In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables.
The 100 days of continuity means not that renewables are powering the grid for the entire day, but that it’s happening consistently on a daily basis – and that’s unprecedented.
Since March, historic output from solar, wind, hydro, and battery…
Rivian (RIVN) and Volkswagen win approval from German authorities to form joint venture
July 30, 2024
Rivian (RIVN) and Volkswagen received the green light from German authorities to form a new joint venture. With “no series competition problems” to worry about, the German Federal Cartel Office approved the Rivian/VW partnership on Monday.
Rivian and Volkswagen gain…
Before bitcoin (BTC) hit an intraday peak of $70,016 per unit on Bitstamp on Monday, a dormant bitcoin wallet from July 27, 2017, moved 210 BTC, valued at over $14 million.
2017 Bitcoin Wallet Activity Resurfaces, 210 BTC Moved Ahead of $70K Peak
In recent days, several…
21shares announced it has integrated Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve on Ethereum mainnet to bolster the transparency of the 21shares Core Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF), also known as CETH. The crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer said this integration aims to provide real-time visibility into the ethereum (ETH) reserves backing the ETF.
21shares Enhances CETH Transparency With…
Blackrock Warns of Rising Crypto Investment Scams
July 30, 2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has warned about cryptocurrency scams. The firm urged caution when dealing with individuals, websites, or social media platforms using its brand to offer training or investments.
Airtable, the $11 billion no-code platform unicorn, has unveiled Cobuilder, an AI-powered tool that generates customizable applications in seconds using natural language prompts. This launch could reshape the landscape of enterprise software development by allowing…
In a surprising announcement today, OpenAI has unveiled SearchGPT, a prototype AI-powered search engine that directly challenges Google’s dominance in the online search market.
This bold move signals a significant escalation in the AI search wars and could reshape how users find and interact with information on the web.
We’re testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of new AI search…
AI training costs are growing exponentially — IBM says quantum computing could be a solution
July 26, 2024
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that a third of nuclear power plants are in talks with tech companies to power their new data centers. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs projected that AI is going to drive a 160% increase in power usage by data centers from now…
The Marines are looking for weapons-mounted gear and ammo that can detect and blast drones out of the sky with “buckshot-like” capability.
Marine Corps Systems Command posted a request for information from industry on July 15 seeking white papers on how developers would…
Navy fighter jets from Carrier Air Wing 3, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, employed several weapons in combat for the first time during their recently completed deployment to the Middle East, where they battled Houthi attacks and struck targets held by the Iran-backed group in Yemen.
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 105 became the first squadron in…
