Toronto-based Secoda, an AI-powered platform for data search, cataloging, lineage and documentation, today announced $14 million in a Series A round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to further develop its AI solutions and allow any enterprise user, regardless of their technical background, to search, understand and use company data — in an experience as easy as searching on…
Coinbase's L2 Blockchain Base Skyrockets 111% in 41 Days, Overtaking Solana in TVL – Defi Bitcoin News
September 22, 2023
According to statistics, Coinbase’s Layer two (L2) blockchain, built on Ethereum and using Optimism’s open-source OP Stack, has grown significantly in the past 41 days. Since August, when the platform had a total value locked (TVL) of $175 million, the figure has…
Tether Dives Into AI Wave With $420M Nvidia GPU Investment Amid Soaring Demand – Bitcoin News
September 22, 2023
According to a report, Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization, has invested $420 million in 10,000 Nvidia H100 graphics processing units (GPUs). This news emerges during a time of surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI). It also comes after…
Mt Gox Repayment Delayed Again: Creditors Await BTC, BCH, and Yen Payments Until 2024 – Bitcoin News
September 22, 2023
According to a new update from the Mt Gox trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, the repayment deadline for creditors has been pushed to next year. Kobayashi said discussions with banks, fund transfer service providers and designated cryptocurrency exchanges have caused delays, making it impossible to meet the original repayment deadline.
Mt Gox Trustee Delays Payments
Nobuaki Kobayashi, the Mt Gox trustee…
Vivek Ramaswamy Plans to Have Crypto Policy Ready by Thanksgiving – Regulation Bitcoin News
September 22, 2023
Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is working on a crypto policy framework that he aims to finalize by Thanksgiving. The Republican criticized the regulation-by-enforcement approach of U.S. government agencies like the securities regulator under the administration of…
Navy brings unmanned vessels to Japan to bolster fleet integration
September 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — Four unmanned ships are now operating out of Japan for the first time, as part of the U.S. Navy’s Integrated Battle Problem 23.2 exercise aimed at folding these unmanned vessels into routine fleet operations.
These unmanned surface vessels aren’t operating…
Yet another electric bike recall announced due to faulty brakes
September 22, 2023
It’s been a tough few weeks for electric bike recalls, with the latest coming from major bicycle manufacturer Trek. The company announced a recall of all Allant+ 7 models with Tektro brakes due to a risk of brake hose malfunction.
In this case, the problem isn’t in the brake itself, but rather in the way the rear brake hose is routed around the headlight.
The company sent out a notice to…
Lexus 'humbly' looks to Tesla to compete in the EV era
September 22, 2023
With new global boss Takashi Watanabe at the helm, Lexus is finally venturing into the modern age of fully electric vehicles. To pick up the pace, Watanabe said Lexus will “humbly look at and learn from” Tesla’s accomplishments.
Watanabe took over as president of…
The US's largest solar panel maker breaks ground on a 3.5 GW factory
September 22, 2023
First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on its $1.1 billion factory in Louisiana.
The manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, southwest of Baton Rouge, is First Solar’s fifth fully vertically integrated…
Gear in this story
September 22, 2023
Credit: Tamron
Announced in August, Tamron’s unique 17-50mm F4 lens Di III VXD lens is almost ready for prime time. Tamron has announced more of this lens’s specs and says that it will be available starting October, 19, 2023 for a price of $699 for Sony E-mount cameras.
This is the first-ever 17-50mm lens for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras and it’s fairly compact at 114.4mm…
