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Paypal's Latest Report: $1 Billion in Crypto Assets, Holdings Are Predominantly BTC and ETH

May 11, 2023
Payments behemoth Paypal has disclosed in a Form 10-Q financial report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it is holding nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency assets. This news comes on the heels of Paypal’s announcement that Venmo now facilitates external transfers of cryptocurrencies to wallets and exchange platforms. Paypal’s Crypto Holdings Increase in Value…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

The annual US health cost of oil and gas production is $77B – here's how we fix that

May 10, 2023
The US oil and gas sector was responsible for $77 billion in total health impacts in 2016, according to a newly released study. Few studies have measured the effects of oil and gas production – not even factoring in actual fossil fuel usage – on air quality, human health, and health costs, but this new study does. The study is called “Air pollution and health impacts of oil & gas…
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GM plans to return to Europe as an EV-only brand

May 10, 2023
General Motors has been building up its resources and capabilities for an all-electric future. With a vast lineup of fully electric vehicles, GM plans to spearhead its return to Europe as an EV-only brand. After selling over 20,000 EVs for the first time in Q1, GM overtook…
DefenseNews

Navy eyes private capital to modernize dated facilities

May 10, 2023
NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Fleet Forces Command, facing major infrastructure spending shortfalls, is weighing alternative funding sources to fix them. Adm. Daryl Caudle told Defense News the military construction budget isn’t sufficient to address some issues at the bases and shipyards under his command. “Some of the problems, quite frankly, are just too large: If I went and solved one problem, it…
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Tesla slashes Supercharger prices across Europe

May 10, 2023
Tesla has slashed Supercharger prices across most markets in Europe as energy prices are stabilizing downward following the crisis. One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles remains that their cost of operations is much lower than vehicles with internal combustion…
DefenseNews

Defense budget bill hit with delay over debt ceiling fight

May 10, 2023
WASHINGTON — The partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling has temporarily derailed Congress’ work on the annual defense authorization bill. The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled to begin this Thursday —…
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The first electric Corvette is up for sale, a secret 1987 prototype built by... Motorola

May 10, 2023
It’s not often you come across a piece of history up for sale. The first electric Corvette was actually made by none other than the hardware tech company Motorola. Up until now, very little has been reported on the project. The story of the first electric Corvette made by Motorola Although Chevrolet has yet to reveal its first electric Corvette, there’s already one on the market. How can that…
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