17+ hour, 26+ 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, 58+ 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, 6+ hour ago   (545+ words) The new organic flow battery partnership could bring scalable, long-duration energy storage closer to commercial use. XL Batteries and ENEOS Holdings have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance an organic flow battery technology aimed at large-scale, long-duration energy storage....

1+ day, 8+ 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…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (236+ words) A new optical chip technology from Kyocera and Tohoku University could help solve a growing problem in high-speed data centers by cutting back-reflected light by about 95 percent. That matters because optical isolators prevent light from traveling back toward the laser…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (456+ words) The compact stellarator combines planar coils with continuous plasma exhaust. Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. The New Jersey-based company unveiled the Helios architecture…...

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…...

3+ day, 23+ hour 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…...