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According to DIGITIMES, Google has identified five key trends that will drive the growth of AI agents by 2026. These trends will influence the development, adoption, and integration of AI agents across various sectors, with significant implications for businesses and consumers.
Texas Instruments' acquisition of a division of Silicio Labs aims to strengthen its position in the AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) market. This strategic move will allow TI to expand its portfolio of technologies and solutions for edge computing applications and connected devices, improving its overall offering.
The increasing demand for artificial intelligence applications is having a significant impact on the server market. General-purpose server shipments are projected to increase by 10% by 2026, driven by the need for more powerful computing infrastructure to support AI workloads.
A New York federal judge terminated a case due to a lawyer's repeated misuse of AI. The filings contained fake citations and an overly elaborate writing style, with out-of-place references to ancient libraries and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Requests for correction were ignored, leading to the sanction.
GPUs and accelerators use specialized engines for matrix multiplication (GEMM). This article analyzes the precision of accumulators in these engines, revealing that, for hardware efficiency reasons, the effective precision may be lower than expected. A method for verifying accumulator precision using Triton is presented, with results showing how precision can vary depending on the hardware and configuration.
WordPress users can now leverage Claude to analyze web traffic and gain insights into internal site metrics. This new integration simplifies data access and performance optimization.
Higgsfield.ai, a startup offering AI video creation tools, has generated outrage by claiming it contributed to artists' unemployment. The marketing stunt sparked a heated debate about the impact of AI on the creative job market.
Waymo, Google's self-driving car company, is leveraging DeepMind's Genie 3 model to create hyper-realistic simulation environments. This allows the AI of the vehicles to be trained in rare or never-before-seen real-world situations, improving the safety and reliability of autonomous driving systems.
This week's release of Opus 4.6 shook up the Agentic leaderboards, raising questions about the potential impact of AI agents in professional sectors like law. The implications of such advances warrant careful evaluation.
The GLM-5 language model is currently being tested on the OpenRouter platform. This news, originating from a Reddit discussion, indicates a potential expansion of the models available to OpenRouter users, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence applications.
An IBM engineer has proposed a machine learning library (ML-LIB) for the Linux kernel. The intent is to plug in running ML models directly into the kernel to optimize system performance and enable various other functionalities. The proposal is currently in a request for comments (RFC) phase.
A 30B experimental model with subquadratic attention mechanism has been released, scaling at O(L^(3/2)). It enables handling contexts up to 10 million tokens on a single GPU, maintaining practical decoding speeds. Includes an OpenAI-compatible server and CLI.
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicio Valley power structure. With his net worth rivaling GE’s peak market cap, and Musk focusing on the velocity of innovation, the question isn’t whether a personal conglomerate can be built, but how far Musk himself will go.
OpenAI outlines its approach to AI localization, explaining how globally shared frontier models can be adapted to local languages, laws, and cultures without compromising safety. The goal is to make AI accessible and useful everywhere.
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, potentially outlining a new power structure in Silicio Valley. With a net worth rivaling GE's market cap, the discussion revolves around the scope of this new personal conglomerate.
A recent article explores the ever-evolving challenges in cybersecurity, with a particular focus on mobile forensics. The article highlights how authorities are facing increasing difficulties in accessing protected devices, citing the example of a Washington Post reporter's iPhone. It emphasizes the rapid pace at which mobile security technologies change, requiring constant updates to defense strategies.
Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are projected to collectively invest approximately $635 billion in infrastructure, with a significant portion allocated to datacenters and AI infrastructure. This figure surpasses Israel's GDP and the entire global revenue of cloud infrastructure services last year.
Amazon's new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a color e-ink tablet designed for reading, annotating documents, and taking notes. Despite the hefty price tag, it could be a worthwhile investment for those seeking a dedicated device for these activities.
Moltbook, a social platform for AI agents, quickly gained popularity, generating millions of interactions between bots. The experiment raises questions about the real autonomy of agents and the risks associated with managing sensitive data. Rather than a true AI society, Moltbook seems to reflect our current obsessions and the limitations of generalized artificial intelligence.
Hugging Face introduces benchmark repositories for community-driven LLM evaluations. The initiative aims to address inconsistencies in benchmark results, allowing users to contribute evaluations and directly link models to leaderboards. Verified results through automated jobs enhance transparency.
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General has launched an investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding potential privacy abuses related to surveillance and biometric data programs. The investigation aims to verify compliance with laws and regulations on the management, sharing, and protection of personal data.
AI-powered penetration testing is evolving the role of offensive security, transforming it from a scheduled activity into a continuous control. Next-generation platforms constantly reassess attack surfaces, detecting new vulnerabilities as infrastructure, permissions, and integrations change. This approach allows security teams to detect newly introduced exposure without waiting for the next assessment cycle, supporting more dynamic and proactive risk management.
The past week witnessed intense funding activity in the European tech sector, with over 70 deals totaling €1.4 billion. ElevenLabs raised $500 million, signaling plans for a future IPO. Polestar secured $400 million from banks to support its growth in the electric vehicle market. Soundtrack acquired Tunify and Ambie to expand its presence. Also highlighted is Mundi Ventures' new fund of €750 million.
A British supermarket apologized after its facial recognition system mistakenly identified an innocent customer as a criminal. The system worked as intended, but staff ejected the wrong person. The company has promised further training for its staff.
A lucky shopper found an incredible deal at Walmart, purchasing SSDs worth $1,300 for just $210. The haul included WD, Samsung, and PNY drives, offering significant savings on high-performance storage.
Infineon has reportedly increased the prices of its power switches and integrated circuits (ICs). This move, apparently linked to the expansion of artificial intelligence, could have repercussions on the production costs of a wide range of electronic devices, from the simplest to the most complex.
New Linux benchmarks examine the performance of Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H CPU with a higher power budget. The tests reveal significant generational improvements, particularly in energy efficiency, and confirm the excellent performance of the Intel Arc B390 GPU with open-source drivers.
AI-powered biotech startups showcase how automation, data, and gene editing are filling labor gaps in drug discovery and rare disease treatment. The Web Summit Qatar event highlighted these new applications.
The announcement by OpenAI to retire the GPT-4o model has sparked a strong reaction among users. But what's going on and why? In this article, we'll explore the reasons behind this decision and what it means for the AI industry.
AMD continues the development of its LLVM compiler stack for future GPUs. A new target, GFX1170, also identified as RDNA 4m, has been introduced. This update adds to the ongoing work on GFX1250 and GFX13 targets, expanding support for AMD's upcoming graphics architectures.
A user demonstrates how to run LLM models and Stable Diffusion on an old CPU-only desktop PC, paving the way for low-cost AI experimentation with full data control. The article explores the potential of AI inference on modest hardware, highlighting the importance of model optimization and choosing the right tools.
The llama.cpp library has integrated support for Kimi-Linear, a technique that promises to improve the performance of language models. The integration was made possible by a pull request on GitHub, opening new possibilities for efficient inference.
Romanian railway employees, involved in an investigation for corruption and illegal ticket resale, allegedly used ChatGPT to define their legal strategy. The accusation is that they caused financial damage by blocking seats.
A recent report highlights that one-third of US consumers are skeptical about the integration of artificial intelligence into their devices. The main concerns revolve around privacy, potential costs, and the perceived lack of need.
A new framework, ENCOMPASS, separates the workflow logic of AI agents from inference strategies. This approach, developed by Asari AI, MIT CSAIL, and Caltech, aims to reduce technical debt and improve performance, enabling more efficient management of LLM unpredictability and greater scalability.
A new patch series for Dynamic Housekeeping and Enhanced Isolation (DHEI) has been proposed for Linux. The goal is to enable dynamic re-partitioning of CPU resources without downtime, benefiting cloud-native orchestrators and high-frequency trading platforms.
Director Darren Aronofsky partnered with Time to create "On This Day... 1776," a series of short videos reconstructing events from the American Revolution using AI. Critics have not responded positively, calling the project "ugly" and "terrible."
A Russian satellite, nicknamed 'Inspector', allegedly intercepted communications from a dozen European satellites. There are fears that Moscow could manipulate trajectories or cause collisions in space.
GTK toolkit developers met in Brussels once again for their annual hackfest during FOSDEM week. Key goals for this year include improving session saving support and accessibility.
The British welfare system is experimenting with AI to manage Universal Credit claimants. This comes amid growing automation and fears of job losses caused by AI, which could paradoxically increase the number of people needing benefits.
Qualcomm is making it easier to use Snapdragon X1 Elite on Linux. Previously, necessary firmware files had to be fetched from the Windows 11 on ARM partition. Now, QUPv3 firmware bits have been integrated into the linux-firmware.git repository, greatly simplifying the process for Linux users.
Adafruit is pushing back against New York state's ban on 3D printing guns, suggesting amendments to balance public safety with education, open-source hardware, and small manufacturers. The company proposes targeted changes to avoid negative impacts on innovation and education.
West Sussex County Council is tripling its property sales to fund its Oracle-based ERP project. The initiative, described as "transformational", has seen the initial budget exceeded, leading to this decision to ensure its continuation.
Daytona, a Croatian-founded startup, has raised a $24M Series A to build compute infrastructure designed for agent-based workloads. The company aims to provide scalable, sandboxed execution environments for applications requiring high speed and state persistence.
A user demonstrates how to run a 16 billion parameter LLM on a 2018 HP ProBook laptop with an 8th generation Intel i3 processor and 16GB of RAM. By optimizing the use of the iGPU and leveraging MoE models, surprising inference speeds are achieved, opening new perspectives for those with limited budgets.
Apple has announced the integration of AI agents directly into Xcode, its integrated development environment (IDE). The goal is to improve developer productivity by automating some phases of the development process and providing contextual assistance while writing code.
TSMC's investment in 3nm technology in Japan signals a strengthening of technological collaboration between Taiwan and Japan. This strategic move could have significant implications for the global semiconductor supply chain and international technological competition.
HTC is accelerating the sales of its augmented reality glasses with AI capabilities by expanding its distribution network and strengthening the software ecosystem. The company aims for greater penetration in the enterprise and consumer markets, leveraging the potential of artificial intelligence integrated into the devices.
Pegatron is partnering with Sysgration to expand the production of Battery Backup Units (BBUs) for AI servers manufactured in the US. This collaboration aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain for critical AI server components.
MetaOptics, headquartered in Singapore and maintaining close ties with Taiwan, is developing heat-resistant metalenses for integration into CPUs. This technology could significantly improve the thermal management of processors.
TechEx Global 2026 brought thousands of tech professionals to London to discuss the practical application of emerging technologies, with a focus on artificial intelligence. The event combined several co-located expos, including AI & Big Data, Cyber Security & Cloud, IoT Tech, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Transformation, offering insights into how organizations use digital tools to solve real problems.
South Korea has announced an ambitious plan to become a global leader in quantum chip manufacturing by 2035. The initiative aims to position the country at the forefront of this emerging technological sector, crucial for the future of high-performance computing.
Anthropic's recent launch adds pressure to the enterprise software sector. Companies are increasingly evaluating artificial intelligence solutions, with a significant impact on software development and deployment strategies.
Opto Precision showcased its smart glass modules at APE 2026 Singapore, emphasizing the crucial role of the Taiwan supply chain in the production of these devices. The company focuses on innovation and the efficiency of the Taiwanese supply chain to compete in the smart glass market.
A user shares an image related to optimizing the inference of large language models (LLM) using DeepSpeed. The image suggests an analysis of performance and configurations to improve the speed and efficiency in running these models.
CoWork-X is a framework that optimizes collaboration between multiple agents in interactive environments. It addresses the challenges of real-time coordination and continuous adaptation with a limited token budget, through a co-evolution approach that consolidates learned skills while reducing latency and token usage.
BioACE is a new automated framework for evaluating the quality of answers generated by large language models (LLMs) in the biomedical field. The system verifies the correctness of answers and citations, assessing completeness, precision, and accuracy against ground-truth data.
New research proposes Causal Analyst, a framework to identify the direct causes of jailbreaks in large language models (LLMs). The system uses causal analysis to enhance both attacks and defenses, demonstrating how specific prompt features can trigger unwanted behaviors.
A new study explores the use of denoising diffusion models to estimate reference distributions in neuroimaging, enabling the derivation of clinically interpretable deviation scores. The models, based on different architectures, were evaluated on synthetic benchmarks and UK Biobank data, demonstrating good performance in modeling multivariate dependence.
A user shared their positive experience with the Qwen3-235B language model, running it on a desktop system. The user highlighted the model's accuracy and utility, to the point of preferring it over a commercial ChatGPT subscription.
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