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United Nations (UN) investigators say Venezuela's government has "committed egregious violations" amounting to crimes against humanity. Cases of killings, torture, violence and disappearances were investigated in a fact-finding mission for the UN Human Rights Council. The UN team said President Nicolás Maduro and other top officials were implicated. Venezuela's UN ambassador has described the mission as a "hostile initiative". Ambassador Jorge Valero said last year that the UN action was part of a US-led campaign. The UN team was blocked from travelling into the country. Venezuela is suffering a severe economic and political crisis. Millions have fled in recent years. Read the findings of the UN mission on Venezuela What did the UN team say? In the report of its findings on Wednesday, the UN team said Venezuela's security services had been engaged in a pattern of systematic violence since 2014, aimed at suppressing political opposition and generally terrorising the po[CENSORED]tion. Mr Maduro and the ministers of interior and defence were not only aware of the crimes, but gave orders, co-ordinated operations and supplied resources, the report said. "The mission found the government, state agents, and groups working with them had committed egregious violations," it said. It called on Venezuela to hold those responsible to account and to prevent further violations from taking place. Venezuela crisis in 300 words What's behind Venezuela's political crisis? Profile: Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro "The mission found reasonable grounds to believe that Venezuelan authorities and security forces have since 2014 planned and executed serious human rights violations, some of which - including arbitrary killings and the systematic use of torture - amount to crimes against humanity," the mission's chairperson, Marta Valiñas, said in a statement. "Far from being isolated acts, these crimes were coordinated and committed pursuant to state policies, with the knowledge or direct support of commanding officers and senior government officials." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, 12 March, image captionUN investigators say President Nicolás Maduro and other top officials were implicated A typical operation might involve weapons being planted in an area thought to be loyal to the opposition, with security services then entering the area and shooting people at point blank range, or detaining them, torturing them, and killing them. The report also looked into the violent response to opposition protests and the torture of people detained at them. El Helicoide: From an icon to an infamous Venezuelan jail Investigators made their conclusions after looking into 223 cases. They said almost 3,000 others corroborated "patterns of violations and crimes". The report will be presented to UN Human Rights Council member states next week, when Venezuela will have a chance to respond. How significant are these findings? Analysis by Imogen Foulkes, BBC News, Geneva The UN team was not allowed to travel to Venezuela for this report. This is not unusual; Syria has never allowed the UN to investigate alleged war crimes on the ground. Myanmar, China, and many other countries regularly resist the UN's presence. But this is the 21st Century, modern information technology means the evidence, indeed proof, of serious violations can be gathered without entering the actual crime scene. And the evidence from Venezuela is detailed, and horrifying. Systematic killing, torture, and sexual violence. What's more, clear evidence the orders came from the very top: Nicolás Maduro, his government, and senior security officials. The UN investigators have a list of 45 names of those believed to have been directly involved. The UN Human Rights Council is designed to investigate violations, to advise on upholding human rights, but not to sanction. That is the job of the UN Security Council, and here Russia and China, who regularly oppose what they see as meddling in the affairs of a sovereign state, may oppose any action. But that list of 45 names is significant; it suggests the UN investigators believe they may have a role to play building a case for a prosecution for crimes against humanity in an international tribunal.

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According to comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a conference call yesterday, we could see Nvidia-branded CPUs in the future, setting the stage for a new level of competition with Intel and AMD. Nvidia's announcement yesterday of its blockbuster $40 billion ARM acquisition sent shockwaves through the semiconductor market, and many questions remain about how the two companies can merge their portfolios without alienating or competing with current ARM licensees - particularly when it comes to building CPUs. There's been plenty of speculation that Nvidia won't create its own CPUs at all, instead merely using its stewardship of ARM to foster a more healthy ARM server ecosystem that can leverage Nvidia's GPUs tied together with CUDA and its Mellanox-derived networking stack. However, during yesterday's briefing, Timothy Prickett Morgan from TheNextPlatform asked Jensen Huang, "Will you actually take an implementation of something like Neoverse first and make an Nvidia-branded CPU to drive it into the data center? Will you actually make the reference chip for those who just want it and actually help them run it?" "Well, the first of all you've made an amazing observation, which is all three options are possible," Huang responded, "[...] So now with our backing and Arm’s serious backing, the world can stand on that foundation and realize that they can build server CPUs. Now, some people would like to license the cores and build a CPU themselves. Some people may decide to license the cores and ask us to build those CPUs or modify ours." "It is not possible for one company to build every single version of them," Huang continued, "but we will have the entire network of partners around Arm that can take the architectures we come up with and depending on what's best for them, whether licensing the core, having a semi-custom chip made, or having a chip that we made, any of those any of those options are available. Any of those options are available, we're open for business and we would like the ecosystem to be as rich as possible, with as many options as possible." Nvidia already builds some ARM-based processors for lower-power applications, but having access to ARM's engineering talent will undoubtedly speed the process of designing custom Nvidia data center chips. The company will also have overall control of the ISA, and it's unclear if Nvidia would be compelled to share all of the future ARM architecture innovations with ARM licensees. During the call, Huang also said he wants to speed up the Neoverse roadmap to bring innovations to ARM licensees faster. Naturally, it would also be in Nvidia's best interest (at least in the short term) to broaden the ecosystem of ARM server chips, and that would require multiple options from a variety of chipmakers. Nvidia could also drive Nvidia GPU-specific optimizations like CPU/GPU memory coherence into the ARM architecture, which would then incentivize other chip makers to use Nvidia's GPUs in their solutions. That approach could help solidify Nvidia's position as the premier AI solutions provider in the data center. Nvidia's aspirations might be even larger than "just" building its own CPUs. Zooming out, pending regulatory approval, Nvidia will have CPUs, GPUs, networking, and DPUs all under one roof. These represent the most fundamental components required to build servers, and it's easy to imagine that Nvidia has a broader plan to eventually design its own vertically-integrated servers with networking and software that ties it all together into what Huang commonly refers to as a "data center-level unit of compute." Advertisement There's already several ARM Neoverse-based server chips in the wild, like Graviton 2 from AWS, Altra from Ampere, and Marvell's Cavium ThunderX, but it's unclear how those ARM customers will respond to the Nvidia/ARM merger, and the prospect of competing with the very company they license the architecture from. The impact to a number of other startups, like Nuvia, is also an open question. One thing is for certain; the landscape of the server market will change drastically if regulators approve the merger. Intel is the dominant server chip provider in the market, but recent 'defections' on both the consumer side (Apple) and server side (AWS) of its businesses already signal a potential weakness that few would have imagined a few years ago. A faster cadence of ARM architecture innovations could certainly pose a threat to Xeon's position. Meanwhile, AMD is steadily growing its market share with its EPYC Rome chips, but a broader ARM lineup could present a challenge. AMD's position as another x86 provider has seemingly slowed the adoption of ARM-based server chips, largely due to the plug-and-play nature of the x86 software ecosystem. Nvidia's focus on enabling the software ecosystem (the company employs more software engineers than hardware engineers) and newly-found access to the vast ARM developer ecosystem could whittle some of that advantage away. Finally, AMD has a mature lineup of data center GPUs, while Intel is in the latter stages of bringing its own GPUs to market. Having both GPUs and CPUs under one roof gives both companies an advantage over Nvidia, which produces only GPUs, but it now appears that advantage could be short-lived.

Attention all chocolate lovers: the world has just received its largest chocolate museum, and we have an actual and official reason to celebrate. While there are many museums around the world, this particular one in Zurich in Switzerland, is special because it opens its doors to everything chocolate, similar to the fictional Willy Wonka factory. In fact, the ‘Lindt Home of Chocolate’, which opened September 13, is also said to have its own chocolate fountain, at a whopping height of 30 feet! Brand Wagon Conclave According to international news reports, the fountain is said to be the highlight of the museum, and will greet visitors as they walk in through the entrance. The Lindt Home of Chocolate covers a square feet of 65,000, and is believed to be complete with the world’s largest Lindt chocolate shop — ‘Chocolateria,’ some interactive exhibitions, and — as mentioned before — the world’s largest chocolate fountain, which beats its predecessor by a few feet. By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | September 14, 2020 8:50:27 pm Lindt Home of Chocolate, chocolate museum in Zurich, world's largest chocolate museum, indian express news The Lindt Home of Chocolate at Kilchberg, Zürich, Switzerland. (Alexandra Wey/Lindt and Spruengli/KEYSTONE via AP Images) Attention all chocolate lovers: the world has just received its largest chocolate museum, and we have an actual and official reason to celebrate. While there are many museums around the world, this particular one in Zurich in Switzerland, is special because it opens its doors to everything chocolate, similar to the fictional Willy Wonka factory. In fact, the ‘Lindt Home of Chocolate’, which opened September 13, is also said to have its own chocolate fountain, at a whopping height of 30 feet! Brand Wagon Conclave According to international news reports, the fountain is said to be the highlight of the museum, and will greet visitors as they walk in through the entrance. The Lindt Home of Chocolate covers a square feet of 65,000, and is believed to be complete with the world’s largest Lindt chocolate shop — ‘Chocolateria,’ some interactive exhibitions, and — as mentioned before — the world’s largest chocolate fountain, which beats its predecessor by a few feet. But unlike Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, guests will be allowed to take some goodies home. There is an interactive museum that will make vistors experience everything about chocolate making — from cultivation to its production. Additionally, the exhibits will enable people to learn about the history of the Swiss chocolate making. Besides Lindt, it will also tell them about its famous predecessors. While The Lindt & Sprüngli factory has been in Kilchberg, Zurich since 1899, the recent museum project was seven years in the making.

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New video teaser suggests that the average charging power from 84 to 95% SOC is 32 kW (for the bigger battery). While the world is waiting for the premiere of the Volkswagen ID.4, the manufacturer released a new teaser with a camouflaged prototype - this time to highlight the fast charging capability. The ID.4 will be of course be equipped with a fast-charging inlet (different depending on the market - CCS Combo 1 in the North America, CCS Combo 2 in Europe/most of the world and most likely GB/T in China). The European teaser shows the ID.4 at the IONITY fast-charging network. There are no details about the charging power, but we have noticed that at 95% state-of-charge (SOC), after accepting 11.4 kWh of energy, the car was still charging at 27.4 kW. It was at the 21:23 minute mark of the charging session. There is an additional data point at 2.3 kWh and 84% SOC, at 3:29 minutes of the charging session. Combining the two numbers we can find out the difference: from 84% to 95% SOC (+11 points) adds 9.6 kWh (it would suggest that the total pack is the 87 kWh) *the long range ID.3 to be equipped with 82 kWh pack (77 kWh usable) - we guess that the ID.4 will be equipped with the same capacity, while the calculations are simply inaccurate the time for 84-95% SOC was 18 minutes the average power 84-95% SOC was 32 kW We can't judge the charging performance having just this, the average of 32 kW and 27.4 kW at 95% SOC is actually not a bad result. In most cases, EV drivers fast charge between 10% to 80%, as the last part is usually the slowest. The peak charging power in ID.4 probably will be up to 125 kW, as in the case of ID.3 (but in general it also depends on trim level and battery capacity, so some versions might be good only for 100 kW or less). As far as Europe is considered, the ID.4 will be available also with three-phase on-board chargers, hopefully, both 11 kW and 22 kW options. Volkswagen ID.4 brief specs: over 500 km (311 miles) of WLTP range in top version drag coefficient of 0.28 rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive (later) based on MEB platform towing: up to 1,900 kg (under 4,200 lbs)

A proposed law giving Boris Johnson's government the power to override parts of the Brexit agreement with the EU has passed its first hurdle in the Commons. MPs backed the Internal Market Bill by 340 votes to 263. Ministers say it contains vital safeguards to protect Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, if negotiations on a future trade deal break down. But critics, including a number of Tory MPs, warned it risks damaging the UK by breaching international law. Although the government has a majority of 80 in the Commons, it is braced for rebellions in the coming weeks as the legislation receives detailed scrutiny. Several prominent Conservatives, including former Chancellor Sajid Javid, have said they could not support the final bill unless it is amended, with several expected to have abstained in Monday's vote. Johnson says bill protects UK's economic borders How could the Northern Ireland Brexit deal change? Fifth ex-PM speaks out against post-Brexit bill The bill is designed to enable goods and services to flow freely across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland when the UK leaves the EU's single market and customs union on 1 January 2021. But, controversially, it gives the government the power to change aspects of the EU withdrawal agreement, a legally-binding deal governing the terms of the UK's exit from the EU earlier this year. Ministers say this is a failsafe mechanism in case the EU interprets the agreement, in particular the Northern Ireland Protocol designed to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, in an "extreme and unreasonable" way. During a five-hour debate, Mr Johnson claimed the EU's current approach could lead to excessive checks and even tariffs on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. He said the bill would ensure the UK's "economic and political integrity", accusing the EU of making unfair demands to "exert leverage" in the trade talks - including a threat to block food exports. But ministers also said they will listen to concerns, insisting that the powers being sought would only be used if other legal avenues had been exhausted and only if MPs explicitly voted to activate them. Labour said the PM was reneging on a deal he himself signed earlier this year, and on which Conservative MP campaigned in the 2019 election, and was "trashing" the UK's reputation. The Commons also voted against a Labour amendment to reject the bill entirely by 349 votes to 213. MPs will now begin detailed scrutiny of the bill on Tuesday with Conservative MPs seeking further assurances that the UK will not betray its treaty obligations.

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This could be the final nail in the coffin. Even before the Ford Bronco was born this year, talks about a V8 engine residing under its hood have circulated as early as last year. But those speculations were more of wishful thinking rather than an educated guess, and several reports have come out that it's unlikely to happen despite the apparent demand from the enthusiasts. However, an interview from Muscle Cars & Trucks could potentially be the final nail in the Bronco V8 coffin. According to Ford Global Program Manager Jeff Seaman and Bronco Chief Engineer Eric Loefller, a V8-powered Bronco will not come to fruition – and there are good reasons for that. Gallery: 2021 Ford Bronco Emission regulations are the major issue here, according to Loefller. "We have to manage the CO2 implications of the product. The way the federal requirements are now it’s all shadow area (footprint) based. If you look at the shadow area of a small off-road vehicle, it has a pretty high target from a government perspective in terms of CO2," said Loefller in his interview with Muscle Cars & Trucks. He also added that refutes the claim of the demand for a Coyote V8 inside a Bronco. According to him, the primary considerations of customers are horsepower, torque, capability, and fuel economy – all of which can be achieved with the Bronco’s 2.7-liter If those primary considerations, as Loefller pointed out, are already covered with the V6, then there's no sense in offering a V8 and pay emission fines in the process. Seaman, on the other hand, is pretty confident with how the EcoBoost V6 would satisfy its future owners, so much so that they won't be wishing for a bigger engine. A Bronco V8 could still happen, thanks to the abundance of aftermarket companies in the U.S., but that in itself could pose a challenge because of the Bronco's over-the-air updates.

The first peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have begun in the Gulf state of Qatar, after months of delay. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the meeting "historic" as he flew to Doha for the opening ceremony. The talks were due to start after a US-Taliban security deal in February. But disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap stalled the next stage, as did violence in Afghanistan, where four decades of war are at a stalemate. A delegation of leading Afghans left Kabul for Doha on Friday - 11 September, the day 19 years ago of the deadly attacks on the US which led to the end of Taliban rule. The head of the delegation, Abdullah Abdullah, said they were seeking "a just and dignified peace". On Thursday the Taliban confirmed they would attend, after a final group of six prisoners were released. What to expect from the talks These are the first direct talks between the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government. The militants had until now refused to meet the government, calling them powerless and American "puppets". The two sides are aiming for political reconciliation and an end to decades of violence, which began with the 1979 Soviet invasion. The talks were meant to begin in March but were repeatedly delayed by a dispute over the prisoner exchange agreed in the February US-Taliban deal, as well as violence in the country. The separate but linked US-Taliban agreement set out a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign forces, in exchange for counter-terrorism guarantees. That agreement took over a year to finalise, and the government-Taliban talks are expected to be even more complicated. Many worry that fragile progress made in women's rights could be sacrificed in the process. The talks also present a challenge to the Taliban, who will have to bring forward a tangible political vision for Afghanistan. They have so far been vague, stating they wish to see an "Islamic" but also "inclusive" government. The talks may provide more evidence of how the militant group has changed since the 1990s, when they ruled using a harsh interpretation of Sharia law. You can feel the buzz in the glittering great halls of the Sheraton Grand Doha hotel: Afghan negotiators, officials, journalists rushing in from their chartered flight from Kabul; foreign diplomats who've spent years inching towards this moment now hurrying to and fro; and a few Taliban slipping through the crowds on the eve of the big day. It's been a long time coming in a war which exacts such a heavy price. There's anticipation. Apprehension too. All that's certain is after an opening ceremony with hours of speeches - the "show" as some call it - there will be "Afghan talks." How long they will talk this time, about what, and in which way, is still uncertain. Everyone emphasises these are Afghan decisions. And there's no agreement yet, even within each side. It's the start of a protracted process with no certainty of success. But even a start is something in a war which seems endless. What was in February's deal? The US and its Nato allies agreed to withdraw all troops within 14 months, while the Taliban committed not to allow al-Qaeda or any other extremist group to operate in the areas they control. The US also agreed to lift sanctions against the Taliban and work with the UN to lift its separate sanctions against the group, as well as cutting its troop numbers in the country from about 12,000 to 8,600 and closing several bases. US-led troops have been present in Afghanistan for nearly two decades, after launching air strikes to oust the Taliban in 2001 following the deadly 9/11 al-Qaeda attacks in New York. The Taliban, who protected al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, had refused to hand him over. The Afghan government did not take part in the February accord, but had expected to begin peace talks with the Taliban in March. The deal also provided for a prisoner swap of about 5,000 Taliban prisoners and 1,000 detained Afghan security personnel to be finalised before the planned start of the March talks. What's happened since? Government and Taliban negotiators disagreed over the numbers of prisoners to be freed and who they would be. The continuing violence also held things up. Some of the men the Taliban wanted freed were commanders believed to have been involved in major attacks. "We cannot release the killers of our people," a government negotiator said at the time. According to a report by the Washington Post last month, three Afghans accused of involvement in the deaths of US troops were also a sticking point. Progress was slow, but in August the Afghan government began to free the final 400 Taliban prisoners, after the move was approved by a grand assembly, or loya jirga of elders. Not all of the group of 400 were released straight away, after both France and Australia objected to freeing six prisoners accused of fatal attacks against their nationals, including humanitarian workers. Their release and transfer to Doha on the eve of talks removed the final hurdle. The longest US war At 19 years, the conflict in Afghanistan - codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom and later Operation Freedom's Sentinel - has been the longest in US history. At the outset in 2001, the US was joined in its fight by an international coalition, and the Taliban were quickly removed from power. But the militant group morphed into an insurgent force that dug in and launched deadly attacks against US-led forces and the Afghan military, as well as Afghan government officials. The international coalition ended its combat mission in 2014. The total coalition death toll by that point was nearly 3,500. More than 2,400 US military personnel have been killed. The UK lost more than 450 of its soldiers. The Watson Institute at Brown University estimated in November 2019 that more than 43,000 civilians had been killed, with 64,000 Afghan security personnel and 42,000 anti-government fighters dead. The true numbers will never be known. The US continued its own, scaled-back combat operation after 2014, including air strikes. The Taliban meanwhile continued to gain momentum and now control more territory than at any time since 2001.

That’s an impressive achievement. Believe it or not, the Lamborghini Aventador has been in production since 2011. Since then, the Italian supercar has gone through extensive research and development to become the automobile it is today. And recently the Aventador reached a milestone: 10,000 units sold. The 10,000th Aventador in question is an SVJ Roadster in Grigio (gray) with red and black accents. Destined for the Thai market, this Lambo is the culmination of nine years of extensive automotive design and engineering. Gallery: 10,000 Lamborghini Aventadors Sold The Aventador hit the ground running with the Italian automaker developing a carbon-fiber monocoque that combined the floor, cockpit, and roof, giving it extremely high structural rigidity. Along with some great bones, the Aventador also got a 6.5-liter V12 engine at launch making 700 horsepower (521 kilowatts). Connected to the powerplant was an ISR robotized transmission for ultra-fast shifts capable of propelling the vehicle to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in just 2.9 seconds and pulling it to a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h). Lamborghini introduced one of the most prominent Aventadors– the SVJ – in 2018 as the Italian automaker’s bid to set the lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The three letters at the end of the name stand for Superveloce and Jota, marking it as a race track barnstormer capable of lapping the Green Hell in 6 minutes and 44 seconds. The SVJ also features Lamborghini’s ALA (Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva) active aerodynamics facility. After setting the benchmark for what an Italian supercar should be, the Italian automaker left itself big shoes to fill in keeping the vehicle as exciting as it was on debut. With stricter emission requirements putting a muzzle on supercars, it’s unknown how much longer V12’s will be able to let themselves be heard. Regardless of whether this is a sign of the twelve-cylinder swan-song, the mystique behind the fit and finish of Italian Supercars remains – even after 10,000 models sold.

Brexit: EU ultimatum to UK The EU is demanding the UK ditches plans to change Boris Johnson's Brexit deal "by the end of the month" or risk jeopardising trade talks.over withdrawal deal changes The UK has published a bill to rewrite parts of the withdrawal agreement it signed in January. The EU said this had "seriously damaged trust" and it would not be "shy" of taking legal action against the UK. But cabinet minister Michael Gove said the UK had made it "perfectly clear" it would not withdraw the bill. The government says Parliament is sovereign and can pass laws which breach the UK's international treaty obligations. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said "trust and confidence are and will be key", after the latest round of UK-EU trade talks wrapped up in London on Thursday. His UK counterpart David Frost said "significant" differences remained over a free trade deal, but added discussions would continue in Brussels next week.a Kuenssberg: Brexit deal stand-off threatens trade talks How could the Northern Ireland Brexit deal change? Lords' anger over 'hypocritical' Brexit bill Senior government lawyer quits over Brexit plans Chicken, cheese, cod: The tricky trade talk menu Kuenssberg: Brexit deal stand-off threatens trade talks How could the Northern Ireland Brexit deal change? Lords' anger over 'hypocritical' Brexit bill Senior government lawyer quits over BreThe source of the EU's concern is Mr Johnson's proposed Internal Market Bill, which was published on Wednesday. It addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - an element of the withdrawal agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland. The bill proposes no new checks on goods moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain. It gives UK ministers powers to modify or "disapply" rules relating to the movement of goods that will come into force from 1 January, if the UK and EU are unable to strike a trade deal. The publication of the bill prompted emergency talks between Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove and Maros Šefčovič, the European Commission Vice-President.

It joins 3D printing in the list of quick fixes Tesla adopted for the CUV production. The latest video from the Tesla Model Y teardown process seemed to be about the Octovalve. Sandy Munro started it by talking about that part, bringing some entertaining information about the way it is made, but the real star in this video is the HVAC module. To be more specific, its airbox – an injection-molded part. Munro sees there is one part of it that presents little ridges, clearly made with 3D printing. But why would that be necessary for a molded component? According to Munro, because the airbox must have some sort of manufacturing issue. The engineer tries to put that discovery in the “interesting” category as a way to make production flow. Otherwise, it would be necessary to wait for the tools that mold the airbox to get fixed and deliver parts that would not have any issue. Gallery: Sandy Munro Model Y Teardown That is a positive way of looking into that, but this is not what happens in legacy automakers. Most do what is called “Verification of Process.” In short, it performs the assembly of cars as an experiment to train workers and also to check it everything will go as planned. If anything fails, it is fixed before the SOP – Start of Production. By 3D printing the airbox, the impression we have is that Tesla thought everything was settled and started producing the Model Y without checking. When the company realized the airbox had an issue, it improvised this fix to get the first cars to their owners. Another possibility is that Tesla verified the assembly process, found the issue, and decided it would take too much time to get it fixed. In order not to delay it, the company came up with the 3D printing solution to get the production going and deliver its first Model Y on Friday the 13th, back in March. That all would make sense if Tesla had a reputation to keep in delivering cars and new features in the schedule it promised them. That is not the case. If it were, we would probably already have autonomous vehicles by now. But it gets even weirder: The Model Y was expected just by the end of 2020. As far as we know, there was no reason to rush its delivery. If it were delivered on time, that would be just as good as having the car so early. It would not harm the company’s reputation. All things considered, why the rush? This is not a first in the Model Y’s short history. After only 27 days of its presentation, Tesla decided to start to offer a tow hitch. Why not from the start? In the end, we discovered the Octovalve has tiny slots made with EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) – for thermal expansion, like expansion joints in buildings. And also that it uses friction stir welding on aluminum parts. Anyway, what we really want to find out is more about the airbox. We hope the 3D temporary fix is reliable and that it does not become a permanent solution.

President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the US but wanted to play down the crisis, according to a new book. Bob Woodward, the journalist who broke the Watergate scandal, interviewed Mr Trump 18 times from December to July. Mr Trump told him the virus was "deadly stuff" before the first US death was confirmed, later adding he wanted to "play it down" to avoid causing panic. The president has previously called the book a "fake". Mr Trump tweeted in August: "The Bob Woodward book will be a FAKE, as always, just as many of the others have been." He also called the storied reporter a "social pretender", "who never has anything good to say". On Wednesday, some US media released parts of the interviews between the president and the journalist, revealing his reported remarks on the pandemic as well as race and other issues. Here are some of the key quotes so far from Rage, which will be released on 15 September. On the virus In interviews with Woodward, Mr Trump indicated that he knew more about the severity of the illness than he had said publicly. According to a tape of the call, Mr Trump told Woodward in February that the coronavirus was deadlier than the flu. "This is 5% versus 1% and less than 1%. You know? So, this is deadly stuff." Later that month, Mr Trump promised the virus was "very much under control", and that the case count would soon be close to zero. He also implied the flu was more dangerous than Covid-19. Speaking on Capitol Hill on 10 March, Mr Trump said: "Just stay calm. It will go away." Nine days later, days after the White House declared the pandemic a national emergency, the president told Woodward: "I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." From 2018: Woodward on Trump - the explosive quotes How Trump's attitude toward coronavirus has shifted Responding to reporters' questions on the book on Wednesday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president had always been "clear-eyed" about the crisis. "The president never downplayed the virus, once again," she said. "The president expressed calm. The president was serious about this...and he was taking early action." When asked why Mr Trump told Woodward - but not the American people - the virus was deadly, Ms McEnany said the president shared the same opinion in his briefings, but wanted to express calm from the podium. Things US has got wrong - and got right "He has always been forthright and he's always followed the advice of his medical experts," she said, adding that the president acknowledged the virus could kill up to 200,000 people. On race When Woodward brought up the Black Lives Matter protests in a conversation on 19 June, suggesting that "white, privileged" people like themselves ought to work to understand how black Americans feel. "You really drank the Kool-Aid, didn't you?" Mr Trump said. "Just listen to you." The nationwide protests against police brutality and racism were sparked by George Floyd's death in May. Mr Trump also repeated the suggestion that he had done more for African-Americans than any president aside from Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery. Later, on 8 July, Mr Trump again reiterated that he had "done a tremendous amount for the black community" but was "not feeling any love". The Washington Post also cited an interview where Woodward asked the president about whether America has systemic racism. Mr Trump said while these problems exist everywhere, "I think probably less here than most places, or less here than many places". The president also acknowledged racism affects the lives of people in the US, saying "it's unfortunate". On North Korea Woodward's book also cites dozens of letters between Mr Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. In the letters, filled with flowery language, Mr Kim reportedly referred to Mr Trump as "Your Excellency" and noted their "deep and special friendship will work as a magical force". On other presidents Mr Trump reportedly told Woodward that he felt his predecessor, Barack Obama was "highly overrated". "I don't think Obama's smart," Mr Trump reportedly said. "And I don't think he's a great speaker." According to CNN, Mr Trump told Woodward he made President George W Bush "look like a stupid moron, which he was".

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