🇨🇳Chinese auto regulators may soon ban steering yokes, mandate physical buttons for key functions

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a draft of mandatory safety standards, including a proposal that bans steering yokes outright. These safety standards are set to take effect on January 1, 2027.

Updated crash safety standards on the steering column are a significant part of the regulations - specifically, aligning steering impact forces with international regulations and lowering horizontal impact force to 11,110 newtons. Chinese officials also take issue with the steering yoke due to internal data that claims 46% of driver injuries originate with the steering column. Moreover, Chinese regulators are taking aim at heavily screen-based interiors from brands like Tesla and Xiaomi. The proposed regulations clarify that turn signals, hazard lights, gear selection, and emergency calling must be controlled fixed buttons or switches with a minimum surface size of 10mm by 10mm.

Much like the process in the U.S., Chinese regulators will take public comment on the proposed changes until April 13. Once implemented, all new models seeking approval will need to immediately comply, while existing models will get 13 months to comply.

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🕊Hideki Sato, known as the father of Sega hardware, has reportedly died

Sato and his R&D team were responsible for the creation of Sega’s arcade and home console hardware, including the Master System, Genesis / Mega Drive, Saturn, and Dreamcast. The engineer joined Sega in 1971 and was the company’s acting president between 2001 and 2003. He left the company in 2008.

God rest his soul 😢🙏

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💱 With SWIFT’s ISO 20022 mappings at hand, both Stellar & XRP edge out traditional competition: who’s got the upper hand? 🤔

🔥 For Ripple (XRP), SWIFT integration potential stems from Ripple being a member of the ISO 20022 Standards Body, so the influence messaging definition & token identifies is more direct rather than subliminal. Collecting over 300 traditional banking partnerships so far, XRP’s SWIFT integration buzz became even bigger once SWIFT announced XRP & HBAR testing on their rails. The findings suggest that Ripple’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) complies with the Cross-Border Payments and Reporting Plus requirement sheet from SWIFT. 

🔥 For Stellar Lumens (XLM), the story is a bit different. Stellar’s CEO Denelle Dixon recently acknowledged the need for interoperability between blockchain & traditional banking institutions, focusing on a tighter XLM-SWIFT alignment starting from 2026. The $24 billion Real World Asset (RWA) markets are likely to play a key role in that plan. However, Stellar Lumens (XLM) puts less emphasis on high trading volumes, garnering hundreds of millions a day in comparison to XRP’s $4-5 billion on average. XLM’s chain is used to tokenize some massive funds like Franklin Templeton, test various CBDCs & is comparatively cheaper in transaction fees than Ripple’s XRP Ledger.

In a way, Stellar Lumens (XLM) excels XRP in SWIFT’s context due to cost-effectiveness & inclusion of various digital assets, including lesser-known stablecoins personally-tailored for institutional investors. On the other hand, XRP might be exactly what SWIFT’s been craving for - a solid track record of handling high cross-border volume & instant settlement.

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🇺🇸Donald Trump: 'Board of Peace' members have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the member states of 'Board of Peace' have pledged more than $5 billion (€4.2 billion) ‌ for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza and have also committed thousands of personnel toward a U.N.-authorized stabilization force and local police in the Palestinian enclave.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump announced that he will formally unveil the pledges when the board meets in Washington on Thursday. The event is expected to draw delegations from more than 20 countries, including heads of state. Reconstruction of Gaza is expected to cost $70 billion, according to United Nations, World Bank and European Union estimates, after more than 2 years of war.

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💸 AI companies have bought out Western Digital's storage capacity for 2026

According to Western Digital (WD), one of the world's biggest hard drive manufacturers, the company has already sold out of its storage capacity for 2026. WD CEO Irving Tan shared that most of the storage space has been allocated to its "top seven customers." Three of these companies already have agreements with Western Digital for 2027 and even 2028. 🤯

"We're pretty much sold out for calendar 2026," said Tan on the company's recent quarterly earnings call.

Western Digital faces a severe HDD capacity shortage as AI and enterprise demand surge, driving prices to a two-year high. With cloud revenue at 89% and consumer share at 5%, WD's storage focus shifts to cost-effective HDDs for massive exabyte-scale data centers, highlighting critical industry supply constraints.

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🇦🇺 Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build

Australia said on Sunday it would spend A$3.9 billion ($2.76 billion) to progress construction of a shipyard that will help deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defence pact with the U.S. and Britain.

Announced in 2021, AUKUS is Australia's largest-ever defence investment and will see U.S.-commanded Virginia-class submarines based in Australia from 2027, several Virginia submarines sold to Australia from around 2030, and Britain and Australia building a new class of AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine. Official projections put the total cost of the build at A$30 billion over coming decades.

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🇨🇳📹 ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it will strengthen safeguards on a new AI video-making tool, following complaints of copyright theft from entertainment giants. The tool, Seedance 2.0, enables users to create realistic videos based on text prompts. However, viral videos shared online appear to show copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses, raising intellectual property concerns in the U.S.

“We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users,” a company spokesperson said in a statement shared with CNBC.

ByteDance’s response comes after receiving backlash and stern warnings from Hollywood groups like the Motion Picture Association (MPA), a trade association representing major Hollywood studios including Netflix, Paramount Skydance, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney.

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❤️🎉 Happy Presidents' Day, Mr. President!

"As long as I'm president, we will be the best led, the best trained, the best equipped, the most disciplined and the most elite fighting force the world has ever seen," - Trump vowed. 💪🇺🇸

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🔄 Tesla rolls out Grok AI assistant to UK and Europe in latest update

Tesla has begun rolling out its Grok AI assistant across Europe. The initial rollout will reach 9 countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain, with more regions expected later. The AI companion is included in software version 2026.2.6. The rollout applies to eligible versions of the Tesla Model S, Model 3, Model X and Model Y.

Grok allows drivers to ask questions using real-time information and interact hands-free while driving. It can also help with navigation by finding destinations, suggesting points of interest, and adjusting routes without touching the touchscreen.

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🇺🇸🇭🇺Rubio seals civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Hungary

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement involving the U.S. and Hungary on Monday.

During remarks at the signing ceremony, Rubio indicated that the U.S.-Hungary relationship, and the relationship between President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is very close. He noted that if Hungary ever faces financial problems, "impediments to growth" or threats to national stability, he knows "President Trump will be very interested" in "finding ways" to help.

"Your success is our success," - asserted Rubio, during remarks delivered alongside Orbán. 🤝

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🇨🇳🔋 China’s breakthrough lithium battery defies deep freeze, retains 85% capacity at –29°F

Scientists at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have built a new liquid-solid-state lithium battery that continues to deliver power in deep-freeze conditions.

In laboratory tests, the cell retained more than 85% of its usable capacity after 8 hours at –29°F, a range where conventional batteries typically suffer dramatic performance losses. The battery architecture combines specially formulated low-temperature electrolytes with a liquid-solid functional separator and an AI-driven power-management system that optimizes ion transport and energy delivery in extreme cold.

Targeting real-world use in harsh climates, the technology has already been demonstrated in drones for inspection, logistics, and emergency communications, as well as in robots designed to operate at high altitudes or during cold seasons. If the technology can be scaled up successfully, it may offer a path toward electric vehicles that remain dependable in extreme cold. 🥶

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🔥 They’re Rewriting the Financial System. Right Now.

At QSI Media, we focus on what truly matters — the shifts shaping the future of finance. Our mission is simple: to bring clarity in times of uncertainty and help you think independently about wealth, sovereignty, and the future of money.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=COBzWeQOWcI

Stay informed. Stay aware. Stay sovereign. ❤️
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⚡ Third round of Russia-Ukraine talks led by the United States has began in Geneva

Two days of trilateral talks with U.S. intermediaries begin in Geneva. Tuesday's talks will be mediated by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The talks would continue on Wednesday.

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🇮🇳💸 India’s Adani to invest $100 billion in AI data centers over the next decade

India’s Adani on Tuesday announced plans to invest $100 billion to develop renewable energy-powered AI-ready data centers by 2035, seeking to establish the world’s largest integrated data center platform.

Adani’s AI push is designed to build on AdaniConnex’s existing 2 gigawatt (GW) national data center, with plans to expand toward a 5 GW target. AdaniConnex is a joint venture between Adani Group and EdgeConnex, a global data center provider. This vision is supported by its strategic partnerships with Google. 🤝

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🛫 The next-generation nuclear reactor has been successfully unloaded from the C-17 and left Hill Air Force Base

The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense transported a nuclear microreactor by C-17 cargo plane from California to Utah on Sunday, marking the first such airlift.

On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to deploy advanced nuclear reactor technologies for national security purposes. The reactor, built by Valar Atomics, was flown without nuclear fuel to demonstrate how nuclear power could be quickly deployed for military and civilian use.

This is a historic milestone for President Trump’s nuclear agenda. This is the next chapter for U.S. energy. 💪🇺🇸

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👨‍💻 Discord Rival gets overwhelmed by mass exodus of players fleeing age-verification crackdown

People aren’t exactly taking kindly to Discord’s decision to roll out its privacy-invading age verification checks worldwide. In fact, there’s so much frustration with the move that rival voice-chat tech TeamSpeak says its servers have been completely overwhelmed by the exodus of disgruntled Discord users.

As reported by PC Gamer, TeamSpeak has posted to X to warn users that “current hosting capacity has been reached in many regions, especially in the US,” along with an exploding cat meme.😹

Later TeamSpeak posted to X that 2 new regions are now open for communities creation: Frankfurt 3 and Toronto 1, and they'll continue monitoring usage across regions and will expand capacity as demand increases.

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🔬Scientists develop living building material that grows and self-heals over time

The Canada Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennale showcases Picoplanktonics, a 3D-printed architectural installation embedded with living cyanobacteria. These organisms capture carbon through photosynthesis and mineral precipitation, slowly reinforcing the structure. Laboratory studies show cumulative carbon sequestration over 400 days, while on-site caretakers maintain precise conditions for survival.

The printed structures within Picoplanktonics represent 4 years of interdisciplinary research conducted by Canadian architect and bio-designer Andrea Shin Ling and her collaborators in material science, biology, robotics, and computational design at ETH Zurich.

The project explores living materials for sustainable architecture, demonstrating passive carbon capture, self-strengthening structures, and the potential of co-creating built environments with biological systems, although large-scale impact remains a future challenge. The team indicates that scaling up the material to a level that could significantly reduce atmospheric CO₂ concentrations would necessitate much larger quantities.

Could buildings of the future become self-sustaining environmental systems? 🤔

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🇺🇸🇯🇵Trump announces first $550 billion Japan investments under US trade deal

Donald Trump has announced от Truth Social about the first tranche of investments under the US-Japan trade deal on Tuesday. This marks the start of what he described as a 'historic trade deal to revitalize the American Industrial Base, create hundreds of thousands of great American Jobs, and strengthen our National and Economic Security like never before'.

The package includes funding commitments for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Texas, a large-scale gas-fired power plant in Ohio, and a critical minerals processing plant in Georgia. 👏

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