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EHang and Greater Bay Technology to Develop Ultra-Fast Charging Power Batteries for eVTOL
EHang has established a strategic partnership with ultra-fast charging-focused Guangzhou Greater Bay Technology Co., Ltd. The partnership is to promote the research and development as well as industrialization of eVTOL power system components and modules in the UAM sector. The UFC/XFC batteries to be jointly developed by both parties will offer a full scale of advantages in terms of (i) fast charging speed, which is expected to only take five to ten minutes to be charged from 30% to 80%, and (i
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Autopilot vs. Tesla - Is it a Good Idea?
Dash-cam footage from June 2023 shows a Tesla traveling south on the northbound side of a highway in Tennessee. At least eight lawsuits headed to trial in the coming year — including two that haven’t been reported — involve fatal or otherwise serious crashes that occurred while the driver was allegedly relying on Autopilot. As a result, the lawsuits claim, the company created a false sense of complacency that led the drivers to tragedy.
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Read more at The Washington Post
2024 Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Fair
The 2024 Zhongguancun International Technology Trade Fair opens in Beijing on Thursday. Of them, four technology transfer contracts were inked between universities and tech companies. The goal is to foster unicorns in frontier technology industries, according to the event's organizers.
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Read more at China Daily
OpenHouse Launches AI-Driven Property Platform
OpenMinds Resources developed the AI-driven application in collaboration with property developer TA Global Bhd. OpenHouse wants to fill in the gap with AI, with navigation maps and news curated in one place. he said the aim is to enhance the entire ecosystem of real estate buying and selling.
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The Future of Climate Change
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat melted railway lines and airport tarmac in London, England. In July 2023, Germans started considering midday siestas to escape the sweltering heat. Some see their efforts as honouring the wisdom of ancient thinkers. Others say these old systems are far more than a technology.
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Read more at Al Jazeera English
3 Ways to Speed Up Your Windows PC
Windows PCs load up some programs every time you start them. These programs may increase over time as you install new software on your system, bringing your PC slow down to a crawl. Advertisement Most of them are safe to disable, but some make certain features unavailable. Installing Windows on an SSD also makes your overall system faster and more responsive.
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Read more at The Indian Express
China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) 2024
China Content Broadcasting Network (CCBN) 2024 is the largest broadcasting equipment and technology expo in Asia-Pacific. Foreign journalists from different Asian, European, African, Latina American, and Pacific countries visited the exhibition in a program arranged by China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) CCBN was a grand event in the broadcasting and television industry, gathering leading global technologies and innovations.
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Read more at Tehran Times
The History of Postage Stamps
In the early 1990s, the Postal Service issued a stamp featuring Elvis Presley. The Inverted Jenny was one of the most highly prized stamps in U.S. history. In 1969, North Korea issued its first pre-paid, adhesive stamp, featuring Malcolm X.
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Read more at The Atlantic
The Best Technology Buys of the Month
Laipic's framed screens interact with users and answer questions with the aid of artificial intelligence. The company showcased the product at Leap technology conference in Riyadh in February, catching the attention of thousands of attendees. From $280, frame.laipic.ai Huupe is a full-size, smart basketball hoop that uses AI to track performance and play against other players.
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Read more at The National
The NTU team failed to win the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL)
Team Kinetiz, a collaboration between NTU and UAE technology group Kintsugi, was one of eight teams from around the world competing in the inaugural event of the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) The organiser has said that promoting greater safety in the wider adoption of self-driving technology is among the reasons driving the event.
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Read more at The Straits Times