The U.S. Army is ending its latest effort to build a new armed scout helicopter, known as the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, an abrupt change of direction that marks one of the department’s most significant program cancellations of the last decade.
The service had already spent at least $2 billion on the program and had requested another $5 billion for the next five years, according to…
DIU Selects Anduril for Pentagon AUV Platform
February 9, 2024
The Defense Innovation Unit awarded Anduril Industries a contract that will get its Dive family of large-diameter autonomous underwater vehicles into the hands of sailors for operations this year.
The award comes after DIU selected the Dive-LD platform to perform in a…
All-new electric Lancia Ypsilon shown weeks ahead of schedule
February 9, 2024
Storied Italian car brand Lancia revealed its first new car — electric or otherwise — in over a decade, and it did so without warning, without fanfare, and weeks ahead of schedule.
Lancia set an official release date of February 14th for the new Ypsilon (Valentin’es…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 7, 2024
February 9, 2024
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Ford will unveil its all-electric Puma Gen-E later this year
February 9, 2024
The UK’s best-selling car is going electric. Ford said it will reveal the all-electric Puma Gen-E later this year as it expands its European EV lineup.
After unveiling the new Puma on Wednesday, Ford said that the all-electric Gen-E model will be revealed later this…
Hugewin: Crypto Casino News
February 9, 2024
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Tecpetrol, an Argentina-based oil and gas company, has reported the benefits of including crypto mining operations in its oil explorative activities. According to Tecpetrol CEO Ricardo Markous, including on-site vented gas generators to mine cryptocurrency has allowed oil production to rise fivefold in Los Toldos II, an exploration project located in the Vaca Muerta oilfield.
Tecpetrol Uses Vented…
In its 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has unveiled the concerning trend of criminals increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies to finance illegal activities.
US Treasury Reports Identify Crypto’s Role in Illicit…
Disney invests $1.5B in Fortnite maker Epic Games to build a persistent game universe
February 8, 2024
Disney is investing $1.5 billion for an equity stake in Fortnite and Unreal Engine maker Epic Games as part of a broader partnership to create a new Disney gaming universe.
The companies plan to create an expansive and open games and entertainment universe. I would say…
Roblox Corporation today gave its latest earnings report, for the last quarter of 2023 and the full year together. The company reported strong growth across the quarter, with substantial increases in bookings and daily active users. Some of the losses have also grown at the same rate, though Roblox’s executive staff have emphasized how the game has reached new audiences this quarter.
Roblox sees…
