A new San Francisco startup, Skyfire, is launching today in beta with $8.5 million in seed round funding to become the “Visa for AI” by allowing you to equip autonomous AI agents made by other companies with your money and let them spend it while they go off on and work for you.
“We’re enabling is AI agents to be able to autonomously make payments, receive payments, hold balances,” said…
PARIS — Britain’s Ministry of Defence plans to build a hangar-sized isolated chamber big enough for F-35 jets and Chinook transport helicopters to test its military assets against GPS jamming and other types of electronic warfare.
U.K. firm QinetiQ will build the…
Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says
August 23, 2024
The Army is restructuring its signal battalions as advancements in technology and a laser-focus on its network dovetail with a shift from brigade to division-centric combat plans.
Final details for restructuring the battalions came after years of merging job specialties in…
NIO begins online presence for its expansion to the UAE ahead of a market launch later this year
August 23, 2024
Chinese EV automaker NIO is expanding its global presence, making headway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a strategic partnership backed by the Abu Dhabi government. The automaker has gone live with an official website and social media page for its new UAE business division and has shared who will manage it.
NIO ($NIO) is no stranger to coverage on Electrek, and today is no different.
BYD launches upgraded 2025 Song Plus EV with new features and design, starting at $21,000
August 23, 2024
BYD unveiled the 2025 Song Plus EV on Monday with new features and stylish design updates. The 2025 BYD Song Plus EV gains new features and design upgrades starting at just 149,800 yuan, or around $21,000.
Meet the upgraded 2025 BYD Song Plus EV
China’s leading EV maker…
The absolutely bonkers, 1,000 hp McMurtry Speirling fan car has crossed the Atlantic, and it’s doing the same thing here that it did in Europe: go scary fast and shatter hillclimb records.
The impossibly fast McMurtry Speirling electric fan car that wowed crowds at the…
US Bitcoin ETFs on the Verge of Controlling 1 Million BTC
August 23, 2024
According to the latest data collected on Aug. 16, 2024, the 12 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) collectively hold around 910,153.83 BTC, which translates to over $53 billion at the current exchange rates. Leading the pack is Blackrock’s IBIT, holding the largest portion with 38.34% of the total BTC.
12 Spot Bitcoin ETFs Close in on Holding 1 Million BTC
The 12 U.S. bitcoin ETFs have…
Tron Triumphs as Cardano Fades—ADA Drops From Crypto’s Top 10 – Market Updates Bitcoin News
August 23, 2024
Based on recent market data, the cryptocurrency cardano (ADA) has fallen out of the top ten rankings, making way for tron (TRX) to take its place. ADA has struggled to hold its ground among the leading cryptocurrencies this year, and in the past 30 days alone, it has dropped…
The Nigerian government is looking to impose taxes on the cryptocurrency industry. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to introduce a new tax law to achieve this. Despite being a major crypto market, Nigeria currently receives minimal tax income from…
California-based LambdaTest, the company known for helping leading enterprises test how their apps work across different platforms, is expanding into the AI domain with the launch of KaneAI, an agentic experience for end-to-end software testing and quality assurance.
Available to select partners as an extension of the core LambdaTest platform, KaneAI allows users to write, execute, debug and…
