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Founders of Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Accused of Laundering $1 Billion – Bitcoin News

August 25, 2023
The founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash were charged Thursday with allegedly helping to launder more than $1 billion in digital currency, including funds taken by North Korean hackers. Department of Justice: ‘You Can’t Hide From Us Behind a Keyboard — Whether You’re a Hacker or Facilitator’ Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were indicted federally on charges of…
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US Navy awards Sikorsky $2.7 billion for 35 CH-53K helicopters

August 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy awarded its largest contract yet for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter program, with a $2.77 billion contract Thursday for 35 aircraft. The contract with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, covers 12 lot 7 and 15 lot 8 aircraft…
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Ukrainian pilots will learn to fly F-16s at US Air Force’s 162nd Wing

August 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian F-16 pilots within two months, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a briefing Thursday. While he didn’t give specific numbers, he said there would be “several” pilots and “dozens” of maintainers trained. This follows comments earlier in the week that the U.S. would participate in the process only if the Netherlands…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 24, 2023

August 25, 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…
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GM Ultium UAW battery workers win 25% pay increase

August 25, 2023
Workers at GM’s Ultium plant in Warren, Ohio have negotiated an agreement to increase their pay by an additional $3-4 an hour, about a 25% increase from current base pay. The plan covers around 1,100 workers and would go into effect immediately if ratified by a union vote…
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Volkswagen opens ID.7 electric sedan pre-orders in Europe, starting at $62K

August 25, 2023
Volkswagen opened pre-orders for its flagship ID.7 electric sedan on Thursday for European customers. The new flagship EV will start at around $62,000 (€56,995) with up to 385 miles (621 km) of WLTC range. Volkswagen opens ID.7 electric sedan pre-orders After kicking off ID.7 production earlier this week at its German plant in Emden, Volkswagen is opening pre-orders for European…
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NewsPhotography

Gear in this story

August 25, 2023
We’ve added the Leica M11 Monochrom images to our studio scene comparison tool. The images show the added detail level that can be achieved if you don’t have to demosaic the images, as well as the improved noise performance that comes once you remove the color…
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Why Nikon's APS-C Z-mount is worth another look in 2023

August 25, 2023
The Nikon Z50 and the entire DX Z-mount family has aged like a fine Chianti. I’ve long been on the hunt for the perfect take-anywhere digital camera, something I can use for a mix of street, live music and casual portrait photography. To match my lifestyle, this camera…
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NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search

August 25, 2023
In June 2023, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program leaders joined their counterparts from the Australian Space Agency, ESA (European Space Agency), and the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on a field expedition to visit some of the oldest convincing evidence of life on Earth. “This science expedition was a great opportunity for NASA to work…
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