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US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users — Ars Technica

The House Commerce Committee today voted 50-0 to approve a bill that would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the company or lose access to the US market, writes Jon Brodkin. 

Chinese team creates drones with ‘human brains’ able to tackle complex tasks through group chats — SCMP

A team of Chinese scientists has developed drones that can engage in “group chats” to discuss and assign tasks among themselves, much like human...

Tencent unveils Hunyuan model for enterprise AI applications

Tencent introduced a proprietary foundation model, Hunyuan, at its Global Digital Ecosystem Summit in Shenzhen.

Toyota, Pony.ai announce $139.2M JV for autonomous robotaxi production

Pony.ai, Toyota Motor (China) Investment, and GAC Toyota Motor have announced the formation of a joint venture aimed at the mass production and deployment of fully driverless robotaxis.

Volkswagen’s Cariad teams up with ThunderSoft to establish a JV in China

Cariad has announced a strategic partnership with ThunderSoft, a provider of intelligent operating system products and technologies.