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Este artículo también está disponible en español. According to a crypto analyst, the Ethereum price is on the verge of a breakout, and investors who don’t buy it now could be left with regrets later. With technical indicators pointing towards a significant price surge, the analyst forecasts that Ethereum (ETH) could climb as high as $12,000 this bull cycle. Ethereum Price Headed To $12,000? Prominent crypto analyst Captain Faibik has issued a stark warning to investors, urging them to buy Ethereum at a particular price low or risk entering the market late and regretting it. With Ethereum’s current price action…

President Donald Trump greets General Motors CEO Mary Barra (R) prior to a meeting with automobile industry leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, January 24, 2017.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesDETROIT — General Motors believes it can mitigate up to 50% of potential tariffs President Donald Trump is threatening to impose on imports from Canada and Mexico, CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday.The chief executive said the Detroit automaker has contingency plans ready for if tariffs are levied on auto parts and vehicles coming into the U.S. from the two neighboring countries. That includes…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, a day after his office warned that the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID had made it all but impossible to monitor $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian funds.The White House gave no reason for the firing of Inspector General Paul Martin, one of the officials said. The officials were familiar with the dismissal but not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Inspectors general are typically independently funded watchdogs attached to government agencies and tasked with rooting…

The government’s leading disaster relief agency reportedly spent millions on hotels for illegal immigrants just last week, according to Elon Musk, who is leading the Trump administration’s efforts to cut government spending.The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by the tech billionaire, has been conducting a sweep of federal funding and identifying areas in which “waste” within the government can be slashed. Musk found his most recent target in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the government’s disaster relief branch that recently sparked concern over a reported lack of funds during Hurricane Helene.”The @DOGE team just discovered that FEMA sent…

Apple has reportedly partnered with Alibaba to co-develop artificial intelligence (AI) features for its iPhone and other devices in China. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant went through multiple AI-focused companies before finally selecting Alibaba. The duo have reportedly co-developed several AI features that cater to Apple’s Chinese user base, and it is currently awaiting regulatory approval. There is still no time frame for when Apple Intelligence could make a debut in the region. Notably, a report earlier this month claimed that the company was also considering DeepSeek for the role.Apple Reportedly Partners With Alibaba Over AIThe Information…

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Tesla Megapacks are set to back a new energy storage facility in Puerto Rico, after officials from the territory’s government and from the company met last week to sign a contract for the deal. As detailed in a press release from project partner Genera PR, Tesla has signed a contract for a 430MW/ 1,720MWh Megapack project across six different power plant locations in Puerto Rico. Tesla’s Director of Megapack Americas Brad Harbidge was joined by Genera CEO and President Winnie Irizarry, Governor Jenniffer González Colón, and other officials for a contract signing event last Friday. “We are addressing the energy…

WASHINGTON — NASA and SpaceX have agreed to switch Crew Dragon capsules to avoid further delays in the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station.NASA announced Feb. 11 that it would use the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance for the upcoming Crew-10 mission to the ISS rather than a new Crew Dragon spacecraft as originally planned. Endurance, previously used for the Crew-3, -5 and -7 missions, had been slated to fly the Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS for Axiom Space.Delays in completing the new Crew Dragon spacecraft led NASA to make the switch. “Human spaceflight is…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. The Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) surged above 64% this week, its highest level since March 2021, sparking debate over an impending short squeeze that could send its price skyward. The stark warning comes from Joe Consorti, Head of Growth at Theya, who took to X on Monday to outline what he views as a decisive turning point for Bitcoin versus the rest of the digital asset market. A Historic Break In Bitcoin’s Correlation Patterns In his post, Consorti contends that Bitcoin’s recent price action marks the first time in its 16-year history that both…

Coca-Cola bottles are seen at a shop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Jan. 28, 2025.Firdous Nazir | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCoca-Cola will shift more of its packaging from aluminum to plastic bottles if President Donald Trump implements his latest wave of tariffs, CEO James Quincey said Tuesday.”As it relates to our strategies around ensuring affordability and ensuring consumer demand, if one package suffers some increase in input costs, we continue to have other packaging offerings that will allow us to compete in the affordability space,” Quincey said on the company’s earnings conference call. “For example, if aluminum cans become…