CryptoNews

No Rate Cut: Powell’s Steady Hand Defies Political Pressure; Crypto Gains Amid Equity Retreat

January 31, 2025
Following former President Donald Trump’s declaration that he would “demand” interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve, policymakers defied external pressure Wednesday, maintaining the federal funds rate without adjustment. FOMC Monetary Policy Unmoved At its first 2025 gathering on Jan. 29, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) observed that “economic activity has continued to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Pig API: Give your AI agents a virtual desktop to automate Windows apps

January 30, 2025
In the evolving landscape of AI, enterprises face the challenge of integrating modern solutions with legacy systems that often lack the necessary application programming interfaces (APIs) for seamless integration. Tools like Pig API have taken a different approach to this problem by enabling AI agents to interact directly with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) within virtual Windows desktops hosted…
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DefenseNews

Poland buys radar-homing missiles for its future F-35 fleet

January 30, 2025
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal to buy more than 200 AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from the United States, becoming the region’s first ally to secure an advanced capability to destroy…
DefenseNews

Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine

January 30, 2025
The Air Force on Monday greatly expanded funding for the prototype engine for the service’s planned sixth-generation fighter. General Electric of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pratt & Whitney Engines of East Hartford, Connecticut, each received modifications to their initial Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion, or NGAP, contracts that bring the maximum amount for the prototype phase up to $3.5…
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DefenseNews

BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns

January 30, 2025
The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service’s Mk 45 naval gun systems in an effort to improve their long-range strike and air defense capabilities, the company announced Monday. BAE will receive an…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

BMW i5 spotted with native NACS port – could be one of the 1st brands to switch?

January 30, 2025
A BMW i5 with a native NACS port was spotted charging this weekend in Green River, Utah, leading to thoughts that BMW’s NACS transition may leapfrog a few other companies. We’ve seen a lot of action in the NACS transition in the last few weeks, with several brands added to Tesla’s Supercharger “coming soon” page, separate announcements from VW and Honda, and with Hyundai shipping the…
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