{"id":10748,"date":"2026-01-13T22:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=10748"},"modified":"2026-01-13T22:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:32:52","slug":"the-obtain-sodium-ion-batteries-and-chinas-vibrant-tech-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=10748","title":{"rendered":"The Obtain: sodium-ion batteries and China&#8217;s vibrant tech future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>1 Apple is teaming up with Google to present Siri an AI revamp\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>That\u2019s a large win for Google, and a blow for OpenAI. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/12\/apple-google-ai-siri-gemini.html?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Trump desires Elon Musk to assist break Iran\u2019s web blackout<\/strong><br \/>He\u2019s interesting to Musk to let Iranians circumvent it with Starlink. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2026\/01\/13\/iran-starlink-protest-musk-trump\/?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">WP<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Smuggled tech is Iran\u2019s final hyperlink to the skin world.<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/13\/ecosystem-smuggled-tech-iran-last-link-outside-world-internet?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">The Guardian<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Proper-wing influencers have flocked to Minneapolis\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Their aim is to color it as a lawless metropolis, and justify ICE\u2019s capturing of Renee Nicole Good. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/right-wing-influencers-have-flooded-minneapolis\/?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Wired<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 The Pentagon is adopting Musk\u2019s Grok AI chatbot\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Simply because it faces a backlash the world over for making non-consensual deepfakes. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/13\/nx-s1-5675781\/pentagon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-global-outcry?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">NPR<\/a>)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>The UK is launching a proper probe into X.<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jan\/12\/ofcom-investigating-x-outcry-sexualised-ai-images-grok-elon-musk?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">The Guardian<\/a>)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>It\u2019s additionally bringing in a brand new regulation which is able to make it unlawful to make these types of pictures.<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq845glnvl1o?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 The push to energy AI is devastating coastal villages in Taiwan<\/strong><br \/>A fast enlargement of wind vitality is hurting farmers and fishers. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2026\/taiwan-ai-green-energy-impacts\/?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Remainder of World<\/a>)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Cease worrying about your AI footprint. Have a look at the massive image as an alternative.<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/11\/06\/1127579\/ai-footprint\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=01-13-2026&amp;mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Know-how Assessment<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 Don\u2019t maintain your breath for robots\u2019 ChatGPT second<\/strong><br \/>AI has unlocked spectacular advances in robotics, however we\u2019re a really good distance from human-level capabilities. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ed4e523e-923c-493d-b402-98a03f0cf7dd?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">FT<\/a>\u00a0$)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>Will we ever belief humanoid robots in our properties?<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/12\/23\/1108466\/general-purpose-robots-humanoids-ai-remote-assistants\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=01-13-2026&amp;mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Know-how Assessment<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 Meta is about to put off a whole lot of metaverse staff<\/strong><br \/>Actuality Labs is yesterday\u2019s information\u2014now it\u2019s all about AI. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/12\/technology\/meta-layoffs-reality-labs.html?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 We might eradicate flu\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>A \u201ccommon\u201d flu vaccine might be much better at defending us than any current choice. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/474808\/flu-season-vaccine-hospitalizations-mrna-shots?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Vox<\/a>\u00a0$)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 Now you can reserve a resort room on the moon<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s all yours, for simply $250,000. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2026\/01\/you-can-now-reserve-a-hotel-room-on-the-moon-for-250000\/?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">Ars Technica<\/a>)<br \/>+\u00a0<em>This astronaut is coaching vacationers to fly on the planet\u2019s first business area station.<\/em>\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/01\/12\/1130817\/vast-astronaut-drew-feustel-nasa-space-station\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=%3C%3C%20Test%20Class%20%3E%3E&amp;utm_content=01-13-2026&amp;mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">MIT Know-how Assessment<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 AI pictures are complicating efforts to search out some monkeys in Missouri\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>For actual. \ud83d\ude48 (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/monkeys-st-louis-96c55834c7f17854cc4362db891ca8fa?mc_cid=ed778891be&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\">AP<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>&#8220;In massive cities, everyone seems to be an remoted, atomized particular person. Individuals stay in soundproof flats, not figuring out the surname of their neighbors.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Apple is teaming up with Google to present Siri an AI revamp\u00a0That\u2019s a large win for Google, and a blow for OpenAI. (CNBC) 2 Trump desires Elon Musk to assist break Iran\u2019s web blackoutHe\u2019s interesting to Musk to let Iranians circumvent it with Starlink. (WP\u00a0$)+\u00a0Smuggled tech is Iran\u2019s final hyperlink to the skin world.\u00a0(The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[3692,4353,1873,562,117,7384,1173],"class_list":["post-10748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-news","tag-batteries","tag-bright","tag-chinas","tag-download","tag-future","tag-sodiumion","tag-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10749,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10748\/revisions\/10749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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