Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is optimistic about passing bipartisan crypto legislation by year’s end, stressing the importance of collaboration to keep the U.S. at the forefront of innovation. At the “Crypto4Harris” event supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, Schumer emphasized the inevitability of cryptocurrency and the need for well-crafted legislation.
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Iran is aggressively cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency mining as the nation faces a severe power crisis exacerbated by an intense heatwave. Iranian authorities claim that unauthorized crypto mining has significantly strained Iran’s power grid, leading to widespread…
Artists celebrate as copyright infringement case against AI image generators moves forward
August 14, 2024
Visual artists who joined together in a class action lawsuit against some of the most popular AI image and video generation companies are celebrating today after a judge ruled their copyright infringement case against the AI companies can move forward toward…
Sakana AI’s ‘AI Scientist’ conducts research autonomously, challenging scientific norms
August 14, 2024
Sakana AI, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Oxford and the University of British Columbia, has developed an artificial intelligence system that can conduct end-to-end scientific research autonomously. This breakthrough, named “The AI Scientist,” promises to completely transform the process of scientific discovery.
The AI Scientist automates the entire research lifecycle…
OpenAI continues to push the envelope on generative AI. Yesterday, without much fanfare or warning, the company’s official ChatGPT account on the social network X posted an update stating: “there’s a new GPT-4o model out in ChatGPT since last week. hope you all are…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army plans to choose a few teams from a larger pool to compete to develop its Enduring High Energy Laser, or HEL, system for short-range air defense in early 2025, Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office…
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we ask where Tesla’s million buyers went as the wait time on Cybertruck drops to zero. Meanwhile, Ford EVs charge free in Texas, Hyundai’s 7 passenger Ioniq 9 heads towards production, and we recap the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024.
We also talk through the $16,000, permanent range-extender that Tesla thinks you’ll be willing to give up 1/3 of…
Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH) has launched North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors for its entire line of Level 2 home IQ EV chargers.
The global energy technology company and supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems launched J1772-enabled Level…
The latest BMW App update includes a unique new electric vehicle analysis tool. Using real driving data, BMW’s new app feature shows how an EV would have performed on the same trip you took your gas-powered car.
BMW’s new app feature gives EV analysis for ICE drivers
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SBI Digital Community Co. Ltd. has partnered with Ripple Labs Inc. to promote the use of the XRP Ledger in the Web3 space. The partnership will also involve issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger and rewarding creators in XRP, aiming to enhance consumer experiences and make Web3 technologies more accessible.
SBI Digital Community Partners with Ripple Labs to Boost XRP Ledger…
