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Kia teases first images of its production-ready EV3 and sets the date for its global premiere

May 9, 2024
Kia has just posted some teaser images of its upcoming EV3 SUV – its latest all-electric model promising to be smaller, more affordable, and more “plant-based” than its current siblings in the “EV” portfolio. To mark the occasion, Kia has also shared the date and time for the global premiere of the new EV3, which will take place later this month. If you’re reading the headline above…
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CryptoNews

Standard Chartered: Second Trump Term Would Be 'Broadly Positive' for Crypto Markets

May 9, 2024
Standard Chartered Bank predicts that a second term for the Trump administration would create a favorable regulatory landscape, leading to a positive outlook for the crypto sector. The bank has revised its forecast citing improved market sentiment after cautioning that bitcoin’s price could drop to the $50K range. Standard Chartered on Trump and Crypto Standard Chartered Bank’s head of FX…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Espresso AI emerges from stealth with $11M to tackle the cloud cost crisis

May 8, 2024
Espresso AI, a stealthy Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup, has raised over $11 million in seed funding to bring the power of AI to perhaps the biggest challenge in enterprise computing today: reining in runaway cloud costs. The funding includes a seed round led by Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman, and a pre-seed round led by Matt Turck at FirstMark, with participation from industry…
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DefenseNews

How to further strengthen the Defense Production Act

May 8, 2024
The House Financial Services Committee’s hearing this week on the reauthorization of the Defense Production Act is timely and important. The DPA is an essential tool for national security that was little known prior to COVID-19. Its use during the pandemic helped the U.S.
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Lockheed Martin to roll out first F-35s for Poland this summer

May 8, 2024
WARSAW, Poland — Senior Lockheed Martin officials said they expect the first F-35 warplanes for Poland to leave the production plant in Fort Worth, Texas, in the coming months, a time line unaffected by the company’s problems with a major upgrade for the aircraft known as Technology Refresh 3, or TR-3. The envisioned timing lines up with Polish pilot training, which is slated to begin in the…
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