DefenseNews

‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy scandal mastermind, sentenced to 15 years

November 7, 2024
SAN DIEGO — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino also ordered Francis to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy and a $150,000 fine, according to a statement…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Honda's Prologue electric SUV is taking the US by storm

November 7, 2024
Honda’s first electric SUV, the Prologue, is already a top-selling EV in the US. With demand picking up, the Honda Prologue is shaping up to be a hit. Honda Prologue EV sales are picking up in the US The electric SUV was the fifth best-selling EV in the US, with sales topping 12,600 in the third quarter. According to Cox Automotive, the Prologue trailed only Tesla’s Model Y, Model 3…
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CryptoNews

Former Employee's Hidden Code Turns Workplace Into Crypto Mine

November 7, 2024
A Minnesota man, Joshua Paul Armbrust, 44, has been indicted for a “cryptojacking” scheme that exploited his former employer’s computing resources to mine ether (ETH), causing over $45,000 in damages, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota. Armbrust, who resigned from his job at Digital River, allegedly accessed the company’s Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Google just gave its AI access to Search, hours before OpenAI launched ChatGPT Search

November 5, 2024
Google launched real-time search capabilities for its Gemini AI platform on Thursday, enabling its language models to access current information from Google Search. The new feature, called “Grounding with Google Search,” targets developers building AI applications, distinguishing it from OpenAI’s consumer-focused ChatGPT Search service launched the same day. “We’re focused on putting…
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