AI & RoboticsNews

UAE’s Falcon 3 challenges open-source leaders amid surging demand for small AI models

December 18, 2024
The UAE government-backed Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has announced the launch of Falcon 3, a family of open-source small language models (SLMs) designed to run efficiently on lightweight, single GPU-based infrastructures. Falcon 3 features four model sizes — 1B, 3B, 7B, and 10B — with base and instruct variants, promising to democratize access to advanced AI capabilities for…
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DefenseNews

Army, Navy conduct key hypersonic missile test

December 18, 2024
The Army and Navy on Thursday completed a successful all-up round test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, potentially paving the way for the services to begin fielding the long-awaited system. The glide body was developed jointly between the two services. The Army plans to…
DefenseNews

Defense firms follow Lithuania’s allure of making ammo sans red tape

December 18, 2024
MILAN — Lithuania’s offer to lower administrative hurdles for foreign defense companies seeking to set up shop in the Baltic state has found several takers in major Western defense manufacturers. The response comes after the Lithuanian government approved new legal amendments aimed at simplifying and shortening the procedures required for international companies to build local plants for…
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CryptoNews

Lido Ends Staking on Polygon; Refocuses on Ethereum

December 18, 2024
The Lido community has voted to end staking services on Polygon, due to significant challenges that has limited adoption. Lido Shuts Down Polygon Staking Lido Finance has announced it will be effectively discontinuing its staking service on Polygon. According to a Dec. 16 blogpost, the decision was reached after an extensive decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) forum discussion and a…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

US Postal Service says it is going electric despite Trump

December 18, 2024
While incoming president Donald Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course. Last year, Congress gave USPS $3 billion as part of a $430 billion climate bill to buy EVs and charging infrastructure. And that also included…
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