(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekTesla weighs selling China business to clear path for SpaceX mergerTesla is looking at cutting loose its China business to clear a path toward a merger with SpaceX, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. If true, it would be a massive deal in the auto industry. Tesla’s Shanghai factory builds more than half of all Tesla vehicles, so any separation would carve out the single biggest piece of Tesla’s car operation. (opens original source in a new tab)Fred Lambert·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyXiaomi Pengcheng N90 Max Debuts With Xiaomi Kunlun Super Extended-Range System: CLTC Combined Range Reaches 1,705km With 6.26L/100km Discharged Fuel ConsumptionXiaomi launches Kunlun platform with 7 core components developed and 57 redesigned parts, achieving 1,705km CLTC combined range and 6.26L/100km WLTC discharged fuel consumption for the N90 Max. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyFrom Moving to Acting: Zhejiang IPLUSMOBOT Technology Builds the Industrial Embodied AI Foundation Platform With NERA Robotics Product LineIPLUSMOBOT unveils NERA-P omnidirectional chassis and NERA-C controller at WAIC, standardizing AMR-proven navigation and control as reusable embodied intelligence infrastructure for humanoid wheeled and quadruped robots. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyHumanoid Robots That Can Work: Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center NAVIAI Goes From Ningbo to the World With 2,000-Unit Jack Sewing Order and Global DeploymentsZhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center deploys NAVIAI robots at SUPCON JACK GREE and FOTILE, signs 2,000-unit apparel order with Jack Technology, and expands to BEKO Turkey and KION Germany. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyOverwhelmed Within Two Days of Launch: Moonshot AI Kimi K3 Open-Source Model Goes Global With 41% of World Open-Source Downloads and 4x Paid User Growth OverseasKimi K3, the largest open-weight model at 2.8T parameters, crashed services within 2 days of release, overseas paid users grew 4x, and API revenue grew 400% as China open-source dominates global downloads. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)PandailyHundreds of Billions in Capital Chase the Artificial Sun: Post-90s Scientist Wang Teng Says China Aims to Light the First Lamp of Fusion Power GenerationGlobal fusion industry cumulative funding reaches $14.24B, 7x 2021 levels, as Chinese scientist Wang Teng outlines EAST CRAFT and BEST progress toward igniting Chinas first fusion power plant. (opens original source in a new tab)contact@pandaily.com (Pandaily)·31 July 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaPeople Want Us To Not Cover Elon Musk’s Politics, But He’s Using His Wealth & Power From Tesla To Influence ElectionsOne random guy talking crazy, racist, extreme nonsense on the street corner doesn’t warrant coverage here at CleanTechnica. But when someone is using hundreds of millions of dollars and nearly unmatched social media influence to affect elections, which then affect cleantech more than anything else in our society, it seems ... [continued] The post People Want Us To Not Cover Elon Musk’s Politics, But He’s Using His Wealth & Power From Tesla To Influence Elections appeared f (opens original source in a new tab)Zachary Shahan·31 July 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnica“Hot Blocks” Thermal Energy Storage Startup Nails Down $550 Million More To Chase Fossil Fuels AwayThe US energy storage startup Antora Energy is scaling up with a $550 million assist from leading investors. The post “Hot Blocks” Thermal Energy Storage Startup Nails Down $550 Million More To Chase Fossil Fuels Away appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Tina Casey·31 July 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchAnthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security testsAfter OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents (opens original source in a new tab)Kirsten Korosec·31 July 2026
Clean Energy (opens original source in a new tab)CleanTechnicaEurope’s Waste Creates Value ElsewhereHow the Circular Economy Act can provide the tools to help scale Europe’s recycling industry, in order to secure access to critical minerals. Recovering materials from end-of-life products like cars and batteries is a key means to secure much needed critical minerals resiliently and sustainably. However, Europe’s recycling industry is ... [continued] The post Europe’s Waste Creates Value Elsewhere appeared first on CleanTechnica. (opens original source in a new tab)Transport & Environment (T&E)·31 July 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)South China Morning PostBeyond the Pitch: How IdeaPOP! Is Teaching Students to Build Social Innovation That Works[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When the SEED Foundation began reviewing applications for IdeaPOP! 2026, a pattern emerged almost immediately. Across more than a hundred submissions from Hong Kong secondary school students, artificial intelligence featured in nearly every proposal. That observation raised a more important question than whether students knew how to use AI. Were they learning how to apply it with judgment — and, more importantly, how to. (opens original source in a new tab)Advertising partner·31 July 2026
