🧵 1. ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees launches Venice AI, a privacy-focused generative AI chatbot. Concerned about AI control by tech giants and government. #tech

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🧵 5. Xpeng's growing presence in overseas markets, like Europe, underscores the global ambitions of Chinese electric car companies, signaling a shift in the automotive industry.

🧵 4. Volkswagen, a key player in the Chinese auto market, faces challenges amid the shift towards electric vehicles, while Xpeng expands globally and explores EU production.

🧵 3. Xpeng CEO Brian Gu highlights plans for new electric vehicles, promising improved range, smart driving features, luxury technology, all at a competitive price point.

🧵 2. Xpeng's driver-assist tech stands out in China as Volkswagen staff spend time at Xpeng's offices to learn from the startup, focusing on advanced technology integration.

🧵 1. Volkswagen China partners with Xpeng to develop electric cars for China, with a $700 million investment unveiled for two electric models by 2026, based on Xpeng's G9 platform. #tech

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🧵 5. Finding the right mix of user research and technical work crucial for product success. Exploring the dynamics between PMs, engineers, and users in software development.

🧵 4. In absence of dedicated researchers, PMs might take on user research tasks. The balance between talking to users and handling technical aspects.

🧵 3. Full-time user researchers do detailed work like timing tasks and analyzing heatmaps. PMs' user research seems more casual, just conversations.

🧵 2. Documenting "tickets" is essential but often tedious. Some PMs might prefer user research as it feels less like work, chatting with users.

🧵 1. Steve Jobs shunned user research. Exploring why PMs prioritize talking to users over documenting features and bugfixes in the software industry. #tech

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🧵 5. The emergence of Zeekr, with its innovative technologies and products, signals a shift in the EV market landscape, challenging Tesla's once-leading position.

🧵 4. Zeekr's technological advancements, including the Golden battery, position them ahead of Tesla in the race to dominate the EV market, offering superior performance and innovation.

🧵 3. Zeekr's Golden battery, a 75 kWh, 800V LFP battery pack, charges at an impressive rate of 500 kW, surpassing Tesla's advancements in battery technology.

🧵 2. Tesla's 4680 battery and FSD self-driving program have not lived up to expectations, leaving room for competitors like Zeekr to take the lead in innovation.

🧵 1. Tesla's dominance in the EV market is threatened as Zeekr's Golden battery and 007 EV outshine Tesla's stagnant production and unmet promises. #tech

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