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Tesla says Model Y L is 'coming soon'
Synopsis Tesla will soon launch its Model Y L in China. This is a six-seat version of the popular Model Y. It features a longer wheelbase. The company faces increasing competition. Xiaomi recently launched its YU7. Tesla's China sales fell in July. A longer-range Model 3 is also expected. This is according to information from China's industry ministry. Reuters FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model Y cars pictured during the opening ceremonyfor the electric vehicle maker's new gigafactory in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Tesla's Model Y L is "coming soon", the electric car company said on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Monday, having previously registered plans to introduce the new model in China. The Model Y L is a six-seat version of its best-selling Model Y with a longer wheelbase. Tesla also shared a video of the new model in its Weibo post. Tesla is refreshing its line-up in the face of growing competition that includes Xiaomi's recently launched YU7. Elon Musk's Tesla registered an 8.4% fall in July sales of its China-made electric vehicles as Chinese competitors continue to offer lower-priced EVs against the backdrop of a price war that has bruised automakers, suppliers and dealerships. A longer-range, rear-wheel drive Model 3 is also coming to the Chinese market, according to filing information published on China's industry ministry website in July.
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18 minutes ago
- India Today
Could a humanoid give birth to a baby? Chinese company claims it's possible
Imagine a world where babies are not born from mothers, but from machines. That future may arrive sooner than expected: Chinese scientists are building the world's first 'gestation robot' capable of carrying a human pregnancy to full project is being developed by Kaiwa Technology, a Guangzhou-based firm led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng, a scientist affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in at the World Robot Conference in Beijing (August 2025), Dr Zhang revealed that the technology is already in a 'mature stage' and is now being prepared for integration into a humanoid robot's abdomen, so that 'a real person and the robot can interact to achieve pregnancy, allowing the foetus to grow inside.' A working prototype is expected in 2026, priced at around 100,000 yuan (11,000 / $14,000), The Telegraph reported.A Womb Without a WomanThe artificial womb functions by mimicking the environment of a human uterus. The foetus will float in synthetic amniotic fluid, while nutrients and oxygen are supplied through a tube, much like an umbilical concept builds on earlier research: in 2017, US scientists kept premature lambs alive for weeks in a 'biobag' filled with fluid, a breakthrough now seen as a stepping stone to Dr Zhang's humanoid pregnancy system (Kbizoom).Hope for Millions – But at What Cost?Advocates believe the invention could transform the lives of the 15% of couples worldwide struggling with infertility. It may also reduce medical risks for women unable or unwilling to undergo not everyone is celebrating. Critics warn of serious ethical dilemmas:How would a baby born from a robot form early emotional bonds with parents?Where will eggs and sperm be sourced, and could this fuel a black market?What psychological effects might emerge for children who know they are gestated by machines?As the New York Post reported, the project has already 'sparked an ethical debate' in China, with concerns about the psychological impact and the 'commodification' of Step InRecognising the seismic implications, authorities in Guangdong Province are working with Dr Zhang's team to create policy and legal frameworks before the prototype the Telegraph reported, this includes examining the definition of parenthood, the role of surrogacy, and the long-term rights of children born via artificial of a New Era – Or a Dystopian Future?While scientists hail this as a revolution in reproductive science, others see an unsettling glimpse of the this the ultimate liberation from biology, or the start of a world where motherhood is outsourced to machines?advertisementBy 2026, the answer may no longer be theoretical. If Kaiwa Technology succeeds, humanity could soon witness the first baby born not from a woman's womb, but from a robot' when that moment comes, the question may not just be how we create life, but whether we are ready for what comes next.- Ends
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- India Today
PM holds key economic body meet amid US tariff row, 7 Union Ministers attend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) meeting to review the current state of the economy amid 25 per cent tariffs imposed on it by the Union Ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, participated in the meeting held at PM Modi's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in EAC meeting assumed significance as it coincides with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to India, beginning today. It also came days before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Russia as India seeks to step up engagements with Beijing and Moscow amid uncertainty in trade ties with the The meeting came days after US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on all goods India exports to the US, and the planned doubling of the levy to 50 per cent from August 27 to punish New Delhi for its oil purchases from Russia. The tariffs are likely to impact USD 40 billion of non-exempt Indian exports such as gems and jewellery, textiles and the sixth round of the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) was postponed as a trade team from Washington deferred its visit to New Delhi. The talks were scheduled to be held from August 25 to 29."This visit is likely to be rescheduled," an official told news agency PTI, requesting Delhi and Washington have committed to concluding the first phase of the BTA by the fall of 2025, and aim to more than double bilateral trade from the current USD 191 billion to USD 500 billion by US has also been pressing New Delhi to open up politically sensitive sectors like agriculture and dairy. India has categorically ruled out such concessions, arguing that they threaten the livelihoods of small farmers and cattle Trump's announcement of an extra 25 per cent tariff on Indian exports, PM Modi, in his Independence Day speech, urged a shift towards 'swadeshi' (Made in India) products and voiced solidarity with farmers and fishermen."Modi is standing like a wall against any harmful policy related to the farmers, fishermen and cattle-rearers of India. We will never accept any compromise regarding our farmers, their livestock rearers and fishermen," PM Modi said.A crucial discussion on the Ukraine conflict between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Alaska on Saturday (India time), raising hopes that improved Washington-Moscow ties could soften the additional 25 per cent tariff on who only days earlier had struck a hard line against Russia, remarked, "I might have to consider it (sanctions) in two or three weeks, but there's no immediate need. If I did secondary sanctions now, that would be devastating for them."Despite tensions, trade ties between India and the US have seen an upward trend. According to commerce ministry data, India's exports to the US grew 21.64 per cent to USD 33.53 billion, while imports rose 12.33 per cent to USD 17.41 billion during April-July 2025.- EndsMust Watch
