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EVgo gets $1.05B loan to build 7,500 DC fast chargers

The electric vehicle charging company EVgo has secured conditional approval for a $1.05 billion loan from the US Department of Energy, the company revealed this morning. EVgo has applied to DOE's Title 17 program, which exists to provide US Treasury-backed loans or loan guarantees for clean energy projects. If the deal is finalized, the money will be...

Thu Oct 3, 2024 18:53
NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out

The next year is crucial for the future of NASA and its plans to extend human activity in low-Earth orbit. For the first time in decades, the US space agency faces the not-too-distant prospect of failing to have at least one crew member spinning around the planet. Over the next several months, NASA will finalize a strategy for its operations in low-Earth...

Thu Oct 3, 2024 17:05
Amazon will “ramp up” Prime Video ads in 2025

Subscribers to Prime Video's ad tier will start seeing more commercials next year, further testing how much advertising streamers will tolerate. Speaking to the Financial Times today, Kelly Day, VP of Prime Video International, said that Amazon will offer more Prime Video ad slots to advertisers next year. She didn't get into specifics but confirmed...

Thu Oct 3, 2024 02:06
Attackers exploit critical vulnerability recently patched in Zimbra servers

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in mail servers sold by Zimbra in an attempt to remotely execute malicious commands that install a backdoor, researchers warn. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45519, resides in the Zimbra email and collaboration server used by medium and large organizations. When an admin manually changes...

Thu Oct 3, 2024 00:58
Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds

Two Harvard students recently revealed that it's possible to combine Meta smart glasses with face image search technology to "reveal anyone's personal details," including their name, address, and phone number, "just from looking at them." In a Google document, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio explained how they linked a pair of Meta Ray Bans 2 to an...

Thu Oct 3, 2024 00:58
OpenAI is now valued at $157 billion

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has now raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $157 billion, nearly doubling its previous valuation of $86 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The funding round comes with strings attached: Investors have the right to withdraw their money if OpenAI does not...

Wed Oct 2, 2024 23:08

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