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A company is developing self-propelled, battery-electric railcars you can control with your phone

May 12, 2023
A young tech company called Intramotev has developed zero-emissions freight mobility solutions that could help significantly decarbonize (and revitalize) a major industry in the US. Following a new $200,000 grant from the state of Michigan, Intramotev looks to deploy three of its self-propelled battery-electric railcars in the state later this year. Intramotev is a St. Louis-based group founded…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla releases a new Full Self-Driving Beta update with performance improvements

May 12, 2023
Tesla has started to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta update with some performance improvements – although it doesn’t look like a huge update from the release notes. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs to remain vigilant and ready to take control at all times. Since the responsibility rests…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force wants drone wingmen to bring ‘mass’ airpower on a budget

May 12, 2023
WASHINGTON — If the Air Force has to fight a major adversary such as China in years to come, a top general said, it must bring “mass” in its airpower — without breaking the bank. But piloted fighters alone won’t be enough to maintain the United States’ prized air superiority, Lt. Gen. Richard Moore, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, said in an interview with Defense News.
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CryptoNews

Report: French Crypto Trader Jailed for 18 Months for Buying a Ferrari With Bitcoin

May 12, 2023
A French crypto trader, Thomas Clausi, is currently jailed in Morocco where he was convicted of the crime of purchasing a Ferrari using bitcoin. Clausi’s arrest and subsequent jailing came after a woman, who sold him a Ferrari for $440,000 in April 2021, filed a complaint against the crypto trader when the price of the crypto asset had dropped to just over $30,000. Crypto Trader Ordered to Pay…
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