U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty has discussed former President Donald Trump’s bitcoin plan, which includes creating a national bitcoin stockpile. The lawmaker expects to see several legislative proposals beyond what Trump announced. He believes this move will establish credibility for the currency and demonstrate national support for it.
Senator Hagerty Discusses Trump’s Bitcoin Strategy
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California DMV Revolutionizes Vehicle Title Transfers With Avalanche Blockchain Integration
August 2, 2024
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has successfully integrated 42 million car titles onto the Avalanche blockchain network, which uses the cryptocurrency AVAX as its native token. This innovative system, developed by Oxhead Alpha, enables users to transfer…
Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, said in an analyst call that EA Sports College Football saw five million players in its first 11 days (not counting 500,000 who played a free trial).
Anticipation of the game helped EA Sports come in with stronger results than expected…
Activision releases Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera map data as open source for non-commercial use
August 1, 2024
Activision has a gift for gaming today. The maker of Call of Duty: Warzone is sharing its Caldera map data set today from Call of Duty: Warzone for non-commercial use.
Modders might be happy about the chance to make mods based on the vast Caldera map, which has been retired from Warzone. But the non-commercial nature of mods may be disappointing to those who are big advocates for commercial…
EA's Net Bookings Beat Guidance Range for Q1 FY25
August 1, 2024
Electronic Arts has announced its financial results for the first quarter of FY25. The game publisher’s $1.262 billion in net bookings exceeded guidance range expectations for the quarter.
“Electronic Arts delivered a strong start to FY25, beating net bookings guidance…
Google has just unveiled Gemma 2 2B, a compact yet powerful artificial intelligence model that rivals industry leaders despite its significantly smaller size. The new language model, containing just 2.6 billion parameters, demonstrates performance on par with or surpassing…
It’s been a while since we’ve had a fancy new AI model with the word “Turbo” to explore, but Runway is making sure it doesn’t stay that way.
The New York City-based startup that just earlier this week turned heads with its new image-to-video update for its incredibly realistic Gen-3 Alpha model today announced on the social platform X (formerly Twitter) that it is debuting yet another…
Generative AI is already changing the way many of us work — and it is set to completely revolutionize some roles.
In fact, according to one bold new prediction, more than 92% of information and communication technology (ICT) jobs will either be highly or moderately…
Boeing names aerospace veteran Kelly Ortberg as new CEO
August 1, 2024
Boeing named a longtime aerospace industry veteran on Wednesday as its next chief executive, who will take over a company that has been rocked by legal, regulatory and production problems.
Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, a former CEO at Boeing supplier Rockwell Collins, will…
Boeing’s KC-46 has a new top-tier deficiency
August 1, 2024
DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force and Boeing identified a new KC-46 deficiency this spring that’s causing damage to the tanker’s air system ducts — adding to the aircraft’s running list of unresolved, high-risk design flaws.
The latest deficiency, designated a Category 1 issue based on the degree of risk and operational restrictions it imposes on the aircraft or its operator, involves a…
