China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
UK plans to buy AI chips from British firms to stop them leaving for the US
Kyle Vogt’s Bot Company is being sued for turning an Airbnb into a robot lab
Trump signs memo putting ‘most advanced AI’ into military hands and banning vendors from pulling the plug
OpenAI adds Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT to block data theft from prompt injection attacks
Robot dogs, hunter drones, and AI cameras: the tech securing the 2026 World Cup
Trump’s top AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is stepping down from the White House
Audi’s 1,001 PS Nuvolari is its fastest car ever, and it’s not electric
Chinese EVs are circling the US market. Detroit’s best option may be to partner with them.
Bank of England governor warns AI may need to be rationed because of energy limits
Swiss startup GR3N raises €15.5M to build the world’s first microwave-powered PET recycling plant
Self-replicating Miasma worm hits 73 Microsoft GitHub repositories in supply chain attack
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