DefenseNews

Defense Innovation Unit seeks systems to counter Red Sea drone attacks

As Iran-backed Houthi rebel groups continue to use attack drones to target ships in the Red Sea, the U.S. Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit are partnering to prototype a counter uncrewed aircraft system that can disable or shoot them down. The Navy is looking for a system it can easily integrate with a range of platforms to defend against such adversary drone attacks, DIU said June 14. The…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Mullen PowerUP is an EV and mobile charging station in one

Based on the all-electric Mullen THREE electric chassis cab, Mullen says the new PowerUP mobile charging platform provides increased job site versatility thanks to on demand, mobile DC fast-charging. The Mullen PowerUP ships with its own 160 kW battery pack, with a modular design that’s capable of bringing up to 1 MWh wherever it’s needed, whether that’s a job site without a grid connection…
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CryptoNews

Tanzania Targets Crypto Traders With Proposed Income Tax Act Amendment

Tanzania plans to amend its Income Tax Act to tax crypto trades. The proposal includes a three per cent withholding tax on income from digital asset transactions. Digital platform owners or facilitators of digital asset transfers will act as withholding agents. Foreign citizens operating such platforms must register under Tanzania’s Simplified Tax Regime. The government expects to collect an…
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AI & RoboticsNews

MLPerf 4.0 training results show up to 80% in AI performance gains

Innovation in machine learning and AI training continues to accelerate, even as more complex generative AI workloads come online. Today MLCommons released the MLPerf 4.0 training benchmark, once again showing record levels of performance. The MLPerf training benchmark is a vendor neutral standard that enjoys broad industry participation. The MLPerf Training suite measures performance of full AI…
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