Trafigura Group has ordered thousands of tons of zinc out of London Metal Exchange warehouses, fueling a rally in prices, according to people familiar with the matter. Orders to withdraw zinc from warehouses overseen by the exchange have surged by 97,225 tons over the past two days, the biggest jump in more than a decade. […]
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Inspired by nature: Leaftronics pave way for biodegradable electronics
A research team headed by Prof. Karl Leo at TUD Dresden University of Technology have developed an innovative, nature-inspired solution that could revolutionize the electronics industry: “Leaftronics.” This innovative approach leverages the natural structure of leaves to create biodegradable electronic substrates with enhanced properties and offers a sustainable, efficient, and scalable solution to the global-waste […]
Multifunctional structural battery achieves both high energy density and load-bearing capacity
Structural batteries are used in industries such as eco-friendly, energy-based automobiles, mobility, and aerospace, and they must simultaneously meet the requirements of high energy density for energy storage and high load-bearing capacity. Conventional structural battery technology has struggled to enhance both functions concurrently. However, KAIST researchers have succeeded in developing foundational technology to address this […]
ChatGPT for iOS adds new shortcut for using SearchGPT
As we reported last month, OpenAI has finally launched SearchGPT, which is essentially a search engine developed by OpenAI that uses artificial intelligence to find and combine the best results from the web. And with the latest ChatGPT update for iOS, it’s now easier to use SearchGPT. ChatGPT app adds SearchGPT extension to Apple Shortcuts The […]
OpenAI is at war with its own Sora video testers following brief public leak
OpenAI has cut off testing access to its Sora video generation platform after a group of artists briefly shared their own early access in a publicly usable webpage Tuesday. The group, going by the moniker PR Puppets, claims the stunt was a protest against being asked to work as unpaid R&D and bug testers while […]
Artists say they leaked OpenAI’s Sora video model in protest
OpenAI first teased its text-to-video AI model, Sora, back in February and hasn’t provided any meaningful updates on when it will be released since then. Now, it looks like some artists leaked access to the model in protest of being used by the company for what they claim is “unpaid R&D and PR.” On Tuesday, a group […]
Huawei’s Mate 70 smartphones will run its new Android-free OS
Huawei has announced its new Mate 70 series smartphone lineup, which will be the first offered with the company’s new HarmonyOS Next operating system that doesn’t rely on Google’s Android services and won’t run any Android apps, according to a report by Reuters. The four models of the Mate 70 also don’t feature any US […]
Fast-charging lithium-sulfur battery for eVTOLs nears production
Researchers at Australia’s Monash University are close to solving one of the biggest challenges with eVTOL aircraft. The team’s new lithium-sulfur battery tech is designed to deliver roughly twice the energy density of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, as well as speedy charging and discharging – enabling the sort of power delivery needed in the skies. Until […]
BYD Blade Battery to launch by 2025
BYD aims to launch its Blade Battery by 2025. BYD’s managing director of BYD Central Asia in Europe Auto Sales Division, Cao Shuang, shared information about the company’s battery tech development sector. Shuang talked a little bit about BYD’s Blade Battery and its launch. “So very soon, I think in the coming years, 2025, BYD […]
Data Centers Highlight the Limits of Renewable Energy Scaling
Until about a year ago, no one paid much attention to data centers. Everyone used them, of course, but they didn’t think about them. Then, the AI rush began. It was followed by a rush for energy supply. One year in, and data centers are threatening the very energy transition on which so many governments […]
BYD to launch next-gen blade battery in 2025, exec says
BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will launch its next-generation battery next year, which is expected to deliver better range performance for vehicles. “I think in the coming years, 2025, BYD will introduce the new generation of our remarkable blade battery,” Cao Shuang, the managing director of BYD Central Asia in European Auto Sales Division, said […]
BBVA creates GPT Store to house employee-generated AI tools
The Spanish bank has created an inhouse GPT Store to house internal customisations of the AI tools created by employees with the aim of spreading the utilisation of the technology across the business. Ricardo Martín Manjón, global head of data at BBVA, says: “We spread these capabilities across the whole bank because if we wanted […]