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Prague-founded restaurant tech startup Choice has closed a $7.1 million Series A funding round. The all-in-one SaaS platform, which processes 1.5 million orders a month across nine CEE markets, is now targeting expansion into Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Tracebit, a cloud-native cybersecurity company focused on threat detection, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round. The company will use the funds to expand its offerings, which include "canaries" for early threat detection in cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines.
Nvidia introduces NemoClaw, a security extension for OpenClaw AI agents. The announcement was made during GTC 2026. NemoClaw introduces an additional layer of protection, crucial for AI applications requiring high security and reliability standards.
Foxconn chairman Young Liu has outlined a five-year AI-driven plan to ensure steady growth for the company through 2026. The strategic initiative aims to integrate AI into various operational areas, enhancing efficiency and innovation.
According to Digitimes, during GTC 2026, Jensen Huang projected a US$1 trillion inference market. Nvidia is reportedly partnering with Samsung for the production of a new LPU (Logic Processing Unit). The announcement highlights the growing importance of inference in the AI landscape and Nvidia's strategic moves to capture this expanding market.
At GTC 2026, SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron will compete for leadership in the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market for artificial intelligence applications. The competition promises to be intense, with significant implications for the performance of future high-performance computing systems.
A Gartner analyst half-jokingly suggested banning the use of Microsoft’s Copilot AI on Friday afternoons. The concern is that users, fatigued at the end of the week, might not properly check its potentially offensive output.
Dell's annual report showed it spent US$569 million in severance payments in fiscal 2026, while the company continues to invest in expanding AI servers.
Hyundai Mobis announced plans to increase its share of global customer companies in parts manufacturing by 2033. The Korean company aims to strengthen its presence in the chip and robotics markets, diversifying its activities.
PhonePe has delayed its $1.3 billion initial public offering (IPO) due to a perceived valuation gap between the company and investors. The decision reflects a general decline in retail investor interest in IPOs, with institutional investors now playing a more significant role.
NTT Data has announced the launch of the GCC (Generative AI Center of Excellence) program to support companies in adopting generative artificial intelligence. The program focuses on planning, governance, talent development, and co-creation of R&D activities.
Hyundai and Kia are strengthening their partnership with Nvidia to develop self-driving technologies. The agreement involves leveraging Nvidia's data platforms and AI technologies to create a unified learning pipeline.
Samsung Electronics anticipates shifts in raw material costs and production output for fiscal year 2025. The Korean company is closely monitoring market dynamics to adjust its operational strategies and maintain competitiveness.
Picsart's AI agent marketplace will launch, offering users the ability to 'hire' virtual assistants to automate creative tasks. The marketplace will launch with four agents, with new agents added each week.
A new study introduces a technique for controlling Large Language Models (LLMs) without fine-tuning, identifying specific 'Style Modulation Heads' that govern persona and style formation. This approach mitigates the coherency degradation often observed in traditional activation steering, offering more precise and safer model control.
A new study explores slang interpretation by Large Language Models (LLMs). The research introduces a framework combining greedy search with chain-of-thought prompting to improve accuracy in slang interpretation, especially in the absence of domain-specific training data.
A new approach to continual fine-tuning aims to combine the advantages of input-adaptation and parameter-adaptation, preserving performance on earlier tasks. The proposed method uses a parameter-free task retrieval, based on clustering, with theoretical guarantees of accuracy.
RFX-Fuse reintroduces Breiman and Cutler's original vision of Random Forests as a unified machine learning engine, not merely an ensemble predictor. It offers advanced features like native explainable similarity and GPU/CPU support, aiming to simplify machine learning pipelines.
A novel dual-path generative framework tackles zero-day fraud detection in high-frequency banking systems. The system decouples real-time anomaly detection from offline adversarial training, using a Variational Autoencoder (VAE) and a Wasserstein GAN (WGAN-GP) to balance latency and explainability, crucial for GDPR compliance.
A study analyzes how people attribute causal responsibility in complex scenarios involving AI systems with harmful outcomes. The findings reveal that attribution varies based on the AI's level of autonomy, the roles of users and developers, and the decomposition of the AI into components. This impacts the definition of liability and AI policies.
Alibaba has announced the formation of a new unit called 'Token Hub'. This strategic move aims to bring together and consolidate the various artificial intelligence (AI) teams within the company, with the goal of optimizing resources and accelerating innovation in the field of AI.
The collaboration between Nvidia and Taiwanese companies is fueling a new token-based economy, with an estimated value of $1 trillion. This strategic partnership aims to capitalize on the growing demand for hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence and blockchain applications.
Micron has announced the start of high-volume production of HBM4 memory and PCIe Gen6 SSDs, intended for Nvidia platforms. This development marks a significant step forward for the performance of high-performance computing systems and artificial intelligence applications.
Samsung unveiled its HBM4E memory at GTC 2026, highlighting its comprehensive AI solutions and partnership with Nvidia. The Korean company aims to strengthen its position in the rapidly expanding market for high-bandwidth memory, crucial for generative AI and high-performance computing applications.
Rising oil prices, exacerbated by Middle East tensions, are causing an increase in air freight costs. This is impacting the semiconductor supply chain, potentially affecting the final costs of electronic devices.
The Middle East conflict is causing disruptions in global supply chains. A Taiwanese materials manufacturer has flagged rare force majeure notices, indicating potential impacts on the production and availability of essential components for various sectors, including technology.
Taiwan is investing US$625 million to position itself as a primary drone supplier for Western countries. The initiative aims to strengthen local production capacity and compete in the global market for remotely piloted systems.
The eMMC shortage is causing NAND flash memory prices to rise. According to DIGITIMES, this trend may continue, affecting the costs of embedded devices and storage systems.
Australia's Commonwealth Bank has developed an AI-powered threat hunting system to respond more quickly to new threats. According to the bank, vendor systems are not responsive enough to the evolution of attacks.
According to Caixin, Hua Hong, a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer, has reportedly developed a 7nm process. It remains to be seen whether this production capability will represent a real technological breakthrough or a limitation for the Chinese industry, given the restrictions on access to more advanced technologies.
According to DIGITIMES, the memory shortage is expected to ease by 2027, with artificial intelligence driving nearly half of computing products. The increasing demand for AI is significantly impacting the memory market.
Intel will participate in GTC, aiming to present its x86 CPU co-developed with Nvidia. This strategic move could mark a turning point in the processor market, with significant implications for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
According to Digitimes, Foxconn anticipates substantial growth in AI server shipments in the first quarter of 2026. This forecast reflects the increasing demand for hardware infrastructure to support AI and LLM workloads.
A grey market in China is compromising geographic data used to train artificial intelligence models. This raises concerns about the truthfulness and reliability of the outputs generated by these models, especially in critical applications.
Meta recently announced that they are renewing their investment into jemalloc, a `malloc` implementation popular for HPC, server use, and desktop applications like Firefox. Jemalloc has proven effective in delivering better performance, scalability, lower memory usage and less fragmentation than alternative malloc implementations.
Codestrap founders caution against excessive AI hype. Enterprises struggle to integrate artificial intelligence into business processes, partly due to uncertainties related to AI-generated code and content.
Canonical will integrate NVIDIA's DOCA-OFED software framework into the Ubuntu Linux archive. This strategic move aims to enhance high-speed networking capabilities for High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads on the Ubuntu platform.
The article explores how artificial intelligence, often seen as a tool to optimize processes and increase efficiency, can be applied to create more human-centered care models. It discusses the importance of balancing automation and human interaction in the digital age.
Micron has announced the start of high-volume production of HBM4, intended for the Nvidia Vera Rubin platform. The new memory offers a 2.3x improvement in bandwidth and a 20% increase in power efficiency compared to previous generations.
In an era marked by polarization and distraction induced by social media, the article suggests rediscovering simple activities like play to reconnect with one's humanity and counter manipulation. It's an invitation to disconnect from online outrage and rediscover the value of authentic human interactions.
Gateway Global AI is developing a voice-first infrastructure platform to simplify the integration of artificial intelligence in enterprises. The goal is to make the implementation of complex AI solutions more accessible and manageable, focusing on voice interaction.
Elon Musk's xAI is facing a lawsuit for allegedly generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using its Grok model. The accusation surfaced after an anonymous user reported images generated from real photos of minors. Previously, xAI had denied producing such content.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expects orders for the new Blackwell and Vera Rubin architectures to reach $1 trillion. This forecast underscores the strong demand for compute accelerators for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
Nvidia's latest DLSS generation aims to enhance the realism of video game characters, mitigating the 'uncanny valley' effect and elevating graphics to a new level of detail and naturalness.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has raised concerns with the Pentagon regarding the decision to grant Elon Musk's xAI access to classified networks. Warren highlighted potential national security risks stemming from the controversial outputs of the Grok chatbot.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates the company will sell $1 trillion worth of AI hardware by 2027. This forecast reflects the increasing demand for computing power to support the development and deployment of increasingly complex AI models, particularly in the context of Agentic AI.
Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model designed to index and retrieve video-recorded memories. The aim is to provide advanced visual memory capabilities for physical AI applications, particularly in wearables and robotics.
Nvidia has announced NemoClaw, a system based on OpenClaw, described by the CEO as the operating system for personal AI. The announcement underscores the growing importance of security and control in AI, pushing towards solutions that offer greater protection and customization.
Nvidia announced the Nemotron coalition, bringing together eight AI labs to develop open-source frontier models. The initiative aims to foster innovation and collaboration in the field of AI, with a focus on advanced and accessible models.
Nvidia introduces the Vera Rubin module, designed for data processing in orbit. It offers AI compute capabilities up to 25x greater than an H100 GPU, opening new frontiers in space analysis and low-latency inference directly in space.
Intel wins a significant contract: Xeon 6 processors will be used in Nvidia DGX Rubin NVL8 systems. This move comes as Nvidia enters the data center processor market with Vera CPUs.
Nvidia will leverage Groq's Language Processing Units (LPUs), acquired for $20 billion, to enhance the inference performance of its Vera Rubin rack systems. The goal is to accelerate response times for artificial intelligence applications.
Nvidia unveils Vera, a new 88-core CPU designed to challenge AMD and Intel. The liquid-cooled Vera CPU racks integrate 256 chips, delivering up to a 6X gain in CPU throughput compared to existing solutions. This move marks a significant expansion in Nvidia's portfolio, traditionally focused on GPUs.
Groq presented its Rubin platform at GTC, including the new LPUs (Language Processing Units) and LPX racks. These SRAM-packed accelerators promise to enhance every layer of the AI model on every token, offering new processing capabilities for complex workloads.
Nvidia introduces DLSS 5, a new version of its AI-powered upscaling technology. DLSS 5 promises to enhance visual fidelity in games, delivering photorealistic lighting and materials through advanced image reconstruction techniques.
OpenAI advisors have raised concerns about ChatGPT's "adult mode," fearing it could lead to unhealthy emotional dependence and even act as a "sexy suicide coach" for vulnerable users. Concerns particularly focus on access by minors and the risks of AI-powered erotica.
Meta joins the hyperscaler trend in developing dedicated AI inference chips, aiming to diversify its reliance on a single vendor and optimize specific workloads. This strategic move aims to improve efficiency and reduce long-term costs.
An overview of the investors pouring money into AI startups in Southeast Asia. The article identifies the key players injecting capital into this rapidly growing market.
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI, accusing the company of violating the copyright of nearly 100,000 articles. The core of the accusation is the unauthorized use of this content for training large language models (LLMs).
Jensen Huang kicked off GTC 2026 in San Jose, showcasing Nvidia's latest advancements. The event promises to unveil the next frontiers of technology, with a focus on GPUs, AI, and accelerated computing. Announcements on new hardware architectures and software platforms are expected.
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