Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom” piloted by Tristan “Gepetto” Brandenburg, flew through the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor over the Mojave Desert. XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.1 at… Continue reading Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier for the first time
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Waymo is letting you tip — but there’s a catch
It looks like it’s actually for charity. It looks like it’s actually for charity. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. A security researcher who lives in San Francisco discovered… Continue reading Waymo is letting you tip — but there’s a catch
Earth AI Raising $20M in Series B Funding
Earth AI, San Mateo, CA-based predictive explorer for clean energy metals, raised $20M in Series B funding. The round was led by Tamarack Global and Cantos Ventures. Other investors included Overmatch, Alpaca, Sparkwave Capital, and support from existing investors including Y Combinator and Scrum Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to drive AI… Continue reading Earth AI Raising $20M in Series B Funding
This lightweight, easy-to-use Linux OS can save your aging Windows 10 PC
ZDNET There are many lightweight Linux distributions on the market, many of which are outstanding options for bringing aging hardware back to life with speed, flexibility, and security that those old computers might never have known. That’s part of the beauty of Linux — it’s not only flexible, reliable, and secure, but it’s also perfectly… Continue reading This lightweight, easy-to-use Linux OS can save your aging Windows 10 PC
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, but only for US users
Yes, Google Maps is renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” but you won’t see it when you open the app just yet. In a series of tweets, the News from Google account has revealed that the Maps app will roll out an update with the name change after the US government… Continue reading Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, but only for US users
Clean Technica: 25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!003823
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55%… Continue reading Clean Technica: 25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!003823
Clean Technica: USA EV Sales In 2024 — Up 7% Over 2023, 61% Over 2022, 166% Over 2021003822
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The US electric vehicle market did grow in 2024. It increased 7% over 2023, or by nearly 89,000 units. Compared to 2022, EV sales grew by 61%, or almost 492,000 units. Compared to 2021, EV sales grew by 166%,… Continue reading Clean Technica: USA EV Sales In 2024 — Up 7% Over 2023, 61% Over 2022, 166% Over 2021003822
Crypto-Obsessed DJ Clowned by Entire Dance Music Community For Playing Trump’s Inauguration
Mouse Murder Members of the electronic dance music [EDM] world have choice words for DJ and crypto bro Justin “3LAU” Blau after he played a set a Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Soon after playing the performance, the 34-year-old prog house DJ waxed prolific in an Instagram post about how much of an “honor” it was… Continue reading Crypto-Obsessed DJ Clowned by Entire Dance Music Community For Playing Trump’s Inauguration
Nvidia Responds to Getting Hit in Face With Shovel
AI chipmaker Nvidia has finally broken its silence following the firm setting a new record for the biggest single-day loss of any company in history. Chinese startup DeepSeek made a major splash over the last few days, claiming that its AI chatbot can rival the best OpenAI has to offer but at a tiny fraction… Continue reading Nvidia Responds to Getting Hit in Face With Shovel
Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages
What a noble vision. Waging War Marc Andreessen, cofounder of the massive venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz — which has its fingers in pretty much every pie in tech — has revealed an eyebrow-raising detail in his “techno-optimist” vision of the future. In a recent tweet, the American billionaire investor casually proclaimed that AI must… Continue reading Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages