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Good morning, legend! Grab your Monday coffee with an extra shot—this edition is stacked with tech news fresher than your best memes. From China building a battery that chills at -194ºC to Apple wrangling a massive UK fine, and microbots the size of table salt—these stories prove the last Monday of ’25 isn’t holding back. Let’s fire up that brain, no snooze buttons allowed!
China launches world’s largest super-cooled air battery—energy storage, but make it freezing.
Leapmotor gets $534M from FAW, supercharging the EV race in China.
Robots now have bionic muscles: thank 3D printers and Chinese innovation.
Microbots smaller than salt grains, for just a cent each, set to transform medicine and manufacturing.
Apple fights a $2B UK fine over App Store fees (ouch).
Ubisoft shuts down Rainbow Six Siege servers after a wild hack attack.
Cobots (collaborative robots) are quietly taking over factories—with humans onboard.
Authress proves you can survive AWS outages if you’re smart about it.
China just flipped the switch on a giant 'Super Air Power Bank' in the Gobi Desert. This beast of a battery compresses and cools air to -194°C, storing crazy amounts of energy. Why does it matter? It paves the way for renewable energy to be far more reliable—and it’s eco-friendly! Get ready for a world where your power really does come from thin air. (Bonus: Lithium-ion, who?)
View articleChina’s oldest carmaker, FAW, just invested $534M in Leapmotor—one of the country's hottest electric car startups. Why care? It’s the first time a state-owned powerhouse puts serious cash in a challenger. Expect smarter, cheaper EVs as Leapmotor’s deliveries skyrocket. Legacy meets next-gen in one handshake!
View articleForget boring bots—Chinese firm PollyPolymer just wowed crowds with a humanoid robot showing off its bionic muscles. The secret? High-tech 3D printing. These advances mean we’ll see robots with lifelike movement and flexibility everywhere: assembly lines, hospitals, and maybe even your sneaker store. Robo-hugs incoming?
View articleResearchers in the US just made programmable robots less than the size of a grain of salt—for ONE cent each. These 'microrobots' could scout your body for disease, deliver drugs to cells, or build electronics at microscopic scale. Imagination: unlocked. Hardware gets tiny so your life can get easier!
View articleApple is appealing after a UK court dropped a $2B fine for allegedly overcharging App Store customers. The drama? UK authorities say Apple exploits its gatekeeper status, while Apple claims it’s just competing fair. Depending on how the appeal shakes out, it could reshape how app fees and digital platforms are regulated worldwide. vs. the world!
View articleRainbow Six Siege’s servers were pulled offline after hackers went wild, controlling user bans and sending custom messages. Players are missing matches—not fun. Ubisoft’s working on fixing the breach, but this could spark stricter security across all online gaming. Tip: Update those passwords, folks!
View articleMeet your new coworker: the collaborative robot, or 'cobot.' Unlike old-school robots, cobots work side by side with humans in factories, labs, and even farms. They're safer, smarter, and more adaptable—no wall of steel required! Expect seeing more of these bots nudging productivity up everywhere.
View articleAuthress, the authentication startup, kept their lights on while AWS stumbled earlier this year. Their secret? Multi-region deployment and not relying too much on Amazon’s own services. Take note—cloud resilience is cool (and essential) for every business running in 2026!
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