AI & RoboticsNews

Mike Verdu of Netflix Games leads new generative AI initiative

Mike Verdu, who had largely spearheaded Netflix’s foray into gaming in recent years as VP of Netflix Games, announced on LinkedIn a new role within Netflix Games leading the company’s effort to capitalize on generative AI. The role, Vice President of GenAI for Games, focuses on using generative AI for the next step in creating games with big teams. “GenAI is that next challenge. I don’t…
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DefenseNews

Why the Defense Department needs a chief economist

The Department of Defense budget is growing, and the DOD is spending more money in novel industries and nontraditional areas than ever before. To ensure the DOD spends smartly in this new environment, Congress should authorize a chief economist to keep the DOD thinking about the dollars and cents of it all. Since 2000, the DOD has spent more than $15 trillion dollars and has an anticipated budget…
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DefenseNews

Air Force to send bomber task force to Europe

The Air Force plans to soon send its latest task force of strategic bombers to Europe to train with NATO allies. U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa said on Friday that the bomber task force deployment will begin “in the coming days,” and would last several weeks.
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Could McLaren go all-electric? UAE fund agrees to purchase 100% of the auto business to accelerate its growth

An Abu Dhabi-based investment firm has entered a non-binding agreement to buy 100% of McLaren’s automotive business, including a stake in the McLaren Group. The purchase goal is to bring additional capital to McLaren to accelerate its growth in vehicle development, particularly in electric vehicle technologies. If approved, could McLaren become the next supercar developer to go…
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CryptoNews

$3M Bitcoin Forecast: Vaneck's Model Sees Central Bank BTC Adoption – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Bitcoin could reach $3 million, according to asset manager Vaneck, with a model showing its potential as a reserve asset held by global central banks. Bitcoin as Central Bank Asset? The $3M Target Driving Big Conversations Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at asset management firm Vaneck, analyzed bitcoin’s recent rise in an interview with CNBC last week on CNBC, pointing to the…
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