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Toyota Claims Battery Breakthrough For EVs
Holy grail moment? Japanese car giant Toyota claims solid-state battery charges in ten minutes and has range of 745 miles
Virgin Galactic Completes First Commercial Spaceflight
After lengthy pause, Sir Richard Branson venture Virgin Galactic finally delivers paying customers to edge of space
Hybrid Car Explosion Kills Two People
Explosion of Life-Save hybrid car prototype, funded by the European Union, kills two people in southern Italy
OpenAI To Open First Overseas Office In UK
ChatGPT owner OpenAI locates first international office in London as it seeks to attract AI talent outside the US
Elon Musk Touts Significant India Investment By Tesla
India has more promise than any other large country in the world, says Elon Musk after meeting Indian PM Modi
President Biden Meets AI Experts, Warns Of Risks
US President has admitted to concerns about artificial intelligence, after meeting with AI advocates and leaders in California on Tuesday
Suzuki Agrees To Make “Flying Cars” With SkyDrive
Motorbike and car maker Suzuki signs agreement with SkyDrive to co-operate over the manufacturing “flying cars”
EU Parliament Approves Draft AI Regulations
European Union edges forward into passing the world's first laws governing artificial intelligence (AI), after parliament approval
EU Approves €8 Billion in State Subsidies for Tech Research
European Commission approves 8.1 billion euros ($8.7 billion) of state aid for microelectronics and communication tech projects
Sci-Fi Author Liu Cixin ‘Used ChatGPT’ To Write Speech
Award-winning sci-fi author Liu Cixin reveals he used ChatGPT to help write speeches delivered at a conference last week
US Air Force Denies Simulated AI Drone ‘Attacked’ Operator
US Air Force says simulation in which AI-powered drone attacked operator in order to achieve objectives never took place
AI Leaders Warn Of ‘Extinction’ Risk To Humans
AI poses human extinction risk on par with a nuclear war, AI leaders and academics warn in joint statement
China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030
China confirms objective to put humans on Moon by 2030 as it presents increasingly direct competition to US space programme
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Approved For Human Testing
US FDA approves human testing for Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-implant system, after years of animal testing
Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Lands Safely After Test Flight
Spaceplane from Virgin Galactic makes first return to edge of space in nearly two years, to restart Richard Branson's space tourism business
Virgin Orbit Shuts Down After Chapter 11 Filing
Sir Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations going forward, with assets being sold off to rivals in space launch sector
Nvidia Builds ‘Grace’ CPU-Powered Supercomputer
Nvidia, known for GPUs, scores with for new Grace CPU in University of Bristol's Isambard 3 supercomputer, to be built with HP Enterprise
DoJ Charges Ex Apple Engineer With Stealing Trade Secrets
Former Apple staffer Weibao Wang accused of stealing autonomous system data from the tech giant, and then fleeing to China
Mystery China Space Vehicle Returns To Earth
Experimental Chinese reusable space vehicle returns to Earth after 276-day mission for vehicle thought similar to US Space Force's X-37B
Biden Meets With Google, Microsoft Bosses Over AI
US president Joe Biden meets with chief executives of Google, Microsoft, two AI firms over concerns about technology's safe development
Elon Musk Meets US Lawmakers To Discuss AI Regulation
Elon Musk meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and others, after being spotted on Capitol Hill on Wednesday
Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed
First-ever lunar landing by a private company ends, after Japanese start-up ispace admits moon lander likely crashed
Japan Start-Up iSpace Prepares First Commercial Moon Landing
Japanese start-up ispace prepares to attempt first-ever commercial lunar landing on Tuesday with M1 mission
UK Government Pledges £100m For AI Taskforce
UK government pledges initial £100m for AI taskforce to develop use of ChatGPT-like technology across economy
China To Explore 3D Printing For Moon Base
Upcoming China lunar probe to investigate use of 3D printing to build manned habitations on lunar surface from moon soil 'bricks'
Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain
One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch
First launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket ends in mid-flight explosion, which it labelled as a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”
Tesla Likely To Launch Full Self-Drive ‘This Year’, Says Elon Musk
Not again. Tesla boss Elon Musk touts arrival of its full self-drive technology this year, despite many missed predictions
SpaceX Prepares To Launch Most Powerful Rocket Ever Made
SpaceX prepares to test-launch Starship rocket with Super Heavy booster, delivering nearly twice the power of NASA's SLS