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The Port of Baltimore just bought an electric wheel loader

September 15, 2023
Maryland’s Port of Baltimore is buying an electric wheel loader from electric heavy equipment developer and maker HEVI. The Port of Baltimore is one of the US’s busiest shipping ports, and it was the busiest US vehicle-handling port in 2022. The East Windsor, New Jersey-based HEVI is supplying the Port with a new GEL-5000 electric wheel loader. It’s a nearly 40,000-pound (18,000 kg)…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: September 14, 2023

September 15, 2023
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…
NewsSpace

NASA-Built Greenhouse Gas Detector Moves Closer to Launch

September 15, 2023
A state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer, which will measure the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide from space, moved closer to launch this month after being delivered to a clean room at Planet Labs PBC (Planet) in San Francisco. Designed and built by NASA’s Jet…
AI & RoboticsNews

Generative AI will account for half of game development in 5 to 10 years | Bain

September 15, 2023
Generative AI will grow from less than 5% of game development now to 50% or more in the next five to 10 years, according to a study by global consulting firm Bain & Company. The research, titled “How will Generative AI Change the Video Game Industry,” surveyed 25 gaming executives globally and uncovered their perspectives on the impact of generative AI on the industry. The survey found…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Series AI raises $7.9M in funding for game-building tools

September 15, 2023
Series AI announced today that it has raised $7.9 million in its seed funding round, which it plans to put towards a “suite of AI-powered game authoring tools.” The company is working on these tools as a way to help decrease the amount of time spent on menial tasks in…
CryptoNews

Yellow Card's Partnership With Moonpay Set to Enhance Nigerian Users' Crypto Trading Experience – Africa Bitcoin News

September 15, 2023
Yellow Card, the Africa-focused crypto exchange, recently said it had joined forces with Moonpay in an arrangement which is expected to help “enhance the crypto purchasing experience for Nigerians by leveraging local bank transfers.” According to Uzoma James, Yellow Card’s West Africa regional manager, the partnership is expected to “make crypto trading easy, intuitive, and available to…
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DefenseNews

Entire Air Force to miss recruiting goal, the first failure since 1999

September 14, 2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force will miss its annual enlisted recruiting goal across all three components for the first time since 1999, as waning interest in military service and administrative hurdles continue to plague efforts to train the next generation of troops. The active duty Air Force made it about 90% of the way to its goal of 26,877 enlisted recruits, falling short by nearly…
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