Binance co-founder Zhao set to keep on growing his $33 billion fortune even as he heads to prison for four months

  • April 30, 2024
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022.  Staff | Reuters Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Binance, is expected to see his mammoth wealth remain intact and likely continue to climb even as he faces time behind bars […]

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Daily Ev Recap: Record-breaking Tesla megapack

  • April 30, 2024
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

  • April 30, 2024
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Annual US power generation from wind turbines declined in 2023 for the first time since the mid-1990s – here’s why. The US saw the addition of 6.2 gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity last year, but data from the US Energy Information Administration’s “Power Plant Operations Report” show that US wind generation in 2023 totaled 425,235 gigawatt-hours […]

Tesla is already pulling back Supercharger plans after firing team

  • April 30, 2024
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Tesla is already pulling back Supercharger plans after Elon Musk came in like a wrecking ball and fired the whole charging team. As reported earlier today and since confirmed by many departing Tesla employees, Elon Musk has fired Tesla’s entire charging team. In an email announcing the move, the CEO said that Tesla would continue […]

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison after plea deal

  • April 30, 2024
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Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance, arrives at federal court in Seattle, Washington, April 30, 2024. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance’s billionaire founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to charges of enabling money laundering at his crypto exchange. “You had the wherewithal, the […]

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Trovo Health launches with $15M and other digital health fundings

  • April 30, 2024
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New York City-based startup Trovo Health, which offers an AI-powered platform backed by a multidisciplinary clinical team that assists providers with complex tasks, announced its launch with $15 million in seed funding. Oak HC/FT led the round. Cofounder and managing partner at Oak HC/FT, Andrew Adams, will join Trovo’s board of directors. The company will […]

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WHOOP announces global expansion, additions to executive team

  • April 30, 2024
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Boston-based wearable fitness company WHOOP announced it expanded its language offerings and global footprint, now shipping to 56 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong, Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Taiwan and Kuwait. WHOOP’s wearable health tracker collects physiological data on heart rate, sleep, recovery and strain. Users also have the option to track their menstrual […]

World

America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off

  • April 30, 2024
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The ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for. Although this version of flu is relatively new to the world, scientists have been tracking H5N1 for almost 30 years. Researchers know the basics of how flu spreads and who tends […]