AI & RoboticsNews

Meta quietly unveils Llama 2 Long AI that beats GPT-3.5 Turbo and Claude 2 on some tasks

September 30, 2023
Meta Platforms showed off a bevy of new AI features for its consumer-facing services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at its annual Meta Connect conference in Menlo Park, California, this week. But the biggest news from Mark Zuckerberg’s company may have actually come in the form of a computer science paper published without fanfare by Meta researchers on the open access and non-peer reviewed…
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind

September 30, 2023
The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Aug. 30, 2023, the 899th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The video, which was sped up 20 times, is composed of 21 frames taken…
CryptoNews

US Representative Introduces Legislation to Mandate Reporting of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions to the CFTC – Regulation Bitcoin News

September 30, 2023
Virginia’s Democratic representative Don Beyer has ushered in a fresh bill mandating the documentation of off-chain transactions and over-the-counter (OTC) crypto engagements by cryptocurrency exchanges, to be catalogued in a repository under the purview of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. New Legislation Targets Off-Chain Transfers in Crypto Industry Representative Don Beyer…
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DefenseNews

Boeing to pay $8.1M to settle Osprey false claims allegations

September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — Boeing agreed to an $8.1 million settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims and made false statements regarding its contracts with the U.S. Navy to build the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey, the Justice…
DefenseNews

F-35 program finishes years-late tests needed for full production

September 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — The F-35 program has completed a long-delayed series of crucial tests, which could pave the way for a decision next year to officially move the advanced fighter jet into full-rate production. The Joint Simulation Environment tests, known as “runs for score,” were finished Sept. 21, as was the initial trial validation, F-35 Joint Program Office spokesman Russell Goemaere said in…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Podcast: Tesla Cybertruck launch?, Tesla delivery expectations, Kia EV9 price $$$, and more

September 29, 2023
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the imminent Tesla Cybertruck launch, Tesla delivery expectations, Kia EV9 price US price, and more. This week’s podcast sponsored by Tescamp, Cooler and mattress for your Model Y The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on . As a reminder…
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