GamingNews

Microsoft reorgs Xbox leadership following Activision acquisition

GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now Microsoft is shaking up the structure and leadership of its Xbox gaming and marketing divisions shortly after its record-breaking $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Matt Booty was promoted to president of game content and studios, which will…
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DefenseNews

Army gets first high-power microwave prototype to counter drone swarms

WASHINGTON — Epirus has completed initial government acceptance testing of its high-power microwave prototype meant to counter drone swarms, the company said in a Nov. 1 statement. The prototype system delivered to the U.S. Army is part of the service’s effort to develop an Indirect Fire Protection Capability that will protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from drones as well as rockets…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Polestar 4 ranks as brand's greenest car to date

Swedish EV maker Polestar just released its first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the brand’s SUV crossover Polestar 4, which the company says emits as little as 19.4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Made in China, the model ranks as having the smallest carbon footprint in the company’s four-vehicle lineup. This latest assessment measures all the carbon emissions from the life cycle of the vehicle…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

ZEEKR 001 and 009 first drives: Quality EVs offering proof this automaker is just getting started

After over two years of consistent coverage of Geely’s young, all-electric ZEEKR brand, I finally got the opportunity to see its first two EV models up close and take them both for a spin. As a bonus, ZEEKR also had its purpose-built EV designed for Waymo on display before first deliveries to the robotaxi startup begin. Since its inception announcement from parent company Geely back in March of…
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