Cleantech & EV'sNews

Mack MD Electric semi truck gets to work at PITT OHIO fleet

Logistics and LTL shipping providers PITT OHIO are adding four Mack MD Electric commercial trucks to their Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania operations. With the addition of its new Mack MD Electrics, PITT OHIO will have 10 BEVs – a small part of its 930 Class 8 tractor and 475 Class 7 straight truck fleet (the majority of which is Mack/Volvo). “Mack Trucks is proud to support PITT OHIO…
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CryptoNews

7 US States Unite to Challenge SEC's Crypto Overreach

Seven U.S. states have united in a coalition to challenge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) regulation of cryptocurrency. The states filed an amicus brief arguing that the SEC’s “power grab” would stifle innovation, harm the crypto industry, and…
CryptoNews

Latam Insights: Bukele Slashes Import Duties in El Salvador, Argentina Enacts Crypto Tax Normalization

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele eliminated import taxes for basic products for a decade in El Salvador, Argentina defined rules for regularizing cryptocurrency assets, and OFAC sanctioned the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. President Bukele Eliminates Basic Food…
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GamingNews

Paramount+ cancels Halo series after 2 seasons

After two seasons, Paramount+ has canceled its live action Halo adaptation. The series premiered in March 2022 and its second season aired in February 2024. According to Deadline, Amblin Television, Xbox and 343 Industries are currently looking for a new home for the Halo…
AI & RoboticsNews

Groq’s open-source Llama AI model tops leaderboard, outperforming GPT-4o and Claude in function calling

Groq, an AI hardware startup, has released two open-source language models that outperform tech giants in specialized tool use capabilities. The new Llama-3-Groq-70B-Tool-Use model has claimed the top spot on the Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL), surpassing proprietary offerings from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. I’ve been leading a secret project for months … and the word is…
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI gives more control over ChatGPT Enterprise

OpenAI has released new enterprise control for customers using its ChatGPT Enterprise around compliance, data security and safely scaling access.  OpenAI’s new Enterprise Compliance API gives ChatGPT Enterprise users a record of time-stamped interactions for…
DefenseNews

Navy missile intercepts target using Army’s new missile defense radar

A U.S. Navy Standard Missile-6, guided by the U.S. Army’s new missile defense radar and command and control system, intercepted a target in a recent test during Valiant Shield 24 in the Indo-Pacific, Raytheon announced in a July 18 statement. In the test involving both physical hardware and simulation, the Army’s Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, simulator provided threat…
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