DefenseNews

Navy extending service lives of three cruisers

November 8, 2024
The Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers. The service announced Monday that the Gettysburg, Chosin, and Cape St. George will now remain in service up until fiscal year 2029, rather than 2026. These cruisers have received modernization updates including “extensive hull,” mechanical and engineering…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 get slight range bumps

November 8, 2024
Tesla has increased the range of a couple of Model Y and Model 3 configurations. It’s only a slight bump, but we will take it. Model Y, Tesla’s best-selling vehicle by a wide margin, has received a very slight range increase for the Long Range Dual Motor. It went from 308 to 311 miles on a single charge: We are talking about a 1% increase in range here. It’s nothing to write home about, but…
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CryptoNews

Nigerian Crypto Crackdown: Two More Firms Convicted, Forced to Cough Up $30,000

November 8, 2024
A Nigerian court has convicted two more cryptocurrency firms, Egomsinachi Road Autos Limited and Chimera Log & Haulage Services Limited, for conducting unauthorized USDT-to-naira transactions. As a result, they’ve been ordered to transfer nearly $30,000 to the federal government. The latest court decision came just a few months after other crypto firms, Paparaxy Global Ventures Limited and…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Trump’s victory will benefit Elon Musk and xAI

November 7, 2024
Disclaimer: I voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and stand by my choice. Republican politician and businessman Donald J. Trump has won the 2024 U.S. presidential election in a strong political comeback, despite various pre-election polls showing him neck-and-neck with his opponent Kamala Harris (the current and now outgoing Vice President, a Democrat). As many who follow the…
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