Cleantech & EV'sNews

World's largest EV maker unveils new sodium battery electric motorbikes

Yadea, which has claimed the title of the world’s largest electric vehicle maker for seven years running, has just announced a new electric motorbike powered by the company’s innovative HuaYu sodium-ion battery technology. Yadea has long dominated the electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler market globally, but has generally relied on both lithium-ion and lead acid batteries to power its…
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CryptoNews

$2.2M in Crypto Frozen by AG Letitia James, Securing Funds for Victims

A $2.2 million cryptocurrency scam targeting job seekers was halted as the NY Attorney General froze funds, uncovering fake fees and untraceable transfers. AG James’ Bold Move Freezes $2.2M Crypto Loot From Fake Job Scammers The Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last week that James has filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 million in cryptocurrency stolen through a…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Microsoft’s new rStar-Math technique upgrades small models to outperform OpenAI’s o1-preview at math problems

Microsoft is doubling down on the potential of small language models (SLMs) with the unveiling of rStar-Math, a new reasoning technique that can be applied to small models to boost their performance on math problems using reasoning techniques — performance similar to, and in some cases exceeding, that of OpenAI’s o1-preview model. While still in a research phase — as outlined in a paper…
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DefenseNews

Rafale jets, submarines push France’s defense exports to $19B in 2024

PARIS — French defense export orders had their second-best year ever in 2024, rising to more than €18 billion (US$18.6 billion) on demand for Rafale fighter jets and submarines, Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu told troops in his traditional New Year’s address in Paris on Tuesday. Lecornu called for 2025 to be a new record year, driven by france defense exports of surface vessels…
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