16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (575+ words) These companies are building the processors behind advanced AI models. The artificial intelligence boom is creating an almost insatiable demand for computing power. Behind every chatbot, image generator and reasoning model are specialized chips performing vast numbers of calculations within…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (487+ words) A few atoms of aluminum oxide could solve a key trade-off holding back next-generation 2D semiconductor technology. Taiwanese researchers have developed a new atomically thin “primer coat” for molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) that lets you put an extremely thin gate insulator on top…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago   (939+ words) Why can a robot do a backflip but struggle to fold a shirt? The answer is surprisingly complicated. A humanoid robot can run, jump, dance, and even perform a backflip, yet ask it to fold a shirt, pick up a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (530+ words) The debate over agentic mathematics has reached beyond mathematical proofs. A group of the world’s most decorated mathematicians is warning that the race to make AI solve difficult mathematics could damage the field it aims to advance. Twenty-five Fields Medalists…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (363+ words) The collaboration brings together Amazon's comprehensive, secure, and price-performant AI infrastructure with Qualcomm Technologies' leadership in power-efficient processing, silicon design and system-level integration. is collaborating with Amazon to enable customized silicon at scale for large-scale AI data centers, working together…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (495+ words) The new 10C battery system could help data centers handle rapid power swings without straining the grid. A new battery platform from DIMAAG-AI and Toshiba is designed to handle the rapid power swings of AI data centers while providing backup power…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (457+ words) Anthropic says it disrupted five cases in which researchers used Claude in ways that could have supported biological weapons development. The company said it could not establish whether the researchers intended to cause harm. It still blocked the activity because…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (499+ words) A new ORNL algorithm helps utilities find urban sites for power projects by weighing grid needs alongside zoning and local priorities. Cities trying to add large power plants or battery storage facilities face a problem beyond grid capacity: finding a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (229+ words) The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces. “A breaching mission can be executed most effectively with truly autonomous vehicles,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (494+ words) AEON will learn and validate industrial tasks before factory deployment. Hexagon Robotics and motion technology company Schaeffler announced last month that AEON had entered Schaeffler’s Humanoid Gym in Germany, advancing a collaboration to bring humanoid robots into industry. The facility…...