Hyundai Motor, Kia Corp sign agreement with China's Baidu on connected car technology (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15028188...
‘Everything has changed’: foreign auto groups embrace local technology in China (www.ft.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15025810...
CATL expects to produce its own solid-state batteries in small series by 2027 - electrive.com (www.electrive.com)
Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in Kamuchiri village (www.bbc.com)
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said....
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads (apnews.com)
Research paper tests how many Arch Linux packages are reproducible (outpost.fosspost.org)
"We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions”: The Israeli Military Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza (www.bellingcat.com)
Twenty days after more than 1,100 people were killed in a Hamas attack on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched its ground offensive in Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas and bringing hostages home. As of April 12, more than 33,000 people have been killed in Gaza according to UN OCHA reports. In response...
FediGov, an initiative by GNU/Linux.ch + FSFE-CH to encourage public institutions to use federated free software solutions to communicate with their people. (fedigov.eu)
mastodon.social/
Mastodon and Peertube: EU closing up shop in Fediverse because nobody wants to run servers (netzpolitik.org)
Solene'% : What is going on in Nix community? (dataswamp.org)
Young Americans' wealth has soared since the pandemic (www.axios.com)
Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption (www.livescience.com)
The decipherment of an ancient scroll has revealed where the Greek philosopher Plato is buried, Italian researchers suggest....
Mastodon Incorporates as a Non-Profit in the US (wedistribute.org)
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not resign after allegations against wife (www.bbc.com)
Nothing Phone (2a) gets an India-exclusive Blue Edition (www.fonearena.com)
Here’s a short video on the blue edition phone to see how it looks: youtube.com/shorts/Qmt-pKGeMzA?si=vkSzGg-1YGpJqAw…...
Two Ukrainian servicemen stabbed to death in Germany, Russian national arrested (www.cnn.com)
Two Ukrainian servicemen were stabbed to death at a shopping center in southern Germany Saturday evening, by a suspected Russian national, German and Ukrainian authorities say....
German far-right coup plot trial to begin (www.dw.com)
The first of three trials involving a far-right network of “Reichsbürger” around ringleader Prince Reuss is about to start. The group is accused of planning to topple the government....
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. (www.propublica.org)
Moldova eyes energy lever to topple Kremlin puppet regime in Transnistria (www.politico.eu)
For the first time, Moldova can cut an energy link to its breakaway territory. Yet doing so risks Moscow’s threats and a possible humanitarian crisis....
Musk’s China trip ends with Tesla-Baidu partnership for FSD launch (carnewschina.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15025170...
Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race (www.cnbc.com)
Bridge [OC] (mastodon.africa)
PeerTube 6.1 is out! (joinpeertube.org)
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 66 (fediversereport.com)
The EU pilot for the fediverse comes to an end, but the European Commission will stay on the fediverse; Ghost announces that they will support ActivityPub and build a fediverse news reading client, and Mastodon creates a U.S.-based non-profit.
Leaked U.S. Memos Say Israel May Be Violating International Law In Blocking Gaza Aid (www.huffpost.com)
Though NSM-20 imposes no new legal requirements, it also asks Secretary of State Antony Blinken to report to Congress by May 8 on whether he believes Israel has complied with the assurances....
