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Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized Germany's lag in future technologies. While Huang pointed to German talent and technical know-how, he saw the problem in Europe's tendency to overthink projects. Boeminghaus reacted sarcastically to the notion that such concerns were a fairytale. At the same time, Boeminghaus referred to a planned collaboration between Nvidia and the German government, according to Handelsblatt. This involves investments of several hundred million euros in industrial AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and open AI models. The partnership is scheduled to be presented on October 19 in Berlin; the Nvidia developer conference GTC is set for October 20 to 22. https://t.co/pQ0vPFd1rX #Deutschland #Technologie #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)

GFrei.News reported that the planned flooding of the lignite mining areas of Hambach and Garzweiler is deliberately destroying the German economy and ending 100 years of affordable energy security. Plans from 1977 and 1995 had intended to fill exhausted open-pit mines with water from the Rhine and to renature them. Now, the approval for lignite mining is being revoked, although, according to the author, there is still enough coal there to supply Germany for another 100 years. Lignite is almost as cheap as nuclear power and is also used for briquettes, lignite dust, and fluidized bed coal, wrote GFrei.News. A fast-track approval process has been initiated for flooding the mining areas still containing coal, and the construction of a 45-kilometer long pipeline has begun at a high three-digit million amount. By 2030, this will destroy a resource wealth worth around 1 trillion euros, according to the author. A later resumption of mining would take decades and be too expensive. GFrei.News referred to the flooding as the permanent destruction of energy security and fuel worth 1 trillion euros. The excavator 293 will also be decommissioned: the vehicle weighs more than 14,000 tons, is 225 meters tall, and is the largest land vehicle in the world. It has been in operation for 30 years and is a symbol of German engineering and national pride, the author wrote. GFrei.News accused the state of "state terrorism against its own people" and wrote that the consequences would be far worse than the explosion of NordStream. The author hoped that the AfD would come to power in time to prevent the plans. #Energiewende #Braunkohle #Energiesicherheit (translated)

Wan Gang, an engineer trained at Audi in Germany, played a key role in transforming the Chinese automobile industry by convincing Beijing to invest heavily in electric vehicles, earning him the title of the father of the Chinese electric car. #VoitureÉlectrique #IndustrieAutomobile #WanGang (translated)

The author indicated that he exchanged ideas at the Paris Motor Show with manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, and enthusiasts, to whom he attributed a role in the economy and the "French flair." He added that France had capabilities, resources, and projects. https://t.co/ESG2nceg9Q #Innovation #Industrie #Souveraineté #FR (translated)

AuBonTouiteFrançais estimated that the presentation of Elon Musk's latest innovations highlighted, according to him, the industrial decline that has taken place since the 1970s. He attributed this evolution to the fact that the country's industrial development had been entrusted to incompetent administrators, more concerned with preserving their privileges than with relying on engineers. #Innovation #Industrie #Technologie (translated)

Simon Betschinger wrote that the videos of a taking off Tesla triggered a strong feeling of happiness in him that morning. He explained that it was nice to observe the interplay of entrepreneurship and engineering. At the same time, he described the mood in Germany as predominantly bleak and blamed bureaucrats for having turned the country into a desert of innovation. Entrepreneurs like Elon Musk give him hope for a positive development of humanity, Betschinger wrote. #Innovation #Unternehmertum #ElonMusk (translated)

In her podcast with Sylvie Bermann, the author stated that the United States, once a country of engineers, had become a country of lawyers, while China had now become a country of engineers. He encouraged listeners to re-listen to the episode. https://t.co/Rg3zMABOkK #ÉtatsUnis #Chine #Ingénierie #US #CN (translated)

Bernd Kaiser wrote that Tesla presented its new Roadster at night, which according to his information can accelerate from 0 to 100 in less than a second. SpaceX cold gas engines would even allow the vehicle to take off. He compared this technological advancement in the USA to what he views as a lesser pace of innovation in Europe. Kaiser criticized Volkswagen for recalling ID models and claimed that European automakers are lagging behind China in charging performance. At the same time, he accused company executives and politicians of focusing more on ideology and regulation than on inventions. He said the Roadster would not be approved in the EU, mockingly justifying this with possible noise protection regulations. In his opinion, Europe has lost its technological edge. #TeslaRoadster #ElonMusk https://t.co/rAcUSFyR6J #Tesla #Innovation #Technologie (translated)

In the Tech Flash of October 14, Léa Benaim discusses the arrest of an OpenAI engineer by the FBI for espionage, ASML's record quarter, Character.ai's performance, Ubisoft's planned closure of RedLynx, and Netflix's acquisition of broadcasting rights for the 2030 World Cup in Spain. #OpenAI #FBI #TechFlash (translated)

"We will be able to investigate hypersonic missiles with the hypersonic channel and clarify, for example, where they become particularly hot," says Andrea Beck, an engineer at the Institute of Aerodynamics at the University of Stuttgart. #Rüstungsforschung #Sicherheit #Drohnenkrieg (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS claimed that OpenAI had discovered a hidden spy microphone behind a television in the meeting room of its executives, where very confidential information was being discussed. According to him, the device could listen to live conversations, encrypt data, and transmit it outside. It was reportedly installed around September 28 and spotted two days later during a security check. The author added that ChatGPT then analyzed the device's memory with OpenAI's AI models and identified an engineer from the company as responsible. He also claimed that the FBI arrested the engineer that day and that he faced up to five years in prison if convicted. #OpenAI #CyberSécurité #IntelligenceArtificielle (translated)