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GM Recalls 80K EVs as BYD’s Mexico Surge Forces Tariffs—Hyundai, Festo, and Roborock Redefine Mobility with AI

GM Recalls 80K EVs as BYD’s Mexico Surge Forces Tariffs—Hyundai, Festo, and Roborock Redefine Mobility with AI

TL;DR * GM Recalls 80,177 Equinox EVs Over Inadequate Pedestrian Warning System * Hyundai Motor overtakes GM as world’s 4th-most-valuable automaker, deploying Atlas robots in 2028 * Festo Launches AX Motion Insights Platform to Reduce Robotics Downtime via AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance * Honda CR-V and Toyota Sequoia Lead Longevity Rankings, With
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AI’s Energy Crisis Solved? UCLA’s Super-Conductive Material, Oklo’s Nuclear Power for Meta, and Intel’s 180 TOPS Chip Redefine HPC

AI’s Energy Crisis Solved? UCLA’s Super-Conductive Material, Oklo’s Nuclear Power for Meta, and Intel’s 180 TOPS Chip Redefine HPC

TL;DR * UCLA Researchers Discover Theta-Phase Tantalum Nitride with 1,100 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Surpassing Copper and Silver * Politecnico di Milano Develops CMOS-Based Analog Accelerator Using Resistive Memory, Achieving 5,000x Lower Energy Than Digital Systems * Oklo Secures $1.2 GW Nuclear Power Deal with Meta for Ohio Reactor,
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Robots Now Grasp Like Humans, Self-Driving Cars Break School Bus Laws — Is Autonomy Outpacing Safety?

Robots Now Grasp Like Humans, Self-Driving Cars Break School Bus Laws — Is Autonomy Outpacing Safety?

TL;DR * Swiss Researchers Unveil Detachable Six-Fingered Robotic Hand Capable of 33 Human Grasp Types, Published in Nature Communications * Serve Robotics Acquires Diligent Robotics for $29M to Expand Autonomous Healthcare Delivery Beyond Food Services * India Successfully Completes SpaDeX Space Docking Test, Establishing Domestic Capability for Future Orbital Assembly Missions * Waymo
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