NISAR, the trailblazing Earth-observing radar satellite being developed by the United States and Indian space agencies, passed a major milestone on Nov. 13, emerging from a 21-day test aimed at evaluating its ability to function in the extreme temperatures and the vacuum of space.
Short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, NISAR is the first space hardware collaboration between NASA and the…
What Meta learned from Galactica, the doomed model launched two weeks before ChatGPT
November 15, 2023
One year ago — and two weeks before OpenAI released ChatGPT — Meta released a research demo called Galactica. An open source “large language model for science” that was trained on data including 48 million scientific papers, Meta touted Galactica’s ability to…
Tangram Vision, a startup building software and hardware for robotic perception, unveiled a new 3D depth sensor today called HiFi that packs powerful computer vision capabilities into an off-the-shelf product priced at $549.
The sensor aims to “make it dead simple to add…
Business2Community: Cryptocurrency Adoption Soars in Emerging Markets – Sponsored Bitcoin News
November 15, 2023
The trajectory of cryptocurrencies, from their inception as a novel digital medium of exchange, has been nothing short of transformative. Initially tethered to the sphere of finance, offering an alternative to conventional banking paradigms, cryptocurrencies have transcended these boundaries to permeate various industries.
In recent years, the world has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the…
Ripple Partners With Onafriq to Enable Faster Cross Border Payments to Africa – Africa Bitcoin News
November 15, 2023
Ripple and the Africa-focused payment fintech startup Onafriq recently said they are collaborating to enable crypto-based cross-border payments between Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the U.K., and Australia. Using Ripple’s platform helps Onafriq achieve its…
XRP Technical Analysis: Market Navigates Rumor-Induced Volatility – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
November 15, 2023
In the wake of recent market rumors about Blackrock’s involvement with XRP, the cryptocurrency’s price experienced significant volatility. Today, XRP stands at $0.654, reflecting a dynamic interplay of market forces and investor sentiment.
XRP’s Price Rollercoaster…
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin is mulling additional applications and integration for its Q-53 radar, long relied upon by the U.S. Army to spot incoming rockets, artillery and mortars.
The Q-53 has since 2010 been deployed alongside soldiers to detect, classify and determine the impact points of indirect fire. It received extended-range modifications in recent years, and has demonstrated the…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and related services for an ongoing overhaul of its aerial spying and targeting capabilities.
The company’s RAPCON-X, converted Bombardier business…
If you drive a company car for Mercedes, it may be time to trade in your E-Class for a new EQE. Mercedes-Benz will require all eligible employees driving company cars in Germany to switch to purely electric vehicles.
Mercedes employee company cars are going electric…
Tesla (TSLA) warns it is in between 'growth waves' right now
November 14, 2023
Tesla (TSLA) has warned investors that it is currently in between growth waves – potentially affecting its guided 50% growth rate.
The growth Tesla has experienced in terms of vehicle production and deliveries over the last decade is undeniably impressive.
Tesla went from a poorly funded EV startup to the most valuable automaker in the world with a capacity to produce 2 million new electric…
