CryptoNews

Trump Set to Share Bold Vision: Turning the US Into the ‘Crypto Capital of the Planet’

August 30, 2024
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump posted a video on X, where he announced his intention to chart a course for making the United States the “crypto capital of the planet.” As the video concludes, the logo of World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance (defi) project founded by Trump’s sons, prominently appears. Trump Claims to Have a Vision to Make the U.S. The Ultimate Crypto…
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DefenseNews

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

August 30, 2024
FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana – A new Army-made software application is allowing soldiers to identify a target and send a fire mission in under a minute when it used to take 15 minutes. Those same soldiers have rigged cheap drones with a cheap, off-the-shelf circuit board and…
DefenseNews

Thai Air Force picks Saab Gripen E fighter jet to replace its F-16s

August 30, 2024
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Royal Thai Air Force has nominated the Gripen E/F fighter jet to replace the country’s aging F-16A/Bs in a hard-fought contest involving Saab and Lockheed Martin, officials announced on Tuesday. A service committee deliberated for ten months before recommending the Gripen, though government approval is still required before a contract can be signed. “It can be…
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AI & RoboticsNews

This new open-source AI, CogVideoX, could change how we create videos forever

August 30, 2024
Researchers from Tsinghua University and Zhipu AI have unleashed CogVideoX, an open-source text-to-video model that threatens to disrupt the AI landscape dominated by startups like Runway, Luma AI and Pika Labs. This breakthrough, detailed in a recent arXiv paper, puts advanced video generation capabilities into the hands of developers worldwide. ??Hot New Release: CogVideoX-5B, a new…
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CryptoNews

Ethereum Foundation Defends $96.9M Transfer Amidst Criticism

August 29, 2024
On Aug. 23, 2024, the Ethereum Foundation made a significant transaction by transferring 35,000 ETH, valued at approximately $96.9 million based on current ether rates. The transaction sparked some criticism from the crypto community, with a few voices raising concerns about the foundation’s transparency. However, the foundation’s executive director quickly clarified that the transfer was…
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