DefenseNews

Drone corps proposal would disrupt US Army plans, says undersecretary

A House committee’s proposal to create a drone corps within the Army may run counter to the service’s push to expand tactics, training and spending for unmanned aerial systems across some operational units, according to an Army official. The House Armed Services Committee’s draft fiscal 2025 defense policy bill includes a provision directing the Army to establish a drone corps —…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

ChargePoint debuts the fiercely powerful Megawatt Charging System for electric trucks

ChargePoint’s (NYSE: CHPT) new Megawatt Charging System for commercial electric trucks is capable of dispensing enough energy to power around 1,000 homes. Hossein Kazemi, ChargePoint’s CTO for hardware, said, “Megawatt charging solves one-half of the electrification equation for trucking. The companies developing electric trucks can now leverage this infrastructure to test and enable their…
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CryptoNews

NY Attorney General Secures $2 Billion Settlement With Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis – News Bytes Bitcoin News

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a $2 billion settlement with bankrupt cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global Capital, Genesis Asia Pacific, and Genesis Global Holdco. The settlement, which requires bankruptcy court approval, will establish a victims’ fund to compensate over 29,000 New Yorkers who invested more than $1.1 billion through the Gemini Earn program. This is the…
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CryptoNews

Nigeria’s SEC-Crypto License – Op-Ed Bitcoin News

In May 2022, Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a robust regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers, including digital asset exchanges. The framework required compliance with various laws and regulations to foster market integrity…
AI & RoboticsNews

From sci-fi to reality: The dawn of emotionally intelligent AI

Sometimes it feels as if the world suddenly jumps forward. Certainly, that’s what it felt like 18 months ago when OpenAI first released ChatGPT. According to a study from UBS, ChatGPT grew to more than 100 million users in the first two months of its release, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. At the time, there was a palpable sense that something dramatic was…
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