Cleantech & EV'sNews

Hyundai Motor Group hits double-digit EV market share in the US, and this is just the start

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, is taking the US EV market by storm this year. After reaching double-digit market share, Hyundai continued closing the gap with Tesla as the second-largest EV brand in the US through July. Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis take second in US EV market Through the first seven months of 2024, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis accounted for 10% of the US EV market.
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DefenseNews

How in-house tech and soldier tinkering is changing the Army

FORT JOHNSON, Louisiana – A new Army-made software application is allowing soldiers to identify a target and send a fire mission in under a minute when it used to take 15 minutes. Those same soldiers have rigged cheap drones with a cheap, off-the-shelf circuit board and…
AI & RoboticsNews

Nvidia’s ‘Eagle’ AI sees the world in Ultra-HD, and it’s coming for your job

Nvidia researchers have unveiled “Eagle,” a new family of artificial intelligence models that significantly improves machines’ ability to understand and interact with visual information. The research, published on arXiv, demonstrates major advancements in tasks ranging from visual question answering to document comprehension.   Nvidia presents Eagle Exploring The Design Space for…
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CryptoNews

Washington State Regulator Warns of Potential Fraud by BIB Crypto Platform

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued a consumer alert on Tuesday, stating that it has received a complaint regarding possible fraudulent activities by a cryptocurrency trading platform named BIB. An investor reported that after transferring 20,000 USDT to BIB following advice from individuals named Austin Johnson and Cindy Turner, he was unable to withdraw any…
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CryptoNews

Ethereum Foundation Defends $96.9M Transfer Amidst Criticism

On Aug. 23, 2024, the Ethereum Foundation made a significant transaction by transferring 35,000 ETH, valued at approximately $96.9 million based on current ether rates. The transaction sparked some criticism from the crypto community, with a few voices raising concerns about…
AI & RoboticsNews

WATCH: The Weeknd’s new concert teaser was made with AI video, image generators

Even while some visual artists seek to fight back against generative AI companies in court, other mainstream artists are rapidly embracing the tech and using it to create new projects in their aesthetic. Case in point: earlier this week, pop star The Weekend, real name Abel Tesfaye, unveiled a new teaser trailer for a YouTube livestream of his upcoming concert in São Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 7…
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