President Trump has already attacked electric vehicles with executive orders on his first day, but he is mostly signaling upcoming attacks on EVs that would further damage the environment.
As part of the Unleashing American Energy” executive order, one of many orders signed by Trump on his first day, the President has officially eliminated a “mandate” that never really existed and signaled…
CATL held a commanding lead in the EV battery market last year, accounting for over a third of global usage. The world’s largest EV battery maker expects to announce another big partnership for a new EV plant in Europe by the end of 2025. The new facility will be separate…
A federal appeals court in Texas has overturned sanctions levied against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing platform, determining that the Treasury Department acted beyond its lawful authority.
Court Rebukes Treasury Department Overreach in Tornado Cash Case
On Jan. 21…
Coinbase CEO: Exchange Will Delist USDT if Authorities Demand It
January 23, 2025
Coinbase CEO recently stated that his exchange would delist Tether’s USDT if authorities demand it or if Tether fails to comply with new US laws.
New Stablecoin Regulations on Horizon
Coinbase Global CEO Brian Armstrong has said his cryptocurrency exchange would have no choice but to delist the stablecoin issued by Tether, known as USDT, should authorities demand it. Armstrong, who has lobbied…
South African Central Bank Chief Criticizes Crypto Lobbying Efforts, Warns of Regulatory Capture
January 23, 2025
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank, criticized crypto lobbyists at the World Economic Forum in Davos for pushing countries to add Bitcoin to their reserves.
South Africa Central Bank Chief Questions Lobbyists’ Focus on Bitcoin
The governor of the…
Microsoft AutoGen v0.4: A turning point toward more intelligent AI agents for enterprise developers
January 21, 2025
The world of AI agents is undergoing a revolution, and Microsoft’s release of AutoGen v0.4 this week marked a significant leap forward in this journey. Positioned as a robust, scalable and extensible framework, AutoGen represents Microsoft’s latest attempt to address the…
The Rise of Humanoid Robots: Beyond Science Fiction
January 21, 2025
Humanoid robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Imagine a world where robots not only collaborate with us in factories but also greet us in stores, aid in surgeries and care for our loved ones. With Tesla planning to deploy thousands of Optimus robots by 2026, the age of humanoid robots is closer than we think.
This vision is becoming increasingly tangible as more companies showcase…
Open-source DeepSeek-R1 uses pure reinforcement learning to match OpenAI o1 — at 95% less cost
January 21, 2025
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, known for challenging leading AI vendors with open-source technologies, just dropped another bombshell: a new open reasoning LLM called DeepSeek-R1.
Based on the recently introduced DeepSeek V3 mixture-of-experts model, DeepSeek-R1 matches the…
The Navy announced Monday it will name a pair of future vessels after two previous commanders in chief. During a private White House ceremony Jan. 3, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro introduced two future Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers that will bear the…
How Trump’s Air Force pick could elevate space priorities
January 21, 2025
Among the resumes of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for key Pentagon posts, aspiring Air Force secretary Troy Meink’s stands out.
As a Defense Department insider with deep acquisition and technology-development experience, Meink would bring to the job a government background unlike that of Trump’s other DOD nominees. And his specialization in space could upend the priorities of a…