Mauritz Jarl

China Covid: Lockdown in the vicinity of the largest iPhone factory

Chinese authorities have locked down a district in Zhengzhou city - which is home to the world's largest iPhone factory - under the country's strict coronavirus measures.

The lockdown started on Wednesday and is set to last for seven days.

The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn's plant in the city.

Chinese people and businesses are continuing to grapple with President Xi Jinping's rigid zero-Covid policy.

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China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn's factory.

The flying vehicle with a biplane conversion capability

A start-up unveiled the details of its flying car's launch at Draper University in San Mateo, California.

Alef describes its still-in-development electric vehicle, the Model A, as the world's first real flying automobile. The company envisions the Model A to have the sleek appearance of an electric car plus the ability to take off and soar vertically for 110 kilometers (68 miles).

The company aspires to compete in a market dominated by technologically superior rivals like AirCar and the Pal-V gyrocopter, which are already capable of flight and propulsion.

The chief executive and co-founder of Alef, Jim Dukhovny, disagrees, claiming that most current automobiles are not strictly flying cars.

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Google teases incredibly lifelike chat technology

An app that allows people to communicate with the artificial intelligence system one of Google's developers claimed was sentient has been released in the UK.

With only three options, the experiment is extremely constrained.

Additionally, although Google is interested in input on how its Language Model for Dialogue Applications (Lamda) functions, users of the apps are unable to teach it any new skills.

The business has consistently claimed that the technology used to power chatbots is mindless and emotionless.

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Google offers glimpse of ultra-realistic chat tech Earlier this year, the company fired an engineer who claimed the Lamda AI language system had feelings.

After US restrictions on China, shares of Asian chipmakers decline.

After the US unveiled strong new regulations to restrict sales of technology to China, shares in key Asian computer chipmakers fell.

According to the US, American companies will not be allowed to sell certain chips used in supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Chinese companies.

The regulations, which were made public on Friday, also target purchases made by foreign businesses using American-made machinery.

As the world economy weakens, technology companies are also witnessing a decline in demand.

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Asia chipmaker shares slide after US curbs on China On Friday, Washington announced new rules to restrict sales of semiconductor technology to China.