Proton Motor Power Systems

Malaysian manufacturer Proton has opened its first plant for assembling electric vehicles in the Automotive High‑Tech Valley in Perak. The facility starts with an annual capacity of 20,000 vehicles, which can be expanded to up to 45,000 units. Initially it will produce the e.MAS 7 model and later the entry‑level e.MAS 5. Proton remains majority‑owned by DRB HICOM; Zhejiang Geely holds 49.9%. » Mais em de.investing.com

Proton has launched its own AI chatbot called Lumo, which places a strong emphasis on privacy and uses open-source language models. Lumo does not store user data on Proton servers, encrypts chats, and offers various usage models, including both a free and a paid version. The chatbot supports multiple languages and can summarize documents or review code. » Mais em heise.de

Proton has introduced Lumo, an AI assistant designed to prioritize user privacy by storing chats locally and securing them with zero-access encryption. Lumo can summarize documents, generate code, and write emails, with features like web search disabled by default for maximum privacy. The chatbot is positioned as a privacy-centric alternative to offerings from larger tech companies and is powered by several open-source language models running on Proton’s European servers. » Mais em theverge.com