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Hyundai EV charging stations
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Hyundai’s EV intent, Google Play’s India economics, and MG ADAPT

Opening thoughts. There is still a conversation to be had about public EV charging infrastructure in India. Though the situation is far better than perhaps…

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Spacetech startups to ride on Skyroot’s success, early investors cash-in
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Spacetech startups to ride on Skyroot’s success, early investors cash-in

It was more than just an orbital launch for Skyroot Aerospace last week. The successful first mission of the Hyderabadbased startup is expected to boost…

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Meta AI sharing and reuse Instagram
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Gemini Spark, AI’s real money fears, and Tilly Norwood

Cognitive warmup. First things first, and I’m assuming you are on Instagram, is safeguarding your photos from AI. What happened, in typically sneaky Meta behaviour,…

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Image for Delivery Hero confirms negotiations on possible acquisition by Uber
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Delivery Hero confirms negotiations on possible acquisition by Uber

Synopsis Delivery Hero ‌said ​the ​potential ⁠offer would be ​made to all of ​its shareholders and that ‌it would not ​comment ​on ⁠speculation regarding an…

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TESS microlensing MkIIIb
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Dark patterns, Gaia23bra b and analysing Mozen by Amkette Qi2 chargers

Opening thoughts. Calling all astrophiles. For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star using…

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Google Pinpoint
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Google Pinpoint, UN’s AI mission, and Ford’s u-turn

Cognitive warmup. Google hasn’t really talked about this, but there’s a reason why I habitually call the them “the most sensible AI company, by far”….

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UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs
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UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs

The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies ​on Tuesday to publicly disclose the ​full environmental cost of their data centres and use renewable…

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Commencement_N6A_Stanford
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Sundar Pichai’s address, Amazon’s influence, and Meta being Meta

Cognitive warmup. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, went to deliver the 2026 Commencement Address at Stanford University. If I am to look beyond…

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Wired Wisdom: 6G milestone, your Apple devices, and playing F1 25: 2026 Season Pack

Opening thoughts. A 6G milestone has been achieved in Japan, with researchers from the Tokushima University finding a way to transmit data at a speed…

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The cost, and the value of intelligence

Cognitive warmup. A Pizza Hut franchise, which operates more than 110 Pizza Hut outlets in North America, is suing the restaurant giant for using AI…

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