Lucid Motors has unveiled a new autonomous vehicle concept called Lunar, a compact two-seat robotaxi designed specifically to work in transportation services. The prototype was shown during an investor presentation in New York, where the company also revealed plans to develop autonomous transportation and expand its business beyond premium electric vehicles.
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is beginning to create unexpected problems for the global economy. The boom in the construction of data centers needed to train and run AI models is sharply increasing the demand for electricity, copper and energy equipment. Analysts warn: if current growth rates continue, the world may face a new type of shortage – not of oil, but of infrastructure, without which the digital economy simply cannot function.
Australia-based startup Cortical Labs has announced the launch of the world’s first data center in Melbourne that processes data with neurons from human brain stem cells, according to Logos Press.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense has announced the potential threats that the uncontrolled introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into the military sphere may bring. According to Jiang Bin, a spokesman for the ministry, such a development could resemble the plot of the famous science fiction movie The Terminator.
Amazon founder and one of the richest people in the world Jeff Bezos, along with Lauren Sanchez, has been appointed honorary co-chair of the Met Gala-2026, an event that annually brings together the world’s political, cultural and business elite in New York. Experts believe that the tech billionaire’s participation reflects the growing influence of IT capital on the art and fashion industries.
China started 2026 with unexpectedly strong foreign trade figures. According to the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, the country’s exports in January-February grew by 21.8% year-on-year, significantly exceeding analysts’ expectations and becoming the fastest growth rate in recent years.
Elon Musk continues to surprise and shock. In a post on X early Monday morning, the billionaire responded to X user Bojan Tunguz, who wrote that he has “a fact-based feeling that we will have a full-fledged general artificial intelligence” (AGI) by the end of this year.
By 2030, data processing centers in the United States may consume as much water as the largest American metropolis, New York City, requires every day. This is the conclusion reached by researchers who studied the rapidly growing demand for resources from the artificial intelligence industry.
The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) intends to integrate AI technologies more fully into its activities and has been actively discussing their role at various regional conferences for several years.
The Chinese government has said it will actively use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to distribute 12.7 million university graduates into the labor market in 2026. The figure is a record: it exceeds the population of countries such as Belgium.
