE5KDwJsyRmY=314) since 1939, prompting authorities to issue a [state of emergency](%2F%2Fwww.gov.ca.gov%2F2023%2F08%2F19%2Fgovernor-newsom-proclaims-state-of-emergency-as-hurricane-hilary-approaches-california%2F/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/ACj3v2TdNMgGR8eYedDdBtyO0hfzjWK68zNM19B-N_Q=314). Sponsor content by PWC [PWC]( Responsible AI: Building trust, shaping policy In this episode, hear from industry leaders on responsible AI — what it is, the impact with generative AI and how you can use it to build trust across your organization. [advertisement][advertisement][advertisement] The world’s most sought-after hardware Those interested in developing and using generative AI—er, basically everyone and everything these days—are in the market for a certain $40,000 chip. That chip is Nvidia’s H100. Tech giants like Microsoft and Google are the most obvious customers of the H100, but even Saudi Arabia and the UAE, [and of course, Elon Musk](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Felon-musk-tesla-supercomputer-evs-data-project-dojo-1850658578%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/i3ygZ0Ywyf1RnymGWlcLmcrupevQu5ulELxkDJfBLn0=314), have snapped up these chips to build their own AI applications. Quartz’s Michelle Cheng looked into [what makes Nvidia’s hardware so coveted](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fa-40-000-nvidia-chip-has-become-the-worlds-most-sought-1850746956%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/JunlJ11tTNsgWk9vT6KdyVEo3I2kufukgPKQLP9JUVY=314). And the world’s most successful Women’s World’s Cup %2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850756887%2Fcruise-cuts%2F/4/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/7oBIymFPtLz1rQlrA0Ku-Zod9OUAPZBZxaVD8u8G6CE=314 Photo: Reuters (Hannah Mckay) For the first time ever, Spain won the Women’s World Cup in a victory over England. The match concluded what’s been dubbed [the most successful](%2F%2Fr.g-omedia.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps:%252F%252Fwww.theguardian.com%252Ffootball%252F2023%252Faug%252F04%252Fwomens-world-cup-2023-hailed-as-most-successful-in-history-at-halfway-point%2F1%2F0100018a14ba1733-9659120d-7893-4167-8af4-4897a29350b6-000000%2F41ziX5tytINmMYgBzFyM35mURRwVDb9BDmzg2n9I1m8=314/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/NDDFqv-fDFCEyxabXbMFnTa8O-DTNdAJ2rO6nQpbYns=314)tournament in Women’s World Cup history. Before the final, FIFA said the competition had already generated $570 million. The president of the international football association called the number a feat “even in men’s football.” But Gianni Infantino then proceeded to [score an own goal in the pay equality](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fwomens-world-cup-broke-even-570-million-1850753087%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/d4oSJaDM21NfV5iPJ6gRpWIo0ajzjYdOTNlZJWcJUvw=314) debate. One big number: 50% The percentage of environmental scientists and activists (out of a sample of 380,000 users) that have left Twitter, now X, since Musk’s takeover last year There’s a couple of key reasons why climate activists are leaving Twitter: rising levels of abuse and hate speech, and changes to the site’s [application programming interface](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Felon-musk-twitter-microsoft-api-payment-1850356180%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850756887/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/xjYv1RU3N1Jqj_WTLrZ5xyHxQ_HJiXxyEDFX6NGPQBY=314) (API). 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[advertisement][advertisement][advertisement] Surprising discoveries Cheesemakers are microchipping their wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano. The [edible devices](%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fmicrochips-in-the-parmigiano-and-other-ways-europeans-are-fighting-fake-food-3c719f9c/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/a3pbapH19-TT7cCRvSyTkBpnVTGjGMsobeoGqEjokS4=314) are smaller than a grain of salt and are meant to ward off counterfeits. Mars is spinning faster and faster every year. Changes in the [red planet’s ice caps](%2F%2Farstechnica.com%2Fscience%2F2023%2F08%2Fmars-keeps-spinning-faster-every-year-nasa-insight-data-says%2F/1/0100018a178f627e-fc35ad6c-0d6e-4407-b6f0-c4ade6adc1db-000000/NkjuZ8mdr6FZelatqI3zdE9sIhJ8Mwf4KCX-BVFfz7M=314) may be the accelerant. People are trying to shame Bogotá into fixing its sidewalks. 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