Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments wipes out hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto market

May 14, 2021
Tesla’s move to stop Bitcoin payments over energy use concerns has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of market value in the cryptocurrency market. Yesterday, we reported that Tesla stopped accepting payment in Bitcoin for its vehicles. Shortly after, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is suspending the payment option over concern about the use of fossil fuel to power Bitcoin…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: May 13, 2021

May 14, 2021
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…
DefenseNews

Can the Army protect essential but ‘unloved’ programs in future budgets?

May 14, 2021
WASHINGTON — Army leaders are growing concerned the service won’t be able to continue to protect its priority programs and key enabling capabilities in the upcoming budget, especially as military officials and national security observers expect the Army’s overall budget could shrink in fiscal 2022. Some programs considered critical to the future are already “on the edge of…
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MobileNews

Code-scanning platform BluBracket nabs $12M for enterprise security

May 14, 2021
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Code security startup BluBracket today announced it has raised $12 million in a series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners. The capital will be used to further develop BluBracket’s products and grow its sales team. Detecting exploits in source code can be a pain point for enterprises, especially with the onset of…
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MobileNews

Stadia is ‘alive and well’ according to Google as co-founder steps up to product lead

May 14, 2021
2021’s first half has been full of disheartening news for Google Stadia since the closure of Stadia Games & Entertainment (SG&E) earlier this year and most recently with the departure of John Justice earlier this month. Many have questioned the staying power of the product, but according to Google, Stadia is still “alive and well” and has taken on a new product lead. Speaking to…
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