DefenseNews

Gen. Jim Slife sworn in as Air Force vice chief of staff

January 4, 2024
Gen. Jim Slife stepped into the role of Air Force vice chief of staff at a Dec. 29 ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, ending the service’s three-month stretch without Senate-confirmed officers in its top two leadership posts. Slife’s assignment to the Air Force’s second-highest position is part of a wide-ranging shuffle of the branch’s top brass that began in the fall.
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: January 2, 2024

January 4, 2024
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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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia's help

January 4, 2024
Rimac, the Croatian EV maker behind the record-setting Nevera electric supercar, is launching a robotaxi service. With Kia’s help, the new robotaxi will be revealed in just a few months. Founded in 2009, Rimac Automobili has focused on building the most powerful electric hypercar. The startup designs, develops, and manufactures its supercars in-house. After CEO Mate Rimac’s BMW E30 gave…
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CryptoNews

Mystery Wallet Rockets to Top 10 Bitcoin Holders With 8,888 BTC New Year’s Gain

January 4, 2024
A bitcoin wallet, believed to be linked to Tether, the leading stablecoin issuer, has ascended to become the tenth largest holder of bitcoin. This elevation occurred after an accrual of 8,888 bitcoin from Bitfinex as the year concluded. Presently, the wallet’s holdings total around 66,465.20 bitcoin, with a value nearing $3 billion at existing exchange rates. Bitcoin’s New Whale: Mystery…
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The US's first large-scale offshore wind farm just missed its first power delivery deadline

January 3, 2024
Vineyard Wind 1 was supposed to deliver its first power to the Massachusetts grid by December 31 – but it didn’t. Vineyard Wind 1 is a 50/50 joint venture between Avangrid and green investors Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. On December 6, Avangrid CEO Pedro Azagra said that its “team has worked tremendously hard, through nights, weekends, and holidays to put us in the position to…
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