AI & RoboticsNews

Google’s native multimodal AI image generation in Gemini 2.0 Flash impresses with fast edits, style transfers

March 13, 2025
Google’s latest open source AI model Gemma 3 isn’t the only big news from the Alphabet subsidiary today.No, in fact, the spotlight may have been stolen by Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash with native image generation, a new experimental model available for free to users of Google AI Studio and to developers through Google’s Gemini API.It marks the first time a major U.S. tech company has shipped…
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DefenseNews

Defense companies jack up Germany’s auto industry to make weapons fast

March 13, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Germany’s economy should embrace the pivot from cars to defense equipment as a major growth driver, according to a proposal by the country’s leading defense industry group. The Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry (BDSV) pitched the idea last week while hailing the incoming government’s pledge to continue expanding the defense budget…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Ford is plowing billions into Europe to fend off the surge of low-cost Chinese EVs

March 13, 2025
Ford is investing billions in Europe as it struggles to keep pace with the wave of Chinese and other low-cost EVs hitting the market. With another 4.4 billion euros ($4.8 billion) in funding, Ford looks to turn things around, but it’s also calling on lawmakers to do more. Ford injects billions in Europe to fight Chinese EVs With “significant losses” over the past few years, Ford is…
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CryptoNews

South Korea Opens Door to Institutional Crypto Investment

March 13, 2025
South Korea is shifting its stance on crypto, moving towards a more open approach by lifting its ban on institutional crypto trading.The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will release crypto investment guidelines, with staggered timelines for different participants. This…
CryptoNews

Former Ripple Software Engineer Touts ‘Intents’ as Ripple's Secret Sauce

March 13, 2025
Austin King sold his startup to Ripple in 2019 and claims his technological approach called “intents” will revolutionize crypto, but the details he provides are scant. ‘Intents’ Could Be Ripple’s Game-Changer, Says Ex-Employee Crypto entrepreneur and former Ripple software engineer Austin King published a curious post on Tuesday, claiming that Ripple is building a platform so…
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