--- title: The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright... description: Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles and grid storage, leveraging sodium's abundance and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-sodium-ion-batteries-and-china-s-bright-tech-future-zzr0obi6k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright tech future | daily.dev og:description: Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles and grid storage, leveraging sodium's abundance and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-sodium-ion-batteries-and-china-s-bright-tech-future-zzr0obi6k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZZR0obI6k.png og:image:alt: The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright tech future og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright tech future **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a viable alternative to lithium-ion technology for electric vehicles and grid storage, leveraging sodium's abundance and low cost. Chinese tech companies demonstrated strong presence and optimism at CES 2026, showcasing AI gadgets, appliances, and robotics. Unlimited Bio is conducting a small clinical trial of experimental gene therapies aimed at muscle growth, longevity, and erectile dysfunction, though experts question the trial's scientific value. Additional tech news includes Apple partnering with Google for Siri AI improvements, the Pentagon adopting Grok AI, and Meta laying off metaverse employees to focus on AI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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