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Intel has effectively restructured the company's Data Center GPU Max series of compute GPUs. The chipmaker confirmed to Tom's Hardware that it has decided to eliminate the Data Center Max GPU 1350 from its product stack. However, it will introduce a newly-baked Data Center Max GPU 1450 later this year with cut-down I/O bandwidth to cater to 'different markets.' The move comes on the heels of Intel's decision to cancel its Rialto Bridge GPUs in the wake of the restructuring of its AXG graphics division. The initial Ponte Vecchio GPU lineup consisted of the Data Center Max GPU 1550, Data Center Max GPU 1350, and Data Center Max GPU 1100. Intel already launched the 1550 model in the first quarter of this year. The impending Q2 launch for the 1100 model still stands unaffected by the recent addition of the Data Center Max GPU 1450 to the product stack. However, Intel hasn't provided a specific launch date for the Data Center Max GPU 1450 yet, though we do know it will arrive this year. "We launched the Intel Data Center Max GPU 1550 (600W), which was initially targeted for liquid-cooled solutions only. We have since expanded our support by offering Intel Data Center Max GPU 1550 (600W) to include air-cooled solutions. "As a result, we are streamlining our product offerings by removing the Intel Data Center Max GPU 1350 (450W), which was geared for air-cooled solutions. We will introduce the Data Center GPU Max 1450 SKU later in 2023, which has lower IO bandwidth for different markets and will be able to use air- and liquid-cooling solutions. Rounding out our product portfolio, we will introduce the Data Center GPU Max 1100 SKU, which is a 300W PCIe card (Gen5) for broad market deployments," an Intel spokesperson told Tom's Hardware. Intel hasn't yet shared the specifications for the Data Center GPU Max 1450. Nonetheless, logic implies it will be a cut-down version of the Data Center GPU Max 1550, but we haven't yet confirmed. The Data Center GPU Max 1450 will support air- and liquid-cooling solutions, and we suspect it could carry the same 450W TDP rating as the canceled 1350 model. We've reached out to Intel for further confirmation. One crucial detail from Intel's statement is that the chipmaker has tailored the Data Center GPU Max 1450 for "different markets," which we suspect pertains to China. According to Intel, the Data Center GPU Max 1450 will arrive with reduced I/O bandwidth levels, a move that, in all likelihood, is meant to comply with U.S. regulations on GPU exports to China. Remember, US export rules now dictate that the chip-to-chip I/O bandwidth for China-bound GPUs must be less than 600 GB/s. For instance, Nvidia modified its H100 (Hopper) GPU and rebranded it to H800 to tailor it for the now-limited Chinese market. It's reasonable to expect that the Data Center GPU Max 1450 could take a similar approach. Besides replacing the Data Center Max GPU 1350, Intel also expanded the cooling options for the flagship Data Center Max GPU 1550. The 600W GPU was originally only available with liquid-cooled solutions. However, Intel will now offer air cooling on the Data Center Max GPU 1550. Intel's initial plan was to release Rialto Bridge to succeed Ponte Vecchio this year and launch Falcon Shores in 2024 to replace Rialto Bridge. However, the chipmaker has ultimately decided to jettison Rialto Bridge and push Falcon Shores to 2025. As a result, Intel will have to make do with Ponte Vecchio for at least another two years, competing against Nvidia's H100 and AMD's Instinct MI300.

There's no question that Apple is hard at work on its latest next-gen silicon, the Apple M3 chip, but if a new report is correct, then it'll be a lot more advanced than we realized. It has long been speculated that Apple would be going with TSMC's 3nm process for its M3-series chips, but it looks like Apple will skip this iteration entirely and go for TSMC's N3E, which is a more advanced 3nm process at the Taiwanese chip foundry. The report from the China Times(opens in new tab), via Wccftech(opens in new tab), indicates that Apple will be the first customer to use this process node and that it will use it for both the M3 chip expected to power the next MacBook Air and iPad Pro. It might also be using the advanced 3nm node for its A17 Bionic chip, which is what will power a future iPhone and non-pro iPad, but as with all things Apple, take everything with a grain of salt. This company in particular is about as tight-lipped as a Skull & Bones member during pledge week. What an advanced 3nm process might mean for the MacBook Air It was initially thought that the Apple M2 chip announced in 2022 would be fabbed on a 3nm process, but that turned out to not be the case. Whether that's because of lingering issues around Covid and supply chains isn't known, but Apple went with 5nm for both M1 and M2 chips, and it undoubtedly didn't get the performance gains from M2 it was hoping for. The M2 chip is impressive, sure, but its performance improvement over the M1 chip was a fairly standard gen-on-gen refresh. A jump to 3nm though would be much more substantial, actually offering a compelling reason to make the jump from an M1 MacBook Air to an M3 MacBook Air. Personally, I think the MacBook Air (M1) is still the best laptop for most users thanks to its phenomenal performance, excellent battery life, and even better pricing. The price increase for the MacBook Air (M2) is hard to justify, in my opinion, given the modest increase in performance over its predecessor. That could very well change with the jump to TSMC's N3E, which should bring a substantial improvement to performance on the order of 30% or more, as well as even better battery life. Given how poor sales of the M2 Mac lineup have been in the past year, Apple really needs to give people a better reason to switch than a bland redesign and some fancy marketing.

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It didn't take long for AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D to claim a spot on the list of best CPUs. According to new user benchmarks(opens in new tab), the octa-core chip performs similarly on X670 and A620 motherboards for gaming. However, multi-threaded applications seemingly have a slight performance difference, such as Cinebench 23. AMD recently launched the A620 chipset to provide consumers with an entry-level option to upgrade to Zen 4 and the corresponding AM5 platform. However, A620 motherboards, which start at $85, are ideal for Ryzen 7000 non-X processors with a 65W TDP and an 88W PPT. In addition, higher-end SKUs may boot on A620 motherboards if the firmware allows it. Still, the onboard power delivery subsystem will limit the processor's multi-threaded performance since it won't have the power headroom. One crucial aspect to take into account. While the 88W PPT is the base specification for the A620 chipset, motherboard manufacturers can equip their A620 products with higher power delivery subsystems. This will make things interesting since not all A620 motherboards on the market are built the same. However, a more robust power delivery subsystem conveys a higher cost, so the more premium A620 motherboards may sell very close to B650 motherboards.. The Korean YouTuber compared the Ryzen 7 7800X3D's performance on MSI's Pro X670-P WiFi motherboard and Gigabyte's A620M Gaming X. The former's power delivery system flaunts a 14+2+1 design and retails for $259(opens in new tab). At the same time, the Gigabyte motherboard has an 8+2+1 layout; however, the pricing remains a mystery since it isn't available in any U.S. retailers yet. The X670 test system used the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420, whereas the A620 test system was on DeepCool AG400. It's unknown why the reviewer didn't use the same cooling for both systems. The systems also had a GeForce RTX 4080 for the gaming workload at 1080p (1920x1080) resolution and 32GB (2x16GB) of DDR5-6000 CL38 memory. The Gigabyte A620M Gaming X has a better power delivery subsystem than your typical A620 motherboard with a 6+2+1 design. However, the difference between it and the Pro X670-P WiFi was evident. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D was running between 4.7 GHz to 4.8 GHz on the MSI motherboard. However, the same chip was limited to clock speeds between 4.4 GHz and 4.6 GHz on the Gigabyte motherboard. Gamers will be happy to know that variance in clock speeds didn't substantially impact gaming performance. The delta was around 3%, so the difference isn't visible unless you run software to record the frame rates. In other workloads, however, the difference is slightly bigger but still within reasonable limits. The MSI Pro X670-P WiFi kept the Ryzen 7 7800X3D running at 4.8 GHz across all eight cores during the Cinebench R23 run. With the Gigabyte A620M Gaming X, the all-core boost clock speed fluctuated between 4.5 GHz and 4.7 GHz. It resulted in a 5% higher Cinebench R23 score on the MSI Pro X670-P WiFi. The reviewer didn't share the motherboard firmware or AGESA versions for the motherboards that he used. Furthermore, each motherboard vendor tunes memory in its way, so memory overclocking is better on certain brands. This is one of the first tests between A620 and X670 motherboards with a Ryzen 7000X3D processor. We'll need additional tests to corroborate the early findings. Furthermore, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a 120W chip. It'll be intriguing to see the performance hit on higher-TDP parts, such as the Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 9 7900X, which have a 170W TDP. In the meantime, gamers who particularly want a Ryzen 7 7800X3D for a gaming rig will be fine with an A620 motherboard. If the budget allows it, jumping to a B650 motherboard could potentially maximize the chip's performance.

The Meta Quest Pro has access to a great suite of VR applications, but if you know how to connect your Quest Pro to a PC you can access an even larger range of programs only found on the computer. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to connect your Meta Quest Pro to a PC, you just need a stable internet connection (or an official Meta Quest Link cable) and to follow the steps in this guide. First things first, though, you’ll need to want to boot up your PC and install the Oculus PC app. 1. Download the Oculus PC app Before you can connect your PC and Meta Quest Pro you need to download the official Oculus PC app to your computer. On the official page, scroll down to the section below Quest 2 called Air Link and Link cable and press the Download Software button. When the file has been downloaded, find it in your Downloads folder, install it and follow the onscreen installation setup instructions. 2. Go to your Meta Quest Pro’s settings Next, put on your Quest Pro and go to its settings. You can do this by pressing the Oculus button on your right Touch Controller to bring up the menu, then select the Quick Settings panel. From here select System, and scroll down to find the Quest Link settings. In this sub-menu, select ‘Launch Quest Link’, which opens up a new ‘Searching for PCs’ panel. Lastly, you need to toggle on the ‘Use Air Link’ option at the top of this menu. 3. Pair your Meta Quest Pro with your PC You should now see your PC appear in the list of possible computers to connect to. Choose your PC and then select ‘Pair,’ this should bring up a pairing code that you can see on your headset’s screen. Remove your headset to check it matches the code on your PC screen, then hit ‘Confirm’ in the desktop app. Now press ‘Launch’ and your Meta Quest Pro will be wirelessly connected to your PC. 1. Download the Oculus PC app As with the Air Link instructions above, your first step is to install the official Oculus PC app on your computer. To find it, scroll down to the section below Quest 2 called Air Link and Link cable and press the Download Software button. Once the file has been downloaded open your Downloads folder to install it and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process. 2. Plug the Link cable into your Quest Pro and PC While the app is installing, or after, grab your Quest Pro and plug the Link cable into the headset and a USB port on your PC. Make sure it's a USB 3 port for the connection to be a high enough bitrate for the VR software you’ll be enjoying. 3. Go to the Meta Quest Pro’s settings Next, just like with Air Link, you need to put on your Quest Pro and go into the Settings menu. You can do this by pressing the Oculus button on your right Touch Controller to bring up the menu, then select the Quick Settings panel. From here (just like above) select System, and scroll down to find the Quest Link settings. In this sub-menu, select ‘Launch Quest Link,’ which opens up a new ‘Searching for PCs’ panel. Here, you need to toggle off the ‘Use Air Link’ option on this page. 4. Select your PC and enjoy PCVR Once you’ve followed the above steps you should see the option to connect with your PC. Select the PC in the menu and you should be connected to it and ready to jump into the PCVR experience of your choosing.

Rabat - Three Moroccan opposition parties have demanded the creation of a parliamentary inquiry commission to investigate potential fraud and mani[CENSORED]tion of the national energy market. The request comes at the initiative of the Po[CENSORED]r Movement (MP), the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS), and the Justice and Development Party (PJD). The opposition parties echoed concerns about the lack of transparency and potential fraud practiced by some companies involved in importing Russian energy products to mani[CENSORED]te the national market. “Through this initiative, we seek to dispel the doubts surrounding this affair especially since the subject is closely linked to Morocco’s energy security energy bill, inflation, the purchasing power of Moroccans, and the tax revenue,” the opposition parties stressed. According to the joint communique, the committee seeks to contribute to the establishment of “adequate measures either to reassure public opinion or to sanction the parties involved.” Many have raised concerns about potential fraud in the energy sector. Abdelkader Taher, a member of the Socialist Union of Po[CENSORED]r Forces (USF), echoed the same frustrations earlier this year by calling on the Moroccan government to open an investigation into what he described as “mani[CENSORED]tion” of fuel prices by energy companies operating in the Moroccan market. The MP accused some companies of changing the documentation of their Russian imports and passing their products off as imported from the Gulf countries in order to set higher prices. The Wall Street Journal similarly reported on Russian products imported by Morocco and other North African countries, raising concerns that Russian oil was being blended with other countries’ products and re-exported. “That process disguises the ultimate origin of the products and complicates Western efforts to remove Russian fossil fuels from their economies,” the outlet wrote. New data shared by Bloomberg in March shows that Morocco is among the countries that are contributing to increasing Russian diesel exports amid the EU embargo on Moscow. Officials have acknowledged Morocco’s imports of Russian gas. Last month, Morocco’s Minister of Economy Nadia Fettah Alaoui said that Russian gas imports increased by 13% in the period between early January to February 27. Soaring energy prices and food products have sparked a nationwide uproar, with many unions calling for national protests and strikes to condemn the situation. Amid government pledges to mitigate the crisis, prices of such essential products remain out of the reach of many Moroccans whose purchasing power has been harmed. Diesel prices continue to range between MAD 12 and MAD 15, while prices of goods like onions, tomatoes, and potatoes exceed MAD 12. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/04/354903/moroccos-opposition-parties-renew-concerns-about-russian-energy-imports

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Loongson, a Chinese fabless chipmaker, has launched the new 3D5000 processor for data centers and cloud computing. MyDrivers(opens in new tab) reported that Loongson claims its 32-core domestic chips deliver 4X higher performance than rival Arm processors. The 3D5000 still leverages LoongArch, Loongson's homemade instruction set architecture (ISA) from 2020. The chipmaker was previously a firm believer in MIPS. However, Loongson eventually built LoongArch from the ground up with the sole objective of not relying on foreign technology to develop its processors. LoongArch is a RISC (reduced instruction set computer) ISA, similar to MIPS or RISC-V. The 3D5000 arrives with 32 LA464 cores running at 2 GHz. The 32-core processor has 64MB of L3 cache, supports eight-channel DDR4-3200 ECC memory, and up to five HyperTransport (HT) 3.0 interfaces. It also supports dynamic frequency and voltage adjustments. Officially, the 3D5000 has a 300W TDP; however, Loongson stated that the conventional power consumption is around 150W. That's roughly 5W per core. The 3D5000 flaunts a chiplet design since Loongson has glued together two 16-core 3C5000 processors. Loongson developed the 3C5000 server part to compete with AMD's Zen and Zen+ architectures. The latest 3D5000, which measures 75.4 x 58.5 x 7.1mm, slides into a custom LGA4129 socket. The processor supports 2P and 4P configurations; therefore, Loongson has launched the 7A2000 bridge chip to manage the communication between the processors and other components. As per the chip designer, the 7A2000 is up to 400% faster than the previous generation. Furthermore, with the help of the 7A2000, there's a possibility to scale up to 128 cores per motherboard. According to Loongson's provided numbers, the 3D5000 scores over 425 points in SPEC CPU 2006, a depreciated benchmark replaced with the newer SPEC CPU 2017 version. The 3D5000 also delivers over 1 TFLOPs of FP64 performance, up to 4X higher than regular Arm cores. Meanwhile, the processor's stream performance with eight channels of DDR4-3200 memory crosses the 50GB mark. While performance isn't the 3D5000's strong suit, security is. The 32-core processor allegedly has a custom-made mechanism to defend against vulnerabilities such as Meltdown or Spectre. The chip also has its Trusted Platform Module (TPM), so it doesn't rely on an external solution. In addition, according to MyDrivers' report, the 3D5000 also supports a secret national algorithm with an embedded security module that seemingly delivers excellent encryption and decryption efficiency higher than 5 Gbps. In addition to the 3D5000 and 7A2000, Loongson also announced the 2K050, the company's baseboard management controller (BMC). The 2K050 features LA264 cores at 500 MHz, integrated 2D GDP, 32-bit DDR3 support, and outputs at a 1080p (1920x1080) resolution at 60 Hz. Loongson's 3D5000 is no match for AMD's EPYC Genoa or Intel's Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors. It was never about beating the foreign competition but pushing for self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, with the ongoing U.S. sanctions, Chinese companies have no means to secure chipmaking tools originating from the U.S. In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently blacklisted Loongson, which likely derailed some of the company's plans.

While we are in the season of bloom for AI chatbots, AI search engines, and other AI-assisted tools, another part of the digital future is being decided. You may have heard of the Wayback Machine, an online repository that catalogs the internet's history in snapshots from around the web on that particular date and time. The Wayback Machine was established and is run by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library, which is currently the subject of contention. The essence of the controversy is this: the Internet Archive catalogs digital copies of physical books (and other printed documents) and lends them out on the basis of the ‘controlled digital lending’ model (CDL). Under this model, the right to lend out the copy of the book applies to the digitized version of the book in the library’s possession, and lending is restricted to this one copy to one person at a time. However, while many libraries in the United States use this lending mechanism, it’s been criticized as being unfair to authors because it deprives them of royalties. Despite those objections, the Internet Archive had operated on this basis until March 2020 when, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw physical closures of schools, libraries, and similar resources, the Archive suspended its one copy/one borrower restriction, and allowed a number of people access a book or document at any time, under the provisions of the National Emergency Library program. An expensive decision Four publishing houses – Hachette Book Group Inc, HarperCollins Publishers LLC, John Wiley & Sons Inc and Penguin Random House LLC – sued the Internet Archive, claiming that its practices – and in particular multiple borrower model introduced during the pandemic – constitute mass copyright infringement that harms ebook sales and impacts authors’ earnings. On March 24, a federal judge sided with the publishers, and ruled that the Internet Archive had breached copyright. In his ruling, the judge essentially stated that the public’s right to knowledge and access does not override the right of publishers and authors to control their material and protect their earnings. This means the Archive will no longer have the right to scan and lend out digital copies of books published by the mentioned publishing houses (and potentially others). The Internet Archive has said it will appeal the judgment, which it says is a blow to all libraries that want to utilize the CDL system, as it could provide a precedent for publishers to bring a similar complaint against any library employing CDL. The publishers’ legal representatives, for their part, claim that the ruling is not a threat to established libraries and their digital lending programs, as many libraries actually license books to then lend to patrons. This licensing scheme is also not without its critics, as the library is essentially renting a book for a time rather than owning it, which is often very expensive, eating into libraries’ increasingly shrinking publicly-funded budgets. Additionally, libraries are at the mercy of whatever censorship publishers choose to impose on the licensed material, or are forced to impose by lawmakers. As a reader, a researcher, and a staunch defender of libraries as access points for knowledge, I have my own bias. I do think the Internet Archive arguably overreached during its National Emergency Library program. It did end this lending program in June 2020, and reverted the standard CDL model, but I think that was when the damage was done. That said, I think the court ruling against the Archive is a case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. The Internet Archive may very well have overstepped the mark, but this is a reversal that sets knowledge-sharing back by decades. Accusations of piracy Publishers are framing the Internet Archive as some sort of piracy operation, rather than an accessible archive that not just allows people to read printed works, but also preserves books and documents, and is able to maintain some distance from demands for censorship where traditional libraries and schools may not be able to. This is particularly concerning to me as, for example, in America, there are state legislatures that are actively banning materials from libraries, and teachers from actually using certain words and terms, for arguably spurious reasons. Internationally, the Archive is a source of information on important topics like sex, gender, history, politics, and more, that might elsewhere be subject to censorship. From my own experience, the Archive has many digital scans of books that have long been discarded from physical libraries, and which don’t exist in ebook form. The Internet Archive search engine also has extensive functionality for searching a book or document in all sorts of ways. Google Books has some similar functions, but Google acquires books under copyright through the ebook licensing system, so if there’s no ebook version of a title, it’s very unlikely that Google Books has a copy of that title. Authors have come out on both sides of this dispute, with thousands of authors signing collective letters in support of both the Internet Archive, and of publishers and authors, while many librarians and archivists have aligned themselves with the Internet Archive. While I can understand the concerns of publishers and authors about the Archive’s Covid program, dismantling almost the entire library comes across to me as overkill, and corporate greed. Google Books’ capabilities, discoverability, preservation practices, and access don’t match that of the Internet Archive. Further, the publishers themselves offer no alternative to this incalculable loss. If they did, and engaged with the Internet Archive in good faith to reach a solution that protects authors’ earnings while preserving this evidently progressive effort in knowledge-sharing, I would be more sympathetic to their position. Instead, in an era where the capabilities of AI already exceed many people’s reading comprehension, writing ability, problem-solving, and other faculties, they want to place limits on a resource that could help people become more proficient in all of those areas and more. It’s less Napster vs the record companies, and more akin to the destruction of a store of knowledge that exists nowhere else today. Luckily for publishers, they are both currently the victors and own the printing presses – and what’s another library destroyed in the grand scheme of things, right?

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New plans for post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK will deter many EU suppliers and push up food prices, a trade body has said. The government says its proposals will prevent delays by reducing the need for physical checks for many goods. But the Cold Chain Federation said it was "deeply concerned" by the complex forms and costs involved to exporters. The Cabinet Office said it was a "huge step forward for the safety, security and efficiency of our borders". The plans - which have been delayed several times - are designed to introduce checks the UK is required to make under its Brexit trade agreement with the EU. Under the draft proposals published by the government there would be: Testing of animal and plant products to protect against diseases such as African swine fever and Xylella Checks carried out away from ports to avoid scenes witnessed at Dover last weekend One digital system allowing the customs and regulatory process to be streamlined via a "single trade window" allowing traders to submit information about goods A pilot trusted-trader scheme for frequent importers Health certificates for animal and plant products from the EU by 31 October. But Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, which represents chilled food traders, told the BBC's Today programme that the government had not followed through on promises of a regime to be "radically redesigned and rethought". "Imagine you're a UK and EU food exporter of Parma ham or buffalo mozzarella. As of October you need to know more complex rules, find a local vet, pay them between €200-700 to fill in complex forms, find a specialist haulier, pay a customs agent and pay UK inspection charges of up to £42. "A significant number of those types of exporters will choose not to do it," he said. Brexit import checks delayed for fourth time Businesses criticise delays in EU import checks UK measures to tackle African Swine Fever threat Mr Brennan said if the draft proposals went through as planned there would be a "painful realignment with significant short-term disruption" for the UK. "Nothing in these plans is going to stop that from happening. We will get food from around the world but it will be more expensive, there will be less choice, it will be slower and more complicated to do." Marco Forgione, director general of the Institute of Export and International Trade, told the BBC it was important small businesses have "the knowledge, the expertise and the support to cope with the new processes and requirements". However, he said he supported the "truly digital" plans and claimed one European food provider the institute was working with said it would reduce its costs by up to £30m a year through the digital-first approach. Cabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe said: "Our proposals strike a balance between giving consumers and businesses confidence while reducing the costs and friction for businesses, which in turn will help to grow the economy." However, the Liberal Democrats said the new model would "make trade between us and Europe harder". "The government's claims that these plans are going to ease trading chaos are downright dishonest," said Lib Dem Treasury spokeswoman Sarah Olney. The government will spend six weeks consulting with business before publishing a final model for trade checks later in the year. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65199705

The next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class will be revealed on 25 April, the firm has confirmed today. Marketed as a segment leader for new technologies, the new E-Class will receive an upmarket interior in line with that of its electric sibling, the EQE. Officially detailed in February, this new interior is available with the dashboard-spanning MBUX Superscreen as an optional extra. Effectively two screens – one mounted centrally and one on the offside – under one sheet of glass, the Superscreen includes functionality that allows passengers to watch films on the go. Meanwhile, a sensor monitors the driver’s attention and disables the passenger screen if the driver is distracted by it. Another new development is an optional driver-facing camera that (when stationary) can be used on one of the various third-party apps downloadable to the MBUX operating system, including TikTok and Zoom. The latest version of MBUX also includes artificial intelligence, which learns the driver’s routine and pre-empts their needs – for example, automatically warming the seat when the temperature drops, or winding down the window at the entrance to a frequented car park. The E-Class also receives a digital instrument display and an optional head-up display, said to have a wider field of view than previous iterations. The technological assault extends to the underpinnings of the new E-Class, despite it being one of the final models based on Mercedes’ MRA platform. All versions of the upcoming E-Class will be driven by a hybrid powertrain, with a choice of four or six cylinders. The model’s existing M254 four-cylinder petrol and OM654 four-cylinder diesel units will be offered exclusively with an integrated starter-generator and 48V electrical system as well as changes to their exhaust system that allow them to meet EU7 emission regulations. The turbocharged 2.9-litre in-line six-cylinder M256 petrol and turbocharged 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder OM656 diesel units are planned to receive similar upgrades and will be offered with both mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid functionality with up to 435bhp and 330bhp respectively. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid versions are set to receive a 28.6kWh battery, the same unit used by the Mercedes S580e, to give them an electric range of over 62 miles. Each engine will be mated to a nine-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox, with lower-end models featuring rear-wheel drive. Mercedes-Benz’s 4Matic four-wheel drive system will appear on more powerful models, including those tuned by AMG For 2024, the E-Class draws design inspiration from the latest, more premium Mercedes S-Class. Its front end is more pronounced, with more angular lines and a large chrome grille. The rear, meanwhile, is sleeker and described as a mix between the new S-Class and C-Class. Alongside the saloon model, Mercedes is also planning to launch successors to the E-Class Estate and E-Class All Terrain in 2024. It will also be joined by a Mercedes-AMG E53 sports saloon variant, which will be differentiated by its bespoke grille, bigger brakes and sports exhaust. The E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet will no longer be represented by the long-standing moniker, instead coming under the ‘CLE’ umbrella. Updates to the model’s chassis include modified double-wishbone front and multi-link rear suspension, while the E-Class will also be offered with optional air suspension and, for the first time on the E-Class, a rear-wheel steering system offering up to 10deg of steering at the rear. Mercedes-Benz is determined to once again make the new E-Class the safest car in its class. As well as adopting all the various driving assistant systems from the larger S-Class, the sixth-generation model is set to support level three autonomous driving functionality with lidar-based sensors. Pricing for the new model is expected to start around £60,000, sandwiching it between the new C-Class (from £45,165) and S-Class (£86,260). This also places it below the EQE, which is priced from £74,345. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-mercedes-benz-e-class-be-unveiled-25-april

Rabat - Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will reportedly invest $12.5 billion to secure a 50% equity stake in the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, reported Nigerian news outlet The Nation. “The pipeline project, which will connect Nigeria to Morocco, is already at FEED Phase II, undergoing Environmental Impact Assessment and Right of Way Surveys,” The Nation quoted NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kyari, as saying. The CEO highlighted that more investment is expected as a result of the recently resolved production sharing contract disputes with partners. According to Nigeria's Oil Minister Timipre Sylva, the start date for the construction of the gas pipeline has not yet been set as some administrative issues need to be resolved. Morocco will host 1,672 kilometers of the pipeline, which is expected to benefit over 400 million people in West Africa. King Mohammed VI has emphasized the project's significance, describing it as a strategic turning point that will significantly advance the continent’s development. “I want this to be a strategic project that benefits all of West Africa – a region which is home to more than 440 million people,” the King said during his speech, commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Green March in 2022. “This is a project for peace, for African economic integration, and for co-development: a project for the present and for future generations,” the monarch said. The project was first proposed by King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016, but it has gained substantial traction lately due to rising energy prices and decreasing European gas supplies amid the war in Ukraine. The pipeline is expected to help Morocco overcome its persistent energy crisis, with the North African country currently importing 90% of its energy needs. The 5,600-kilometer-long pipeline project will span across 13 countries along the Atlantic coast. The project gained unwavering support from many countries, including Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Ghana. The countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) in December 2022, reflecting their determination to support the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, which aims to improve energy infrastructure in the region. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/04/354885/nigerian-petroleum-company-to-invest-12-5-billion-in-nigeria-morocco-pipeline