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Wallbox deploys its first Supernova PowerRing DC fast chargers

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Photo: Wallbox Wallbox just installed its first public Supernova PowerRing DC fast chargers at Port de Sitges, a busy marina on Spain’s Mediterranean coast near Barcelona. The deployment is the first live use of Wallbox’s new charging setup since the company introduced it in late 2025. PowerRing uses an intelligent power model that we’re seeing more and more in the fast-charging sector: Instead of every charger pulling a fixed amount of power, the system shares available power across multiple chargers based on how many EVs are plugged in and what those vehicles can handle. The Port de Sitges site currently includes three Wallbox Supernova chargers with a shared charging capacity of up to 240 kW once the system is fully enabled. That means if only one EV is charging, it can get more power. If multiple cars are plugged in, the system automatically splits the available capacity between them. Vehicles can receive anywhere from 80 kW to 240 kW. Advertisement – scroll for more content Wallbox says the PowerRing architecture can eventually support up to …

Hungary lifts block on Ukraine’s E.U. bid but opposes fast track sought by Kyiv

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KYIV — Hungary has lifted its longtime opposition to Ukraine opening formal talks to join the European Union − offering a glimmer of hope to a country traumatized by war that sees membership as crucial to escaping the claws of Russia and securing a free, democratic future. Source link

Ofqual must move ‘fast’ on smart tech cheating

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Ofqual must “move really fast” to tackle the threat of smart glasses and other tech being used to cheat in exams, its chief regulator has said. Gadgets like AI-enabled smart glasses, invisible earpieces and vibrating dog collars are being advertised on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram as ways to get away with cheating in exams. Speaking on Ofqual’s new podcast Can I just qualify that, Ian Bauckham stressed malpractice was not limited to mobile phones. “There are of course other devices, there are smart watches and smart all sorts of things. There might be smart spectacles next…that will play text across the inside of the lens that only the student can see. “If you gain help unfairly on a mobile phone, or a smartwatch, or any other kind of device, you are potentially getting marks in the exam that you don’t actually deserve. “You end up with grades for qualifications which are no longer reliable, no longer trustworthy.” He added that Ofqual had to “move really fast, because technology is moving fast”, and that they could …

A single gene may explain why some males live fast and die young

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A small fish that lives fast and dies young has given biologists a rare look at one of evolution’s oldest bargains. In the African turquoise killifish, researchers traced that bargain to a single gene called vgll3, which helped push males toward faster growth and earlier sexual maturity. But the same shift also came with a darker side: shorter lives, more age-related tumors, and a higher risk of melanoma-like cancers in old age. The finding offers unusually direct evidence for antagonistic pleiotropy, a long-debated theory of aging that holds that some genes are favored because they improve early-life success, even if they cause damage later on. “We have effectively caught evolution in the act of making a trade-off,” said Dr. Itamar Harel of Hebrew University. “For years, we’ve asked why our bodies can’t just maintain themselves indefinitely. This gene gives us a direct answer: nature doesn’t prioritize longevity; it prioritizes continuity. We are built to sprint, not to marathon.” The killifish is an emerging model for investigating the genetic architecture of aging and age-related pathologies, which …

W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’

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new video loaded: W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’ transcript Back transcript W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’ Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, told The New York Times on a flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo that swift international support was necessary to contain the Ebola virus, which is spreading rapidly there. “Of course there are different scenarios, but it’s in our hands. We move fast, we will catch up. If we don’t, it will be a very serious problem. So it’s time to re ally move fast.” A dire warning from the World Health Organization chief as we approach Ituri, the province at the center of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak. More than 1,000 suspected Ebola cases and over 200 suspected deaths have been reported here. With no vaccines and no treatment for the virus species fueling the outbreak, containment is where immediate efforts should focus, health officials say. It’s not easy. Testing capacity is still very …

How I get my solar generators storm-ready fast – after years of emergency prep

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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Solar generators can help during weather emergencies. Prepare your setup before an emergency hits. Severe weather events are becoming more common. Solar power stations are becoming all the rage. They’re finding their way into homes all across the country and being put to a multitude of uses, from harvesting solar energy to save money on power bills to creating a resilient power source that can cope with the increasing number of weather emergencies we are now having to endure. Just the other day, I was reading about how a super El Niño could be something we have to contend with this year. Also: How I boosted my portable solar panels’ power by up to 30% – 11 expert-approved tips But power stations can themselves bring risks that might not be immediately obvious to owners, issues that can surface during an emergency, turning a bad situation worse. Here, I’m going to outline some preparatory steps that you should take in order …

Blink and Kempower expand US East Coast EV fast charging

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Photo: Kempower Kempower and Blink Charging are expanding their EV fast-charging partnership across the US East Coast, with 14 new charging sites planned through 2026. The rollout will focus on high-traffic locations near convenience stores. Kempower will supply its Power Units and Satellite DC fast chargers while Blink handles the software side of the charging experience. Two locations are already live: a site at Vasa Fitness in Colorado and another in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Blink said Kempower’s reliability and charger uptime played a big role in choosing the company’s hardware for the expansion. Advertisement – scroll for more content “Reliable charging infrastructure depends on more than the equipment itself. The training we’ve received through Kempower has helped our teams approach installation and commissioning with confidence and consistency,” said Blink senior VP of global business engineering Alex Calnan. “That foundation shows up in smooth deployments and strong long-term site performance.” The remaining charging sites are set to open across multiple states along the East Coast over the next year. Kempower’s dynamic power sharing and modular, scalable …

AI is moving fast. 2028 hopefuls will be forced to adapt: From the Politics Desk

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Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen explores how presidential contenders from both parties will need to grapple with ever-shifting AI issues ahead of 2028. Plus, Peter Nicholas spoke with more than a dozen Iowa farmers about the state of the economy and their views of President Donald Trump. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here. — Adam Wollner AI is moving fast. 2028 hopefuls will be forced to adapt. Analysis by Jonathan Allen Unfortunately for White House hopefuls, no algorithm can predict all the permutations of AI that will emerge between now and the 2028 election — much less how voters will respond to each of them. Technology is advancing faster than policy can be developed, and AI promises to be a divisive marquee issue. …

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 is here with 3X cheaper fast mode and near-Mythos level alignment

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Anthropic today released Claude Opus 4.8, an upgrade to its flagship model that ships at the same price as its predecessor, alongside a dramatically cheaper “fast mode” tier and a new feature that lets the model spawn hundreds of parallel subagents for codebase-scale work. The model is available immediately across Anthropic’s surfaces — claude.ai, Claude Code, the API, and Cowork — at unchanged pricing: $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Developers can call it as claude-opus-4-8. The headline efficiency story is fast mode. Anthropic has slashed the price of running Opus 4.8 in fast mode — where the model produces tokens at roughly 2.5x normal speed — to $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens, down from $30/$150 for Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.8 and 4.7 fast mode pricing chart. Credit: Anthropic That’s a 3X reduction from the fast-mode pricing of previous models, and brings high-throughput inference within reach of latency-sensitive production workloads. Fast mode is available immediately in Claude Code via the /fast command; API …

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All posts tagged: Fast

Wallbox deploys its first Supernova PowerRing DC fast chargers

Hungary lifts block on Ukraine’s E.U. bid but opposes fast track sought by Kyiv

Ofqual must move ‘fast’ on smart tech cheating

A single gene may explain why some males live fast and die young

W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’

How I get my solar generators storm-ready fast – after years of emergency prep

Blink and Kempower expand US East Coast EV fast charging

AI is moving fast. 2028 hopefuls will be forced to adapt: From the Politics Desk

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 is here with 3X cheaper fast mode and near-Mythos level alignment