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âThis is the story of Palantirâ
Watch the video on X here.
Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
âIf you believe their back-of-the-envelope estimation, this is a very, very significant deposit of lithium,â says Anouk Borst, a geologist at KU Leuven University and the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium. âIt could change the dynamics of lithium globally, in terms of price, security of supply and geopolitics.â
Read more here.
Cruise robotaxi gets a beating
See the video on X here. In more inspiring news, Cruise is set to launch a wheelchair-accessible robotaxi in 2024. See the vehicle and read the story here.
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Exoplanet's surface may be covered in oceans, James Webb Space Telescope finds (Space)