This year has been excellent for Solana, which saw its token reach a new ATH at $263.83 on November 23rd and the release of pump.fun, a meme coin launchpad that already recorded more than $300 million in revenue.
However, its main blockchain still leverages Layer 1 technology, which can cause issues for meme coin traders and developers during high-traffic hours. Solaxy (SOLX) is now preparing to…
Lido Ends Staking on Polygon; Refocuses on Ethereum
December 18, 2024
The Lido community has voted to end staking services on Polygon, due to significant challenges that has limited adoption.
Lido Shuts Down Polygon Staking
Lido Finance has announced it will be effectively discontinuing its staking service on Polygon. According to a Dec. 16…
Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox.
Zheng Gao has been at Tesla for more than 8 years and for the last three, he has been the head of Autopilot hardware engineering.
He elaborated on his role on his…
Hyundai is now selling EVs on Amazon: Here's how you can snag one
December 18, 2024
An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one.
How to buy Hyundai EVs directly on Amazon
Hyundai teamed up with the e-commerce giant last year to make buying an electric car as easy as ordering a new t-shirt from Amazon’s website.
Starting today, you can view…
US Postal Service says it is going electric despite Trump
December 18, 2024
While incoming president Donald Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course.
Last year, Congress…
In today’s fast-paced digital world, attention spans are rapidly declining. The average person now struggles to focus on a single task for more than a few minutes, making it increasingly challenging for content creators and businesses to capture and retain audience…
OpenAI expands ChatGPT Canvas to all users
December 11, 2024
OpenAI is extending access to its side-by-side digital editing space, Canvas, to all ChatGPT users and added new features, the company announced today in a livestream, the fourth of its “12 Days of OpenAI”-holiday themed announcements.
Canvas, which was announced in October, was previously only available to paying ChatGPT Plus, Teams, Edu and Enterprise subscribers.
Available on desktop web…
OpenAI has ushered in a new reasoning paradigm in large language models (LLMs) with its o1 model, which recently got a major upgrade. However, while OpenAI has a strong lead in reasoning models, it might lose some ground to open source rivals that are quickly…
Singapore startup Sapient enters global enterprise AI race with new model architectures
December 11, 2024
In a Nutshell
Sapient Intelligence, Singapore’s innovative AI startup, has secured $22 million in seed funding to develop groundbreaking models challenging GPT’s limitations. By blending neuroscience and mathematics, Sapient creates flexible architectures excelling in…
Nearly half of the amphibious warfare ships Marines need to deploy often are unavailable due to maintenance, according to a government watchdog. How the Navy currently manages those repairs means jarheads will continue to deploy late to the fight.
The Dec. 3 Government Accountability Office report, which detailed an audit from April 2023 to December 2024 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, and…
