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👉 Chinese #EV maker Xpeng aims to deliver its first flying car in 2026 👉 Xpeng said this year that the flying car is currently going through a certification process with the Chinese aviation regulator. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Head of Canada’s intelligence agency warns Canadians not to use #TikTok 👉 The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said user data is ‘available to the government of #China.’ @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

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At the Monday event, OpenAI took a live audience request for real-time translation using their new flagship model, GPT-40. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉Which is better? iPhone 15 Pro action button or the old iPhone mute switch? 👉Tell us in the comments 👇 @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Freak #robot made in #China can learn, think, work like humans 👉 Inventor says #Astribot humanoid robot can move at 33 feet per second, and it’s shocking the world. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Raspberry Pi is going public to expand its range of tiny computers 👉 #British minicomputer manufacturer Raspberry Pi has announced plans to file for a #UK stock market listing, saying the initial public offering would allow the company to expand its current talent pool and product offerings. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🪢 Senate unveils $32 billion roadmap for regulating #AI 🪢 The roadmap does not specifically propose actual legislation around AI. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 #OpenAI announces new version of AI language model that fuels #ChatGPT 👉 The model eliminates lag in response time and allows for user interruption. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🪢 RFK Jr. sues #Meta for ‘election interference’ after it temporarily removed a campaign video. 👉 Independent presidential candidate and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing Meta for allegedly violating the First Amendment and engaging in “election interference” because it removed a video about him. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🪢 Small, well-built Chinese #EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry 👉 The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. A shorter-range version costs under $10,000. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech🔌

👉 SoftBank's subsidiary Arm, holding a 90% stake, is gearing up to launch AI chips by 2025 to meet the surging demand. 👉 The company plans to build a prototype by spring 2025 and start mass production in fall 2025, collaborating with manufacturers like TSMC. 🪢 SoftBank, led by Masayoshi Son, is investing heavily in #AI, aiming to establish AI data centers globally by 2026. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Mercedes is set to mass-produce an innovative axial-flux EV motor, a compact and lightweight alternative to traditional radial-flux motors, offering more torque and potentially transforming EV performance. 👉 This technology, first conceptualized by Michael Faraday in 1821, has been refined by British academic Tim Woolmer, leading to a motor design that is significantly smaller, lighter, and more powerful. These motors could reduce the weight of electric vehicles by about 200 kilograms, enhancing range and agility. 👉 Woolmer's company, YASA, has advanced the design, resulting in motors that are now used in high-performance vehicles by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari. 👉 Additionally, Woolmer's other venture, Evolito, is adapting axial-flux motors for electric aviation, promising even more significant weight savings and efficiency improvements. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🪢 Apple plans to use M2 Ultra chips in the cloud for AI 🪢 The company reportedly plans to divert complex AI queries to servers and keep simple tasks on-device. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Elon Musk's X, previously Twitter, is contesting an #Australian order to globally remove videos of a violent attack. 👉 While #X has geo-blocked the content in Australia, it resists worldwide removal, arguing for free speech. 🪢 The regulator insists on global removal to align with Australian law. A temporary court order mandates the takedown until a final decision on June 10. @techs🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

👉 Elon Musk’s Starlink, a key player in satellite #internet, has reported service disruptions due to the most significant #geomagnetic storm in 20 years. 🪢 The storm, which is the largest since 2003, is expected to continue over the weekend, potentially affecting navigation and power systems. 🪢 Despite the pressure on the #network, which comprises about 60% of the 7,500 satellites in orbit, Starlink’s #satellites are maintaining operations. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🐣 Elon #Musk's X Corp, lost a lawsuit against Bright Data Ltd, an Israeli data-scraping company. 🪢 U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that the use of scraping tools by Bright Data did not breach X Corp's user agreement or anti-scraping technology. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

⚡️Researchers believe they’ve discovered a new material structure that can improve the #energy storage of #capacitors. 💡The structure allows for storage while improving the efficiency of #ultrafast charging and discharging. 🪢 The new find needs optimization but has the potential to help power #electric vehicles. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌

🟥 #Microsoft has been ordered to pay $242 million to IPA Technologies by a federal jury in Delaware for patent infringement related to its #Cortana virtual-assistant software. @techs 🔌 | @MinistryOfTech 🔌