EP-138 : Minimax Ai Models Take Center Stage 🤖, Un’s Spyware Summit 🌐, Tesla’s $100m Ev Initiative ⚡️

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for thursday, january 16th! explore today's key discussions in the tech world:

• minimax ai launch: chinese ai startup minimax introduces three new models, including minimax-text-01, praised for its 456 billion parameters and performance surpassing google's gemini 2.0.
• un security council meeting: urgent talks on the regulation of commercial spyware with 15 allied nations, highlighting a global com...