During a panel discussion at the recent Foundation for Defense of Democracies event, Arkansas Republican French Hill shared a positive update on the trajectory of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act and the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act.
US Representative French Hill Foresees Bright Future for Crypto Bills at FDD Event
In a recent event hosted by the Foundation…
Standard Chartered Expects SEC to Approve Spot Ethereum ETFs in May, Pushing ETH to $4,000
January 31, 2024
Standard Chartered has predicted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will likely approve a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in May. The banking giant’s analyst foresees the price of ether rising to $4,000 by the expected approval date.
Standard…
AI poisoning tool Nightshade received 250,000 downloads in 5 days: ‘beyond anything we imagined’
January 30, 2024
Nightshade, a new, free downloadable tool created by computer science researchers at the University of Chicago designed to be used by artists to disrupt AI models scraping and training on their artworks without consent, has received 250,000 downloads in the first five days…
There have been many advances in vision-language models (VLM) that can match natural language queries to objects in a visual scene. And researchers are experimenting with how these models can be applied to robotics systems, which are still lagging in generalizing their abilities.
A new paper by researchers at Meta AI and New York University introduces an open-knowledge-based framework that brings…
Mideast waters challenge unmanned vessels, says US Navy leader
January 30, 2024
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Operational and environmental challenges in Middle Eastern waters are hindering the pace of innovation around unmanned surface vessels, according to the chief of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
“You bring things out, they look good on…
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The hangar was relatively empty. Not even the Lockheed Martin C-5, some 250 feet long and 65 feet high, filled the space outright.
No maintainers milled about, no drills whirred and no hammers clanged. But the steady hum of spinning blades…
US approves sale of F-16 jets to Turkey, F-35s to Greece
January 30, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The State Department notified Congress of its approval of the…
The port cartage and drayage specialists at Coyote Container successfully completed a 400-mile delivery in a Nikola Tre semi truck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
William Hall, Managing Member and Founder of Coyote Container, drove the hydrogen Nikola over the hilly…
Tesla chair prepares to sell up to $50 million in stock
January 30, 2024
Tesla’s chairwoman, Robyn Denholm, has signed a new contract with the company to prepare to sell up to $50 million worth of TSLA stock.
Denholm is an Australian businesswoman who has long been the head of Tesla’s board of directors.
She came to the role after CEO Elon…
Hyundai dealerships are modernizing as the brand looks to build upon its growth in the EV market this year. Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 is already a top seller at some dealers. With new electric models rolling out, like the three-row IONIQ 7 SUV, Hyundai has the “whole gamut covered.”
Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 is a top-selling EV
“If I had to describe Hyundai right now in two words, it would be growth…
