🔋 Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in 7 new countries

Google announced that it’s making its Gemini in Chrome feature available in multiple countries in APAC new markets, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS.

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🇨🇳 China’s CATL Debuts EV Battery With Speedy Six-Minute Recharge

CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, showcased its latest “Shenxing” lithium-iron-phosphate battery that recharges from 10% power to 98% in just six minutes — a development that brings EV charging closer to the speed of filling up the tank of a gasoline vehicle.

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🧠 First-in-human study confirms safety of graphene-based brain interface

Graphene is often hailed as a “wonder material” made of a single layer of carbon atoms. With its flexibility, it wraps around the brain’s microscopic folds like high-tech cling film. Graphene is enabling higher resolution of neural function-specific biomarkers, safer, and more intelligent BCI systems.

The first-in-human study recruited ten participants, eight of whom underwent surgery using the graphene interface, according to INBRAIN Neuroelectronics. The device performed well throughout these procedures with no failures or safety issues, allowing researchers to collect complete, high-quality datasets about protecting vital functions, such as speech and movement.

This study marks an important step for the field of neurotechnology. INBRAIN aims to commercialize next-generation BCI systems that improve surgical accuracy and offer new treatment pathways for neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s or epilepsy.

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🤑 Why now and why Stellar? At Stellar House CDMX, James Bachini gave his answer.

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🇨🇱🇺🇸 Chile and U.S. sign agreements on mining and security, in Santiago

Chile and the United States are to ‌sign mining and security agreements, with the security deal including $1 million in funds from the U.S. The security agreement will add to an ​existing cooperation deal on both countries' narcotics control policies.

"The agreement aims to strengthen institutional capacity to address threats ​such as drug trafficking, cybercrime, and money laundering through technical cooperation, training, and support for interagency coordination," — Chile's Public Security Minister, Trinidad Steinert said. 🤝

The security agreement will allow the ⁠purchase of equipment such as vehicles or computers for investigating complex crimes. Chile's government also is aiming to speed up mining permit approvals to help unlock an investment pipeline worth more ⁠than $100 ​billion.

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😺 OpenAI unveils new Images 2.0 model that’s better at charts and diagrams

ChatGPT Images 2.0 is set to roll out Tuesday through OpenAI’s flagship chatbot and Codex AI coding assistant. The new model will let users create accurate, complex charts and scientific diagrams. It can also spit out visuals that more faithfully reflect a slew of styles and render text in multiple languages.

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🤝 SpaceX has deal for right to acquire Cursor for $60 Billion

SpaceX said it has an agreement giving it the right to acquire AI startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year or to pay $10 billion for the companies’ work together.

“SpaceXAI and Cursor are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI,” - SpaceX saying, announced the deal in a post on X.

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🇪🇺 OpenAI has hired its first managing director to oversee operations in Europe

Emmanuel Marill will be OpenAI’s top executive for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the company said on Wednesday.

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🇰🇷🇻🇳 South Korea, Vietnam sign 12 MOUs as Lee urges broader cooperation 🤝

Vietnam and South Korea signed a range of agreements spanning security, tech innovation and the development of nuclear power plants, underscoring deepening industrial ties.

The two sides agreed to back greater participation by Vietnamese firms in South Korea’s production networks, part of a broader push to build a more self-reliant and resilient economy, General Secretary and President To Lam said after talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi.

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🤑🎬 Inside the hunt for Satoshi: Filmmakers chase crypto’s biggest mystery

A new documentary digs into Bitcoin’s origins, reframing the search for Satoshi Nakamoto as both a technical investigation and a deeply human story. Part investigative thriller and part human portrait, the film confidently identifies the person behind Bitcoin and the ideas that defined it.

⚡️ The documentary comes out today at findingsatoshi.com.

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🇨🇳 China’s 360 Hunts Software Flaws With AI, Echoing Mythos

Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 Digital Security Group has unveiled an AI-driven "Vulnerability Discovery Agent" that has identified nearly 1,000 previously unknown software vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities were found in widely used products, including Microsoft Office and the open-source AI framework OpenClaw.

A large Chinese cybersecurity firm is positioning itself as a competitor to Anthropic's Mythos. Earlier this year, 360 also introduced an AI tool designed to expedite the creation of exploit chains, essential for system compromises. This move underscores 360's strategic focus on leveraging AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities.

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🤖 Ping Pong Robot Uses Agentic AI to Beat Expert Human Players

Scientists at Sony AI have developed a table tennis robot, dubbed “Ace,” with enough speed and precision to beat even some expert ping pong players in the latest matchup between biological and AI. The resulting system can autonomously locate a ping pong ball in space, determine the correct technique needed to return it to an opponent’s side and repeat the process until a play is over.

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🇪🇺🇲🇪 EU moves to start drafting Montenegro accession treaty

European Union countries decided to start work on drafting an ​accession treaty for Montenegro ‌marking a new phase in the country's path toward joining the bloc.

"This is a ​major step on the path ​to EU membership, a clear recognition of ⁠Montenegro's progress, and an encouragement ​to accelerate reforms," — European Enlargement Commissioner Marta ​Kos said in a post on X.

Montenegro's government has said it hopes to join the EU by ​2028. A ​former ⁠republic of Yugoslavia, Montenegro became independent in 2006. It has ​a population of about 600,000.

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🍎 Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

Apple released a software update for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically from messaging apps. This was because notifications that displayed the messages’ content were also cached on the device for up to a month.

In a security notice on its website, Apple said that the bug meant “notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device.”

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