DefenseNews

Navy 30-year shipbuilding plan relies on more money, industry capacity

The U.S. Navy sets a fleet goal of 381 ships, up from 373, in a new long-range shipbuilding plan. The service expects to reach this goal by 2042 if it can grow both its shipbuilding budget and the industrial base’s capacity, it says in the document. The Navy had previously called for a fleet of 373 ships in last year’s plan, and 355 before that based on a 2016 study. The latest report calls…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Flexible printed perovskite solar achieves a record 11% efficiency

Researchers led by Australia’s national science agency had an efficiency breakthrough with roll-to-roll flexible printed perovskite solar cells. The international team, led by the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has developed a new method for producing roll-to-roll flexible printed solar cells that deliver unprecedented levels of…
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CryptoNews

Economists Rally Behind Honduras in $10.8 Billion Legal Fight Over Crypto Island Project

A group of 85 economists has supported the Honduran government’s decision to leave the World Bank’s arbitration body, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), amidst a legal conflict with the crypto island project Próspera Inc., which seeks $10.8 billion in compensation after losing its special economic status due to legislative changes in 2022. The economists…
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CryptoNews

SEC Requests More Funding to Regulate Crypto Sector

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted its 2025 budget request, which will partly fund the securities watchdog’s efforts to regulate the crypto sector. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance,” SEC Chair Gary…
GamingNews

Hangry snack ‘n slash action RPG debuts at The Mix show

Game Pill, a Canadian game studio with over 100 game credits, announced an original “snack ‘n’ slash” action RPG called Hangry. In this all-new adventure, players take on the role of the titular character, Hangry, on an intergalactic quest to hunt down, carve up, and devour countless delicious beasts spread across a wide assortment of exotic locales. Game Pill will show the game at The Mix…
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