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Decade of Resilience — A Look at 10 Pioneer Crypto Companies That Are Still Standing – Featured Bitcoin News

November 7, 2023
Over 15 years have passed since Satoshi Nakamoto launched the crypto revolution with the release of the Bitcoin white paper. On the brink of January 3, 2024, the network celebrates a decade and a half of continuous activity. Though many companies folded in 2023, several of the original players remain in the game. This overview showcases some of the first crypto firms still in operation, detailing…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

'Tesla needs to close the gap with us,' says BMW about batteries

November 7, 2023
BMW appears highly confident about its latest generation of battery cells as it claims that “Tesla needs to close the gap” with them. The electric vehicle revolution starts with batteries, and Tesla has been regarded as having an edge on that front thanks to its early investments into battery production with Panasonic. However, some other automakers have since followed and started to close…
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GamingNews

A recap of Epic Games vs. Google trial day one

November 7, 2023
GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now The first day of the Epic Games vs. Google antitrust trial ended after both sides gave opening statements and two witnesses…
AI & RoboticsNews

Chinese AI unicorn’s 34B LLM outperforms larger Llama 2 and Falcon models

November 7, 2023
01.AI, the Chinese startup founded by veteran AI expert and investor Kai-Fu Lee, has released a 34-billion parameter large language model (LLM) that outperforms the 70-billion Llama 2 and 180 billion Falcon open-source counterparts built by Meta Platforms, Inc., and the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi, respectively. Dubbed Yi-34B, the new AI model supports Chinese and English…
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DefenseNews

Lockheed to upgrade Chilean Air Force’s F-16 jets

November 7, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile — Lockheed Martin will upgrade 36 operational F-16 fighter jets with the Chilean Air Force under a $177 million contract, the Pentagon announced. The deal, unveiled Oct. 31, will see those F-16AM/BM Block 15/20 MLU aircraft modified to the M6.6 standard. A…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

The US's busiest rail corridor just got a $16.4B boost – why that's huge

November 7, 2023
The Biden administration just announced $16.4 billion to upgrade the Northeast Corridor’s rail infrastructure – here’s why that’s going to impact a lot of people. The Biden administration’s Infrastructure Law, which passed in November 2021, earmarked $66 billion for rail investment – the most significant (and well overdue) investment in passenger rail since Amtrak was created in 1971.
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