Several of the U.S. Navy’s top shipbuilding programs are running one year to three years behind schedule, as the service and the industrial base grapple with workforce and management challenges.
Navy leaders conducted a 45-day review of its shipbuilding portfolio, following news in January that a first-of-class guided-missile frigate was behind schedule due in part to a workforce shortage at…
This new solid-state battery cell claims to set industry records, could offer over 1,300 mile range
April 4, 2024
A solid-state battery developer in China has unveiled a new cell that could help change the game for electric mobility. Tailan New Energy’s vehicle-grade all-solid-state lithium batteries offer energy density twice that of other cells in the segment, empowering the Chinese…
As massive earthquake rocks Taiwan and shutters trains, battery-swapping e-scooters rush in
April 4, 2024
The largest earthquake to hit Taiwan this century rattled the entire island overnight, collapsing buildings, damaging roads, and shutting down train and subway services. Gogoro’s electric scooters quickly picked up the slack, providing a key accessible transportation…
Norway’s WindSpider has designed a lightweight crane system that builds offshore wind turbines virtually on its own once the tower is up.
The Norwegian startup is being taken very seriously – it’s part of the Energy Transition Norway cluster, and it’s been backed by German global energy company RWE since December 2022.
WindSpider announced a deal in early March with Leirvik Group…
In a modest yet positive development, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a net inflow of $39.5 million, even as the ETF ARKB experienced a substantial outflow of $87.5 million. Despite ARKB’s significant outflow surpassing that of GBTC, Grayscale’s…
Coingecko Report: Meme Coins Eclipse AI and RWA Tokens With Stellar Q1 Performance News Bytes
April 4, 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, meme coins significantly outshone all other cryptocurrency narratives by delivering an astonishing average return of 1312% across its leading tokens, as observed in a report by Coingecko. Among these, the newly launched tokens Brett (BRETT)…
Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance employee detained by Nigerian authorities, is a stringent law enforcement professional with no decision-making authority, according to the crypto exchange. Through his Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team, Gambaryan has responded to more than 600 information requests from Nigerian authorities.
Gambaryan Hired to Assist Binance with Past Compliance Issues
Tigran…
Read AI, a leader in AI-powered meeting summaries, today announced a $21 million Series A financing round led by Goodwater Capital, with participation from existing investor Madrona Venture Group. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s mission of building the…
Cloudflare makes it simple to deploy AI apps with Hugging Face, launches Workers AI to public
April 3, 2024
Cloudflare is now letting more developers bring their AI applications from Hugging Face onto its platform. In addition, the company has made its serverless GPU-powered inference, known as Workers AI, generally available.
The Cloudflare-Hugging Face integration was announced…
Seattle-based OctoAI has a new offering called OctoStack, designed to help those in the enterprise deploy private generative AI models. Companies can use this “turn-key production platform” in a virtual private cloud or on-premises and will have access to highly optimized inference, model customization and asset management. In doing so, OctoAI wants to give companies the freedom to build and…
