How did China get so good at chips and AI? Congressional investigation blames American venture capitalists (theregister.com)
America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars: Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it. (www.theatlantic.com)
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface outfit Neuralink tests its tech on a human (www.theregister.com)
Europe's first exascale system will be slotted into modular containerized datacenter (www.theregister.com)
Tesla’s new compact crossover is reportedly coming in 2025, but will it cost $25,000? (www.theverge.com)
Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse (www.theregister.com)
How did China get so good at chips and AI? Congressional investigation blames American venture capitalists (theregister.com)
Fossil fuels are losing ground to renewable energy in Europe (www.theverge.com)
Humans are living longer than ever no matter where they come from (arstechnica.com)
Facebook at 20: Four ways the app changed the world (www.bbc.com)
Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars (electrek.co)
Winter range test of 23 EVs produces surprising champion (www.arenaev.com)
Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago (www.nature.com)
It's true, LLMs are better than people – at creating convincing misinformation (www.theregister.com)
America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars: Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it. (www.theatlantic.com)
Elon Musk's brain-computer interface outfit Neuralink tests its tech on a human (www.theregister.com)
EPP group vows to revise combustion engine ban ‘as soon as possible’ (www.euractiv.com)
Europe's first exascale system will be slotted into modular containerized datacenter (www.theregister.com)
Groundwater depletion accelerating in many parts of the world, study finds (english.elpais.com)
Tesla’s new compact crossover is reportedly coming in 2025, but will it cost $25,000? (www.theverge.com)
Computers make mistakes and AI will make things worse — the law must recognize that (www.nature.com)
Seven technologies to watch in 2024 (www.nature.com)
Seabed Trawling May Be Spewing Huge Amounts of CO2 Into the Atmosphere (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Japan's lunar lander is dying before our eyes after setting down on Moon (www.theregister.com)
BMW’s South Carolina plant is testing humanoid robot workers (www.theverge.com)
Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse (www.theregister.com)
Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027 (www.autocar.co.uk)
AI “Black Box” placed in more hospital operating rooms to improve safety (arstechnica.com)