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Tzitzikostas: Backing E-Mobility and the 2035 ICE Car Ban

November 7, 2024
The next European commissioner for sustainable transport drew a hard line in a hearing this week: Apostolos Tzitzikostas backs e-mobility and has no intention of watering down the EU’s plan to ban new registrations for ICE cars in 2035. Problem is, it’s not clear how he aims to make this happen. At an hours-long hearing Monday before the Transport Committee, live-reported by Politico, the man…
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CryptoNews

Former Employee's Hidden Code Turns Workplace Into Crypto Mine

November 7, 2024
A Minnesota man, Joshua Paul Armbrust, 44, has been indicted for a “cryptojacking” scheme that exploited his former employer’s computing resources to mine ether (ETH), causing over $45,000 in damages, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…
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Vires in Numeris: Ethereum's Main Rival Grows in October, Flips BNB to Become the Fourth Largest Token

November 7, 2024
In October, Solana outperformed Ethereum in several key metrics. The token surpassed Ethereum in market share for decentralized exchanges, economic value, and liquidity inflows. Additionally, SOL demonstrated strong price performance, reaching over $180 on election day and flipping BNB. Solana Surpasses BNB, Trounces Ethereum in October Solana, considered by some as one of the largest rivals of…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Runway goes 3D with new AI video camera controls for Gen-3 Alpha Turbo

November 5, 2024
As the AI video wars continue to wage with new, realistic video generating models being released on a near weekly basis, early leader Runway isn’t ceding any ground in terms of capabilities. Rather, the New York City-based startup — funded to the tune of $100M+ by Google and Nvidia, among others — is actually deploying even new features that help set it apart. Today, for instance, it…
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DefenseNews

Why the Defense Department needs a chief economist

November 5, 2024
The Department of Defense budget is growing, and the DOD is spending more money in novel industries and nontraditional areas than ever before. To ensure the DOD spends smartly in this new environment, Congress should authorize a chief economist to keep the DOD thinking about…
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Air Force to send bomber task force to Europe

November 5, 2024
The Air Force plans to soon send its latest task force of strategic bombers to Europe to train with NATO allies. U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa said on Friday that the bomber task force deployment will begin “in the coming days,” and would last several weeks.
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California reaches 22% BEV market share, Tesla is down but not doing half bad

November 5, 2024
California has reached a record of 22% market share for battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and over 40% if you account for PHEVs and HEVs. Tesla has been responsible for much of California’s EV leadership, but the automaker is now down in the important EV market. Battery-electric vehicles are now hitting an all-time record of 22.2% market share in the state – more than twice the national BEV…
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