Cleantech & EV'sNews

Speeders just got lucky: the new Dodge police Charger is NOT electric

If the Mopar faithful won’t embrace the 670 hp electric Charger because it’s powered by batteries, and won’t accept the 550 hp Sixpack Charger because it’s powered by turbos. In a last-ditch effort, Dodge executives are hoping the people chasing them down will. A new Dodge Law Charger PPV concept was on display at the Police Fleet Expo at the Daytona International Speedway this week…
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DefenseNews

Pentagon inks deals with Boeing, RTX to boost production of SM-3 components

The Pentagon signed two framework agreements Friday with Boeing and RTX to expand production of critical components for the Standard Missile-3, the Navy’s primary ship-launched interceptor against ballistic missiles. The deals cover avionics and ejector assemblies Boeing supplies to prime contractor Raytheon, an RTX business, for both the SM-3 Block IB and the newer Block IIA. Both variants…
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ComputersNews

USB connector types: The tier list

Adam and Alex let loose some magma-hot takes on the little metal bits that connect and power all our gadgets. Credit: Foundry I have a visceral hatred of MicroUSB. Back when I was writing about Android phones, there was a needlessly long transition from…
GamingNews

Why the X-Men Don't Exist in Marvel's Wolverine

While there are many mutants famous for being members of the X-Men in Marvel’s Wolverine, in the video game’s story the X-Men do not exist. Rather, Logan is a former member of Team X, the mutant black ops unit that includes the likes of Sabretooth and Mystique. Yes, Jean Grey is in the game, but she is not part of any group called the X-Men because it hasn’t been formed yet. Put simply…
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GamingNews

Marvel's Wolverine: The Final Preview

Key Preview Takeaways: Combat is as violent as you’d want from Wolverine, with a cleverly implemented Rage Meter, but it doesn’t have the same ability to personalize your attacks as Spider-Man. The story is intriguing, offering up a pre-X-Men Logan working…
CryptoNews

Michael Saylor Maps Bitcoin Into 4-Part Digital Money Stack

Michael Saylor’s framework assigns separate roles to bitcoin, Strategy’s STRC preferred stock, Solstice Finance’s yield-bearing SR-strcUSX token, and USDT. The model shows how financial companies could convert volatile bitcoin capital into credit, savings products, and payment assets. Key Takeaways Saylor assigns separate purposes to bitcoin, credit, and payments. STRC supplies the existing…
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