AI & RoboticsNews

Stability AI releases Stable Code 3B to fill in blanks of AI-powered code generation

January 17, 2024
Stability AI claims Stable Code 3B outperforms StarCoder across Python, C++, JavaScript, Java, PHP and Rust programming languages. Stable Code 3B is being made available for commercial use as part of Stability AI’s new membership subscription service that was first announced in December. Members gain access to Stable Code 3B alongside other AI tools in Stability AI’s portfolio including the…
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DefenseNews

US Navy’s four unmanned ships return from Pacific deployment

January 17, 2024
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy completed its first deployment of four unmanned ships, which spent five months in the Pacific testing concepts for how to integrate their capabilities into crewed fleet operations. The unmanned surface vessels — Sea Hunter, Sea Hawk, Mariner and Ranger — departed Southern California on Aug. 7 and returned Jan. 15. The Sea Hunter and Sea Hawk originate from a…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Here's how – and why – EVs and solar are connected

January 17, 2024
EV owners are more likely to add solar panels to their homes, according to a new US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study – here’s why. And conversely, owning photovoltaic panels also has a bearing on whether a homeowner buys an electric vehicle, but not as strongly. Researchers from NREL, University of California Santa Barbara, and Lawrence Berkeley…
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CryptoNews

Attempted Bitfinex Exploit for $15 Billion XRP Fails

January 17, 2024
Bitfinex’s security protocols came into the spotlight when a seemingly massive XRP transfer, initially causing alarm among crypto watchers, turned out to be a foiled exploit attempt. $15 Billion of XRP Transfer Attempt Fizzles Out A failed exploit attempt on cryptocurrency…
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Ripple CEO Blasts Gary Gensler as 'Political Liability' — Says New SEC Chair Will Be Good for the American People

January 17, 2024
The CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, has slammed the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, as a “political liability.” Emphasizing that Gensler is not acting in the interests of the people or the long-term growth of the economy, the Ripple executive said: “I think at some point there will be a new chair of the SEC, and I think that will be a good thing…
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