🕋 Saudi Arabia unveils AI robot Manara in Mecca to guide Hajj pilgrims with religious support in 11 languages.
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AI robot assists pilgrims at Mecca’s Grand Mosque in 11 languages
The new Manara Robot at Mecca’s Grand Mosque offers fatwas in 11 languages, video calls with muftis, and smooth mosque navigation.
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🚘 China’s EV giant BYD decimates local competition by dropping prices on key models.
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China’s EV giant BYD decimates local competition with cheaper cars
BYD’s fresh price cuts have reignited China’s fierce EV price war, sending stocks of major local automakers tumbling.
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🇸🇪 Sweden’s largest enterprise AI supercomputer to be powered by NVIDIA chips
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📎 https://link.ie.social/I679Hz
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NVIDIA to help build Sweden’s largest enterprise AI supercomputer
The consortium's goal is to build the largest enterprise AI supercomputer in Sweden, once it becomes operational.
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⚡ MIT’s new fuel cell could power electric planes while pulling CO2 from the air, with brick-sized prototypes set to fly drones soon.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/DFfCZv
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MIT’s sodium fuel cell could fly electric planes while sucking CO2
A sodium-air fuel cell could power heavy transport of the future while also cleaning up carbon emissions say MIT scientists.
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✈️ U.S. engineers unveil the world’s first hydrogen system to fuel and cool future jets, promising efficient flight with less weight and complexity.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/bOMX7N
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US engineers build next-gen hydrogen system that fuels and cools jets
A new hydrogen system could solve storage, cooling, and delivery in one blow, moving zero-emission aviation closer to takeoff.
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🚀 Elon Musk's Starship soars farther than ever before its fiery end in the 9th megarocket test, showcasing SpaceX’s relentless drive.
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SpaceX's Starship crashes after losing control in 9th flight test
On May 27th, SpaceX launched the ninth test flight of its 403-feet (123-meter) Starship megarocket from Starbase, Texas.
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🏍️ This anime-inspired electric motorcycle turns heads with a 3D-printed body and glowing wheels—and it's hitting the road in a limited run.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/c5XqQg
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Futuristic electric bike with 3D printed body, glowing wheels unveiled
DAB Motors and VVT unveil a 3D printed electric motorcycle inspired by Akira, built for J Balvin’s birthday.
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🪱 Microplastics are invading soil ecosystems, with earthworms hit hardest—30% now carry plastic through the food chain.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/WM9tR1
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Alarming microplastics found in earthworms and soil ecosystem
Insects are eating plastic. Scientists found microplastics in slugs, snails, and worms, contaminating the food chain.
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🇺🇸 Trump orders U.S. chip software firms to halt China sales, risking tariff truce and escalating tech tensions.
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US tightens tech grip, bans key chip software sales to China
Trump targets China’s chip dreams, blocking top U.S. software tools vital to designing AI and advanced semiconductors.
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🚪 Elon Musk steps down from the Trump administration after 130 days, citing frustration with bureaucracy and tax plan costs.
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Elon Musk exits Trump administration role, says DOGE to continue
Elon Musk announces his exit from the Trump administration after a 130-day stint focused on cutting government waste.
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✈️ Future F-35 jets could fly autonomously as Lockheed Martin moves to integrate sixth-gen tech and pilot-optional capabilities.
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Future F-35s can offer pilot-optional capability, reveals Lockheed CEO
The F-35's "fifth-generation plus" version could offer additional stealth coatings and pilot optional capability.
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🔬 Scientists have engineered a quantum supermetal by tweaking crystal symmetry, unlocking a new frontier for ultra-efficient electronics.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/S6rD9u
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New quantum material bends electrons, unlocks zero-loss electricity
Researchers engineered a quantum material with superconducting and topological traits, opening the door to ultra-efficient electronics.
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🔐 China unveils world’s first AI system to verify real nuclear warheads from decoys without exposing classified data.
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China’s AI tech detects nukes from decoys, sparking security concern
China has unveiled the world’s first AI system capable to verify nuclear warheads, raising new questions about the role of AI in security.
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🛡️ A 36-ton tank rolls over a Chinese EV battery—and it comes out without a scratch, showcasing extreme durability.
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China’s EV battery survives brutal 36-ton tank test, stuns onlookers
Geely's Galaxy E5 electric vehicle passed a test as its “Aegis Gold Brick Battery” withstood the weight of a 36-ton ZTZ-59D medium tank.
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🦾 Ultra-light robotic hand lets amputees grip with ease, boosting global potential for homegrown prosthetics.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/3gX6Cm
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Scientists develop ultra-light robotic hand that offers stable grasping
The ultra-light robotic prosthetic hand offers shape-adaptive gripping through simple motion commands.
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🚐 Ford-based Lineage VT camper redefines rugged luxury with AWD, solar roof, and convertible interiors for off-grid adventures.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/hITqBa
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Grand Design’s Lineage VT sets new standards for rugged luxury vans
Think rugged can’t be luxurious? The Lineage VT’s pop-up roof and rainfall shower say otherwise. See how Grand Design is changing the game.
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⚓ The U.S. is upgrading sea-launched cruise missiles to boost nuclear deterrence with precision-targeting in regional conflicts.
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🔗 https://link.ie.social/Btj279
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World-record heavy lift vessel arrives in Rhode Island for wind project
The Thialf vessel prepares for its role in installing monopiles and foundations for the 54 turbines of the Empire Wind project.
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🧱 A stunning 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic from Be'er Shema is finally unveiled in Israel, drawing major public attention.
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Gorgeous 1,600-year-old Byzantine monastery mosaic unveiled in Israel
The magnificent Be'er Shema mosaic, unearthed in 1990, has been meticulously restored and is now welcoming visitors.
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🌌 US-led scientists uncover new clues about the origins of elusive intermediate-mass black holes, bridging a cosmic mystery.
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Intermediate-mass black holes' origin evidence reveals new details
Scientists have uncovered new evidence helping to understand intermediate-mass black holes, thought to be the rare “missing links” in black hole evolution.
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