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World premiere of BMW iX electric SUV in Shanghai

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The new technology toolkit, making its debut in the BMW iX, also underpins significant advances in the areas of connectivity and digital services. As well as the offerings from Apple and Google, apps relevant to the Chinese market provided by local platforms are also integrated.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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But it may also signal a de-escalation of the pressure Washington has brought to bear on the Chinese company now that Huawei is on its heels. Huawei has long been regarded as a rogue player in the international telecoms market with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Huawei is slow in fixing their vulnerabilities.

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Volkswagen Group launches world’s first pilot project for traffic optimization with a D-Wave quantum computer in Lisbon

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For the pilot project in Lisbon, 26 stops were selected and connected to form four bus links. Volkswagen is cooperating with its technology partners D-Wave and Google, who provide access to their computer systems. The Volkswagen team intends to continue the development of this prediction component. Volkswagen and quantum computing.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. They are likely a good deal younger, and perhaps rather more Chinese, than I am. Android above all else.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

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The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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Is the Chinese Jiyue 07 the most beautiful electric sedan in the world? The Germans say ‘Ja’

EV Central

Rattling its more established rivals from European, American, Japanese and Korean car brands, the Jiyue is the work of a collaboration between Geely and China’s Google-rivalling tech giant Baidu. The post Is the Chinese Jiyue 07 the most beautiful electric sedan in the world? Jiyue 07 electric sedan. Jiyue 07 electric sedan.

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