18+ hour, 30+ 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…...

18+ hour, 41+ 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…...

19+ hour, 3+ 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, 9+ 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…...

2+ day, 12+ 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, 7+ 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, 21+ 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…...

4+ day, 8+ min ago   (380+ words) The unchecked corporate race to develop AI poses an unprecedented danger to humanity, the researcher claims. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from his role in pre-training AI models over safety concerns, claiming the unchecked corporate race to develop AI…...