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Geely announced a partnership with Nio to build a joint charging and battery‑swap network in China, aiming to rival Tesla’s Supercharger system. The collaboration will merge Geely’s 2,500 stations and 12,000 connectors with Nio’s battery‑swap infrastructure, targeting 22,000 stations and 100,000 connectors nationwide. Both companies plan to deploy AI‑powered smart chargers capable of up to 2,250 kW, delivering 10‑70 % charge in 4½ minutes and 10‑97 % in 8 min 40 s. The alliance seeks to enhance customer convenience, reduce wait times, and [...]

Vietnam’s government is training young ethnic minority residents in digital skills—filming, audio recording, storytelling, data preservation, and responsible AI use—to create a new generation of cultural custodians. The initiative aims to transform intangible heritage—languages, songs, dances, rituals, crafts, cuisine—into economic assets while preserving cultural vitality. Digital tools such as short videos, virtual museums, and language apps broaden access to heritage, fostering intergenerational transmission and community ownership. However, the project faces risks of cultural misappropriation and commercial exploitation [...]

Nick, a veteran tech journalist with 15 years in IT, has written on smartphones and VR since 2011. He blends nostalgia for early computing with current trends, championing foldable phones and covering every major VR headset, including Meta Quest. His weekly thVRsday column delivers in‑depth reviews, while his photography showcases camera performance for consumers. Nick’s broad expertise bridges classic hardware and emerging tech, offering readers comprehensive insights into both mobile and immersive devices.

Xbox’s latest action RPG, Minecraft Dungeons II, is now available on the PlayStation 5 via the PlayStation Store. Developed by Mojang, the sequel builds on the 2020 dungeon‑crawler, offering a new story that follows the original’s conclusion and introduces the Deep Dark and Ancient Cities. Key additions include the Sift dimension, expanded combat slots from six to twelve, a revamped enchantment system, and a jump ability. The game supports four‑player co‑op locally, online, or mixed, with online play requiring a [...]

Tata Motors maintained its lead in August 2026 with over 13,000 electric‑car registrations, a 50‑52% year‑on‑year increase that pushed India’s electric passenger‑vehicle market to roughly 30,500 units. Mahindra’s XEV 9S topped retail registrations at 3,743 units, closely followed by Tata Punch EV (3,468) and MG Windsor EV (3,224). Tata and Mahindra together captured about two‑thirds of the market, while other players such as JSW MG, VinFast, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia, and BYD registered smaller shares. The month‑to‑month dip from July’s [...]

Apple is reportedly set to launch a line of smart glasses before releasing a next‑generation Vision Pro headset. Bloomberg reports the glasses could hit stores in late 2027, while a redesigned Vision Pro may not appear until 2028 or later. The new glasses are expected to prioritize AI‑driven, hands‑free interaction over full immersive AR/VR, potentially operating initially without built‑in displays. Apple aims to broaden its wearable ecosystem beyond the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, while addressing privacy concerns as a [...]

AMD announced an $8.2 billion stock purchase of World Labs, an AI startup founded in early 2024 by Fei‑Fei Li and other prominent researchers. The deal gives AMD access to World Labs’ world‑model technology, which simulates physical environments rather than generating text or images. AMD’s acquisition follows Nvidia’s recent $12.9 billion purchase of Hugging Face, positioning AMD to compete in model building and accelerate adoption of its Instinct GPU accelerators. The transaction values World Labs at a 75 % premium [...]

The newly released Remastered edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has pushed the game to its highest concurrent player‑count on Steam, with nearly 120,000 users online. This surpasses the 92,000 peak at launch in 2015 and the 103,000 peak in January 2020, when the Netflix series was popular. The free update includes visual and gameplay upgrades, plus the Hearts of Stone and Blood of Wine expansions, and is intended to build momentum for the upcoming Songs of the