On the ninth day of its holiday-themed stretch of product announcements known as “12 Days of OpenAI,” OpenAI is rolling out its most advanced model, o1, to third-party developers through its application programming interface (API).
This marks a major step forward for devs looking to build new advanced AI applications or integrate the most advanced OpenAI tech into their existing apps and…
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…
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…
WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has signed a deal to purchase an undisclosed number of MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones for the Polish Armed Forces. The new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be part of the military’s new component to be launched next month, the Drone Force.
“A few months ago, I declared the creation of the Drone Force which is now becoming a…
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…
8 Out of 10: Coingecko Research Report Uncovers Crypto's Festive 'Santa Claus Rally' Trends
December 18, 2024
Crypto markets have danced to the tune of the Santa Claus rally effect eight times in the last ten years, according to an interesting report from Coingecko, penned by analyst Lim Yu Qian.
Holiday Cheer or Crypto Chill? Coingecko Breaks Down the Santa Rally Effect
The Santa…
This year has been excellent for Solana, which saw its token reach a new ATH at $263.83 on November 23rd and the release of pump.fun, a meme coin launchpad that already recorded more than $300 million in revenue.
However, its main blockchain still leverages Layer 1 technology, which can cause issues for meme coin traders and developers during high-traffic hours. Solaxy (SOLX) is now preparing to…
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…
Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox.
Zheng Gao has been at Tesla for more than 8 years and for the last three, he has been the head of Autopilot hardware engineering.
He elaborated on his role on his…
Hyundai is now selling EVs on Amazon: Here's how you can snag one
December 18, 2024
An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one.
How to buy Hyundai EVs directly on Amazon
Hyundai teamed up with the e-commerce giant last year to make buying an electric car as easy as ordering a new t-shirt from Amazon’s website.
Starting today, you can view…
