From Around the Web

Toyota Will Invest $800 Million To Build A Second EV In The U.S. The Japanese automaker is pouring millions into EVs, while rivals pull back.

https://insideevs.com/news/790948/toyota-1-billion-kentucky-indiana-investment-evs/

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video-creation app

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-shuttering-sora-video-generating-service-rcna264989

Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between Japanese electronics giant Sony and automaker Honda, said on Wednesday it would halt development of its Afeela electric vehicles after Honda joined rivals in scaling back its EV ambitions.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/sony-honda-jv-scraps-afeela-ev-plans-after-honda-strategy-overhaul-6015921

Chery Reveals Rhino Battery with 8-Minute Charging and 1,500km Range Target

https://zecar.com/reviews/chery-rhino-battery-8-minute-charging-1500km-range

BYD plans 20 Canadian dealerships within a year as 6.1% tariff deal opens the floodgates

https://electrek.co/2026/03/24/byd-plans-20-canadian-dealerships-toronto-first/

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/google-turboquant-ai-memory-compression-silicon-valley-pied-piper/

Forget the RAM crisis — storage prices are spiralling, and processors could be next, as gaming PC maker warns 'CPU shortage is getting more serious'

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/forget-the-ram-crisis-storage-prices-are-spiralling-and-processors-could-be-next-as-gaming-pc-maker-warns-cpu-shortage-is-getting-more-serious