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U.S. and Iran Agree to Stand Down, Resume Talks After Days of Hostilities

TIME - Tech

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Catch me if you can! Inside NASA's daring plan to save a space telescope from plunging back to Earth

Daily Mail - Science & tech

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What to Know About the Heat Wave Headed to the U.S. Ahead of Fourth of July

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Truckloads of Tesla Batteries Keep Getting Stolen Before They Even Leave the Factory

WIRED

Nine major suspected cargo thefts happened at Tesla's Nevada battery factory in January alone, according to sheriff's records obtained by WIRED. Trailers containing millions of dollars worth of Tesla car and home batteries have allegedly been stolen straight from loading docks at the company's Nevada facilities at least 11 times since last December, according to sheriff's records obtained by WIRED. "It's an epidemic right now," says Storey County Sheriff's Detective Sam Hatley, who has been investigating the Tesla cases. Three men suspected of carrying out one of the heists were arrested in January and charged with felony possession of stolen property. But the broader spate of cargo thefts plaguing Elon Musk's car company are still under investigation and have not been previously reported.


Nancy Pelosi's next challenge: Building a nonpartisan democracy institute at UC Berkeley

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) tours the UC Berkeley campus alongside Chancellor Rich Lyons ahead of announcing the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search.


South Korea announces more than 1 trillion AI, chip investment drive

Al Jazeera

South Korea has laid out a sweeping industrial strategy focused on semiconductor chips and artificial intelligence projects as President Lee Jae Myung pledges to cement overwhelming industry leadership with investments of hundreds of billions of dollars over several years. Flanked by the heads of the world's two biggest memory chipmakers, Lee cast the initiative on Monday as a "great leap forward" centred on the "triple axis" of semiconductors, physical AI and data centres. The world's two largest memory chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, will invest 800 trillion won ($518bn) with suppliers to build two new chip fabrication sites each in South Korea's southwest, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said. Lee said the country's southwestern city of Gwangju and South Jeolla province will also invest 5 trillion to 20 trillion won ($3.2bn to $13bn) in the projects. Kim said a further 81 trillion won ($52.5bn) is expected to be invested for a chip-packaging cluster in the Chungcheong area near Seoul.


This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern

WIRED

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work. Humanoid robots might be able to run, dance, and occasionally kick people, but to become human, they're going to need to learn how to do all sorts of menial chores at work. Flexion Robotics, a Swiss startup founded by ex-Nvidia robotics researchers, thinks it has the solution. The company has developed a way to train robots to perform complex tasks that involve simple skills like opening doors, climbing stairs, and carrying boxes. The key is to teach the robots individual skills in simulation, then have a master AI algorithm determine how to use them.


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PCWorld

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Japan to stop focusing on public works cost effectiveness

The Japan Times

Draft guidelines list expressways and some shinkansen lines as key areas of focus for infrastructure development. The government plans to stop putting too much focus on cost effectiveness when assessing the feasibility of public works projects, sources said Monday. The government will shift its focus to an overall assessment that places an emphasis on basic functions to protect lives and livelihoods, under annual guidelines for economic and fiscal reform policy, due out next month. Draft guidelines list expressways, some shinkansen lines and the planned Chuo Shinkansen high-speed magnetic levitation train line as key areas of focus for infrastructure development. The government will accelerate its push to build what are known as autoflow roads, or dedicated road lanes used by automated vehicles to transport goods. It will also promote the use of robots that can operate autonomously at construction sites to address labor shortages.


South Korea unveils 1tn chip and AI investment plan

BBC News

South Korea has unveiled plans for about $1tn (£760bn) of investments to build out the country's chip manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the coming years. It is part of the country's so-called Three Mega Projects to develop new chip production hubs, data centres and robotics technology. The plan is aimed at rejuvenating the economies of areas outside the capital Seoul, President Lee Jae-myung said on Monday. It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and Japan are investing heavily in chip factories and other technologies as the AI boom pushes up demand for semiconductors. We must secure the core elements of AI faster than any other country, Lee said.