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Blue Bird just got its single largest electric school bus order yet

Blue Bird Corporation (Nasdaq: BLBD) got the single largest order of electric school buses to date from the second-largest public school system in the US. The Los Angeles Unified School District ordered 180 electric school buses, adding to the 26 Blue Bird electric school buses it already has in its fleet. The unprecedented order will help the school district transition the first of several…
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CryptoNews

Ripple President Monica Long: It's 'Critical' for Crypto to Be Represented at Davos

Monica Long, president of financial and cryptocurrency services company Ripple, has given her take on the presence of cryptocurrency industry actors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) event at Davos. Long stated she considers it “critical” for the cryptocurrency industry to be represented at Davos by mature players to show what is being done and separate it from the hype. Ripple’s Monica…
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Nigerian Crypto Startup Reveals Closure of $2.3 Million Strategic Funding Round

The Nigerian crypto startup revealed on Jan. 16 that the firm had closed a $2.3 million strategic fund to finance the acquisition of operating licenses from different African regulators. Canza Finance said it hopes the new licenses and the defi platform will help it achieve its goal of lowering the cost of doing business. Lowering the Cost of Doing Business Nigerian crypto startup, Canza Finance…
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Circle Report Shows USDC Navigating Challenging Waters in 2023

Despite a challenging 2023 with a substantial decline in circulating supply, a Circle report claims USDC emerges resilient, experiencing a surge in real-world applications and a decrease in speculative trading. A Resilient Year for USDC Amidst Market Shifts Circle, the…
AI & RoboticsNews

Tokyo startup Sakana AI lands $30M to forge new path with compact AI models

Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup co-founded by two notable ex-Google engineers, announced today that it has raised $30 million in seed funding from high-profile technology investors. The young company, founded just last year, aims to take a different approach to AI by developing smaller, more efficient models inspired by nature.  The seed round was led by Lux Capital…
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