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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk

December 29, 2023
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover isn’t on the move, it works pretty well as a sundial, as seen in two black-and-white videos recorded on Nov. 8, the 4,002nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover captured its own shadow shifting across the surface of Mars using its black-and-white Hazard-Avoidance Cameras, or Hazcams. Instructions to record the videos were part of the last set of…
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Smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils first EV, aims to rival Tesla and Porsche

December 29, 2023
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi officially unveiled its first electric car yesterday at a launch event in Beijing, while declaring its big ambitions to rival Tesla and Porsche and become a top automaker within the next two decades. The SU7, which we’ve previously covered, signals the transition of the Chinese electronics giant to brave new ventures, and its billionaire cofounder Lei Jun is…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 27, 2023

December 29, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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L2 Protocol Blast Soars Past $1 Billion in Locked Crypto Value

December 29, 2023
Statistics reveal that the Ethereum layer two (L2) platform Blast now secures over $1 billion within its protocol. The total value locked (TVL) in Blast has expanded more than twelvefold since its launch in late November. Blast’s TVL Hits $1 Billion Initially, on Nov. 22, 2023, Blast’s value locked was recorded at $89.59 million, but as of today, it has surged to $1.135 billion. Currently…
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Microstrategy Acquires More Bitcoin, Raising Total Holdings to 189,150 BTC

December 28, 2023
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has bought 14,620 more bitcoin for approximately $615.7 million. The latest purchase raised the company’s cryptocurrency holdings to 189,150 bitcoin, acquired for about $5.9 billion at an average price of $31,168 per coin. Microstrategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, believes that spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) “may be the biggest development on…
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