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Pratt to start receiving F-35 engine upgrade contracts in early 2024

November 29, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon expects to start issuing early next year the first in a series of sole-source contracts to Pratt & Whitney to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s engines. In a notice posted online Monday, the government said the follow-on contract actions to RTX-owned Pratt & Whitney will begin in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, and continue through the end of December…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: November 28, 2023

November 29, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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In a first, this electric SOV is charged by offshore wind turbines

November 29, 2023
A Dutch shipbuilder has officially launched what it says is the world’s first electric service operations vessel (SOV) that can charge offshore. Damen Shipyards Group debuted the SOV 7017 Electric today at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam. At a length of 70 meters (230 feet) and a width of 17 meters (56 feet), the company says it’s the largest fully electric…
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BMW reveals first electric M performance car name in new trademark filing

November 29, 2023
A new trademark filing revealed the name of the first BMW high-performance M electric car. The BMW M3 is going electric, likely under the name iM3. The rumors can finally be put to rest: BMW’s M3 is going electric. According to a new trademark application filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, BMW’s first electric M car will likely be called the iM3. The new trademark…
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NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon

November 29, 2023
Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like, thanks to NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, which completed its 22nd year at the Red Planet last…
AI & RoboticsNews

Pika Labs raises $55M, launches new AI video platform to take on Runway

November 29, 2023
Today, Pika Labs, a six-month-old video AI startup, announced it has raised $35 million in a series A round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, alongside earlier side rounds, putting the total raised by the young firm at $55 million. The company also unveiled Pika 1.0, a new web platform building upon its earlier beta release that allows users to generate and edit videos in diverse…
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