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☆ Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new Abrams were made for this fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The first batch of US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. The heavy tanks are joining the battle just in time for the infamous muddy season, which has bogged down some systems. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's infamous mud season is on the horizon, raising questions about how the country's new Western-made armor, like the heavy US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks, will perform in the coming muddy mess. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Abrams tank from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment pulls security during Combined Resolve XIII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, on Feb. 02, 2002. In order to maintain the Abrams' Honeywell AGT1500 engine, Ukraine will need a consistent support and a solid supply chain able to provide sufficient spare parts.

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SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say. Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Tefe Lake region. There had been some 1,400 river dolphins in Tefe Lake, said Miriam Marmontel, a researcher from the Mamiraua Institute. Fleischmann said water temperatures rose from 32 C (89 F) on Friday to almost 38 C (100 F) on Sunday.

Persons: Chico Mendes, Miriam Marmontel, ”, Wilson Lima, Marreira, Ayan Fleischmann, Fleischmann Organizations: SAO PAULO, Mamiraua Institute, Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, Chico, Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, Workers, Amazonas Gov, Mamirauá Institute Locations: Tefe, Tefe Lake, Amazonas

☆ A 'decoy arms race' is playing out in Ukraine, where deception is getting harder and troops have to treat fakes like they're real to fool the enemy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine and Russia have used fake tanks and weapons to deter or draw fire. AdvertisementAdvertisementBoth Ukraine and Russia are fielding decoys on the battlefield, hoping to draw fire, waste enemy ammunition, and possibly expose enemy positions, but it's getting tougher. A "decoy arms race" is underway, a war expert told Insider, as technology pushes both sides to make their fakes appear as real as possible to fool the enemy. Decoy Ukrainian radar reflectors made from cut-up oil barrels, too, have drawn Russian fire. Earlier this year, Ukraine reported sightings of Russian inflatable tanks deployed near Zaporizhzhia, but it noted some seemed deflated.

Persons: —, George Barros, DJI, SERGEI SUPINSKY, Diego Herrera Carcedo, Barros Organizations: Service, Institute for, Ukraine's 116th Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian, Army, Drones, Getty, Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, Washington Post, Anadolu Agency, Wall Street Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine's, Kyiv, AFP, Russian, Ukrainian, Zaporizhzhia, Soviet, Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Kosovo, Serbian

A German company is building a constellation of satellites to detect fires from space. “They’re trained very specifically to detect smoke or not, and we train them with images of smoke and images of not smoke,” CEO Sonia Kastner said. The cameras help detect fires quicker and get teams on the ground faster, shaving up to two hours off response times. German startup OroraTech analyzes satellite images with artificial intelligence. "There are algorithms on the satellite, very efficient ones to detect fires even faster," CEO Thomas Gruebler said.

Persons: Phillip SeLegue, SeLegue, It's, “ They’re, Sonia Kastner, ” Kastner, ”, Larry Bekkedahl, Bekkedahl, “, ” Bekkedahl, Juan Lavista Ferres, Ferres, “ It’s, OroraTech, Thomas Gruebler, Gruebler, Barbara Ortutay Organizations: Firefighters, Microsoft, California Department of Forestry, Portland General Electric, PGE, AP Technology Locations: Maui, San Diego, Francisco, Oregon, Canada, Munich, Chile, Alberta, San Francisco

☆ IBM selling The Weather Channel and the rest of its weather business
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

IBM said Tuesday it's selling its weather unit, including The Weather Channel mobile app and websites, Weather.com, Weather Underground and Storm Radar. IBM will sell The Weather Company and its assets to Francisco Partners, a tech-focused private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, IBM will retain access to the company's weather data, which it uses to power some of the artificial intelligence models it sells to enterprise clients. One of those bets is Watsonx, the enterprise AI development tool IBM announced in May that's slated to debut in the third quarter. The platform includes a feature for AI-generated code, an AI governance toolkit, and a library of thousands of large-scale AI models, trained on language, geospatial data, IT events and The Weather Company's weather data, which IBM will continue to use.

Persons: that's Organizations: IBM, The Weather Channel, Storm Radar, Weather Company, Francisco Partners

☆ Lahaina wildfire insured property loss to be about $3.2 bln - KCC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The damage at the Ho'Onanea condominium complex is seen in the aftermath of a wildfire, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Garcia Acquire Licensing RightsAug 16 (Reuters) - Insured property losses from the wildfire that ravaged the resort town of Lahaina in Hawaii last week are estimated to be about $3.2 billion, catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday. More than 2,200 structures fall within the fire perimeter, KCC estimated, citing an independent geospatial analysis of satellite and aerial imagery. The high proportion of wood frame and older construction present in the Lahaina buildings likely contributed to the damage, it said. Moody's Investors' Service said on Tuesday that estimated insured losses from wildfires on Maui in Hawaii would be at least $1 billion.

Persons: Jorge Garcia, Karen Clark, KCC, Aon, Noor Zainab Hussain, Saumyadeb Organizations: REUTERS, Karen Clark & Company, Insurance, Investors, Tokio, Allstate, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Jana Partners loaded up on little-known defense stocks in second quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners placed two new bets on defense and aerospace stocks in the second quarter, according to a 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . Among Jana's other notable moves in the second quarter were buying a new position in Leidos Holdings worth $29 million. Jana lowered its holding in LabCorp nearly 40%, or $55 million, bringing it to roughly $97 million by the quarter's end. The fund entirely exited a $4 million position in geospatial intelligence stock BlackSky Technology . Jana managed about $1.3 billion in 13F securities at the end of the second quarter, according to WhaleWisdom.com .

Persons: Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners, Jana Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Mercury Systems, Leidos Holdings, U.S ., U.S . Department of Defense, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Fidelity National Information Services, Technology Locations: LabCorp

☆ Rewild the Run: ‘Rewilding’ shoes can help restore nature as you run
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —What if you could help nature by simply going out for a run? That’s the idea behind Rewild the Run, a 3D-printed shoe outsole that fits over regular sneakers. The hope is that by spreading seeds, shoes fitted with the outsole could help with rewilding, a form of nature restoration that enables the environment to take care of itself, with reduced human intervention. “How will these shoes distinguish between the seeds of native and non-native plant species?”Carver is skeptical about the principle of urban rewilding itself. She also shares the vision of rewilding taking place at scale and by giving nature space, and says that would be the ideal in cities such as London.

Persons: It’s, ”, Kiki Grammatopoulos, “, Tom Mannion, Grammatopoulos, George de Mestral, cockleburs, IVN, Thomas Heatherwick, ROSLAN RAHMAN, David Fielding, Shirley Rodrigues, Ralph Fyfe, Fyfe, ” Fyfe, Stephen Carver, ” Carver, Carver, wilder, ” Grammatopoulos Organizations: CNN, Central Saint Martins, Environmental Education, Heatherwick, Singapore, Getty, Force, Enfield, Geospatial, University of Plymouth, University of Leeds Locations: London, Velcro, Netherlands, Nottingham, England, AFP, London's, rewilding

☆ Ukrainian tanks are being wiped out by Russian minefields. The country needs its own 'Manhattan Project' to figure out how to clear them, a retired general told the NYT.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainian military might need to create its own solutions, a retired army general told the Times. Ukraine uses the US-provided M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) systems, which Zaluzhny told the Post "are also being destroyed," per the Post. "Ukraine needs a Manhattan Project for mine clearing," Ryan told the Times, referring to the US project to build the world's first atomic bomb during World War 2. Beyond the minefields, the two-month offensive to take back territories claimed by Russia has become a significant challenge for Ukrainian troops dealing with heavily fortified defenses from their opponents. At the same time, Ukrainian troops waited for weapons from the West.

Persons: Valery Zaluzhny, Mick Ryan, Zaluzhny, Ryan, George Barros, Insider's Chris Panella Organizations: Times, Service, The New York Times, Washington Post, Lowy Institute, Russian, Project, Institute for, Ukraine Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Western, Australian, Russia

☆ Ukraine's offensive has a problem: Russia knew what was coming and was given way too much time to figure out how to beat it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine has received various Western tanks, weapons systems, fighting vehicles, and armor. But Russia has often sidelined the assets with trenches, anti-tank mines, and fortified defenses. An expert told Insider the West's piecemeal rollout gave Russia time to adapt to each weapons system. Landmines, booby traps, and trip wires are a favorite Russian tactic, turning Ukraine's environment against Kyiv's own troops. To deal with Ukraine's mine clearers and sappers, Russia has stacked anti-tank mines to destroy de-mining equipment that can only handle so much explosive force.

Persons: George Barros, Thomas Alvarez, Joe Biden, They've, Abrams, Mykhailo Podolyak, Barros, Serhii, we've, Bradley, they're, Viktor Fridshon, Ritzau Scanpix, It's Organizations: Service, Russian, Ukraine, Institute for, M1A2 Abrams Tanks, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat, Idaho Army National Guard, Orchard Combat Training, Pentagon, Getty, Ukrainian National Guard Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Moscow, Soviet, Odesa, AFP

☆ This Harvard dropout and her brother launched a company to conserve liquids in factories
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

"As with every family business, everyone is involved in the family business," Annie told CNBC. We grew up in the sector," Annie told CNBC. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Annie and David Lu at a Harvard Innovation Labs event, when they were still ideating. As part of this partnership, Unilever tested the H2Ok Innovations solution at its Ben & Jerry's facility in Waterbury, Vermont. "They are exceptionally smart, visionary and courageous — the kind of founders investors dream to back," Iskold told CNBC.

Persons: David, Annie Lu, Annie Lu Annie Lu, Lu, Lu's, hasn't, Annie, David's, David Lu, David Lu They, Sandeep Desai, Desai, Jeff Bussgang, Alex Iskold, doting, Iskold, Dayna Grayson, We've, David giggled, it's Organizations: Harvard, CNBC, H2Ok, Construct, Flybridge, Ventures, Greentown Labs, Forbes, H20k, Harvard Innovation Labs, Unilever, AB InBev, Coca Cola Co, Colgate, Palmolive, Waterbury, Unit, Flybridge Capital, Construct Capital Locations: China, Saskatoon, Canada, Bay, Techstars, Boston, Minnesota, Minneapolis, Waterbury , Vermont, U.S, Brazil, United States, H2Ok

☆ US senators to get classified White House AI briefing Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The White House will brief senators Tuesday on artificial intelligence in a classified setting as lawmakers consider adopting legislative safeguards on the fast-moving technology. ET briefing, organized by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other senators, will be the first-ever classified Senate briefing on AI and will take place in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) at the U.S. Capitol. The briefers will include Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence; Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director Arati Prabhakar and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Trey Whitworth. Congress is narrowly divided and has not reached any consensus on AI legislation. In April, the CEOs of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, its backer Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Alphabet (GOOGL.O) met with Biden and other officials to discuss AI.

Persons: Elizabeth Frantz, Chuck Schumer, Avril Haines, Kathleen Hicks, Arati Prabhakar, Trey Whitworth, Schumer, Biden, David Shepardson, Chris Reese Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Senate Democratic, U.S . Capitol, National Intelligence, White, Office of Science, Technology, National Geospatial Intelligence, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S

☆ NATO hesitated when Ukraine begged for weapons. Now their counteroffensive against Russia is hitting snags, analysts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NATO hesitation to give Ukraine weapons is one aspect of the snagging counteroffensive. The timing prevented Ukraine from taking full advantage of Russia's weaknesses, analysts said. The US and NATO have provided Ukraine with billions of dollars of aid, including Western weapons, air defense systems, tanks, artillery, and combat vehicles. Since the beginning of the war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. "There's no world in which Putin can drop one tactical nuke and then that fundamentally changes the outset of the war," Barros added.

Persons: —, George Barros, Mykhailo Podolyak, Kyiv's, Joe Biden's, Barros, it's, could've, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Seth G, Jones, Harold Brown, Putin Organizations: Service, Ukraine —, Institute for, Kyiv, Russian, Institute, NATO, Abrams, Leopard, AP, Western, Transnational, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Western, Russian, Belarus

☆ Half a Year After the COP Agreement on Nature, Companies Are Increasingly Looking at Their Biodiversity Impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Joshua Kirby | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

While mandatory reporting on nature may still be a long way off, for some companies, measuring their impact on nature makes good business sense. “Not enough companies are actually measuring their corporate biodiversity impact,” said Steve Kennedy, associate professor in business sustainability at the Rotterdam School of Management. Biodiversity impact, on the other hand, remains a more nebulous concept, with widespread uncertainty about what to measure and how to measure it. While biodiversity impact remains difficult to assess, more complete data can help, said Zoe Balmforth, co-founder of biodiversity-data startup Pivotal. And companies will soon have a final framework on which to base their voluntary biodiversity reporting.

Persons: Jennifer Motles, Philip Morris, Motles, Katie Critchlow, Rémy Cointreau, Eric Vallat, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, ”, Steve Kennedy, Kennedy, “ It’s, “, ” Philip Morris International’s, Nicolo Filippo Rosso, Zoe Balmforth, Balmforth, Cameron Frayling, Frayling, U.N, JULIAN HABER, Kering, PMI’s Motles, Joshua Kirby Organizations: Philip Morris International, Data, Sustainable Business, Fund, Nature, PMI, Rotterdam School of Management . Companies, SAS, Bloomberg, World Bank, REUTERS Governments, United Nations ’, pharma, GSK, Gucci Locations: Montreal, American, of Mexico, Lake Erie, Colombia, Kunming, Canada, joshua.kirby

☆ Exclusive: Engineering consultant NV5 Global explores sale -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( David Carnevali | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 20 (Reuters) - NV5 Global Inc (NVEE.O), a U.S. engineering consultant whose business has taken a hit from its exposure to commercial real estate, is exploring a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. NV5 could decide not to go through with a transaction, the sources added, requesting anonymity because the matter is confidential. This exposure to commercial real estate has weighed on NV5's business and stock price. The company's municipal services business has been negatively affected too, he added. NV5 shares have lost about a fifth of their value since the start of the year, underperforming a 31% rise in the NASDAQ Composite Index.

Persons: NV5, Clark, Dickerson Wright, Wright, David Carnevali, Nick Zieminski Organizations: NV5, Inc, Bock, Global Realty Services, NASDAQ, Thomson Locations: U.S, Hollywood , Florida, NV5, New York

☆ Russia can't really fight Ukraine at night because Moscow's military is so broke and degraded it can't afford night-vision gear for its troops, war expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia can't afford expensive night-vision technology to fight Ukrainian forces at night. An expert told Insider that, at the end of the day, Russia just can't afford to equip its forces with expensive night-vision capabilities. And it's not just these nighttime warfighting capabilities that Russian forces lack. In those campaigns, Barros said, he's rarely seen night-vision optics being funded. There are plenty of benefits to attacking Russian forces at night, especially if they're unprepared to fight back effectively.

Persons: —, George Barros, Barros, he's, Serhii, They've, Zaporizhzhia, ISW, There's Organizations: Service, The Institute, Russian Ministry of Defense, Getty, West ., Leopards Ukraine Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

☆ Ukraine's forces are advancing but appear to be miles from Russia's main defensive line. A much tougher fight lies ahead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukrainian forces are gaining ground in the counteroffensive, but they've yet to reach the main Russian defensive line. Ukrainian forces may still be 10-20 kilometers from that line in places. But Ukraine is still miles from Russia's main line of defense, and a tougher fight is probably still to come, experts say. But that is not the main line of defense. Those defenses are backed by a line of reserve forces, Watling added, noting that as Ukrainian forces push against Russian lines, "the fighting will likely get tougher."

Persons: —, it's, George Barros, Jack Watling, Watling, Serhii Mykhalchuk, ISW, Barros, it'll Organizations: Service, Institute for, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia

☆ In Ukraine's counteroffensive, 'the big fireworks are still to come,' a war expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An expert said "the big fireworks are still to come" in Ukraine's counteroffensive. George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War spoke to The Counteroffensive substack. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicySparks are flying as Ukraine's counteroffensive begins, but a war expert says the "big fireworks are still to come." Leaked numbers from the military in April estimated that up to 43,000 Russian troops and 17,500 Ukrainians have died on the battlefield. This is a critical moment for Ukraine, and when Ukraine's main counteroffensive push kicks off to retake its territory, there won't be a question whether it's happening — it will be very clear.

Persons: George Barros, Barros, —, Sparks, Ukraine's Organizations: Institute for, Service, Bradley, Human Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, American

☆ In the Market: For firms, China policy semantics are not the point
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Paritosh Bansal | Thomson Reuters | Paritosh Oversees The Work Of More Than Journalists Across The Globe Who Write About Finance | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

June 12 (Reuters) - 'De-risk, not decouple' are the new buzzwords for Western policy toward China, drawing skepticism from Beijing about whether there is any difference between the two. Whether that involves a complete separation or something short of that depends on the business and its direct and indirect exposure to China, the executives said. So while Sequoia took the route of separation, many other major business executives have traveled to China in recent weeks to meet staff, clients and officials. SMALL YARD, TALL FENCEWashington is putting export controls on sensitive technologies and encouraging Western companies to reassess supply chains. The financial firm's CEO said there had not been enough focus on the costs of the new policy.

Persons: ”, Henrietta Fore, “, Sequoia, Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, Tesla's, Elon Musk, he's, they'd, Paritosh Bansal, Anna Driver Organizations: UNICEF, Sequoia, JPMorgan's, chipmaker Micron Technology, Companies, Thomson Locations: China, Beijing, Russia, Taiwan, U.S, Washington

☆ This Summer We’re Helping Scientists Track Birds. Join In.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

This Summer We’re Helping Scientists Track Birds. This data will help scientists understand better how birds are affected by forces like climate change and habitat loss. We’re obviously a little bit biased here, so I’m going to recommend the Merlin Bird ID app. Nearly half of all bird species worldwide are known or suspected to be in decline, and climate change could accelerate this trend. Look up past reports of that species on the eBird Species Map and zoom in on your city.

Persons: Mike McQuade, We’ll, Michelle Mildenberg Daryln Brewer Hoffstot, phoebe, Hoffstot, Indigo Goodson, “, Kirsten Luce, Alli Smith, Merlin, —, It’s, That’s, Andrew Spear, ”, Tom Auer, Mr, Auer, birders, James T, Tanner, Steven C, Latta, Chris Elphick, . Latta, Michaels, et, Christine Schuldheisz, Richard O ., Ivory, they’d, Mark, Elphick, there’s, ” Dr, eBird, I’m Organizations: Birds, Cornell, of Ornithology, The New York Times, New York Times, University of Connecticut, Credit, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Yale, Times, Cornell Lab, Walmart Locations: Pennsylvania, North America, Virginia, South America, Canada, Alaska, Louisiana, Pittsburgh, United States, Cuba, Arkansas, eBird

☆ Six innovations that can help feed the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Mark Tutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN asked three experts to outline the innovations that can help increase food production without harming the planet. Insect proteinSingapore-based Insectta uses black soldier fly larvae to convert organic food waste into fertilizer and animal feed. The maggots are fed food waste, such as the byproducts of soybean factories and breweries. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty ImagesMadramootoo says that a wholescapes approach can also be applied to food production in urban and peri-urban areas – the spaces immediately surrounding a city. “In congested peri-urban areas, we can use vertical farms in warehouses or abandoned buildings, for example, to produce food.

☆ IBM takes another shot at Watson as A.I. boom picks up steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

About 15 months ago, IBM sold its Watson Health unit for an undisclosed amount to private equity firm Francisco Partners. Now, Watson has given way to WatsonX, and IBM is trying to ride the latest boom in AI. The platform includes a feature for AI-generated code, an AI governance toolkit, and a library of thousands of large-scale AI models, trained on language, geospatial data, IT events and code, according to a release. IBM is partnering with HuggingFace, the buzzy AI startup and open source platform that reached a $2 billion valuation last year. "We allow an enterprise to use their own code to adapt the model to how they want to run their playbooks and their code," Krishna said.

☆ Where the trucking and rail recession is showing up in the economic data
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The decrease negatively impacts earnings for both trucking and rail where revenue is generated by moving freight. Ocean freight orders are a leading indicator of train and trucking earnings since 90% of the world's trade moves by water. This is one of three key supply chain charts that are signaling more financial potholes for trucking and rail companies. West Coast ports have been losing trade to both the East Coast ports and Gulf ports as a result of prolonged labor negotiations, though union representatives indicated last week a "tentative agreement" had been reached, but no details were provided. Trucking is needed for both container pick up at the ocean terminals and rail ramps.

☆ Leaked US assessment says China readying supersonic spy drone unit - Washington Post
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - A leaked U.S. military assessment says the Chinese military may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday. The newspaper cited a secret document from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The Washington Post said it obtained the assessment of the program from a trove of images of classified files posted on the Discord messaging app, allegedly by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who was arrested last week. The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. The leaks first became widely known earlier this month, setting Washington on edge about the damage they may have caused.

☆ Leaked documents reveal China's plans to launch a supersonic spy drone that could fly 3 times the speed of sound, WaPo reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some of the documents showed China's plans for a supersonic drone, The Washington Post reported. China's WZ-8 rocket-propelled reconnaissance drones can travel three times the speed of sound. The drones could assist China in real-time mapping that would inform strategy or enable high-speed missile strikes in a future conflict, The Washington Post reported. The documents reported on by the outlet included flight paths for the drone, as well as the bomber plane used to launch the device. Representatives for the Department of Defense and China's Ministry of National Defense did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

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