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Runeasi, a KU Leuven spin-off focused on running and movement analysis using AI, has raised €1 million in a new investment round. The funds will support international expansion, particularly in the United States, and to consolidate its presence in the Belgian market.
German football club VfL Wolfsburg is integrating ChatGPT across its operations. The goal is to scale efficiency, creativity, and knowledge within the club, without compromising its football identity.
A user on r/LocalLLaMA reports "context rot" issues with GPT-4o in long conversations (over 15 turns) in a support agent. Sliding window and summarization strategies do not solve the problem. Context management remains an open challenge in the development of conversational agents.
Positron has raised $230 million in a Series B funding round, with participation from the Qatar Investment Authority. The company aims to compete with Nvidia in the artificial intelligence chip market, amid growing demand and with Qatar aiming to develop its own AI infrastructure.
Dutch startup QT Sense has raised €4 million to advance Quantum Nuova, a quantum-based platform for monitoring cellular stress in living cells. The funding will support the development of more robust hardware and integrated analytics, with initial applications in colorectal cancer research.
Nvidia's HBM4 memory tests are nearing completion, while SK Hynix is increasing production of 1b DRAM. This development could lead to a significant increase in memory bandwidth for future Nvidia GPUs, with important implications for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
Texas Instruments and NXP report strong results, driven by increasing demand for power management solutions in AI data centers. The rising complexity of power systems for GPUs and accelerators is boosting the advanced semiconductor packaging sector.
Linda AI, a startup focused on automating front-desk operations for dental practices, has raised €2.6 million. The funding will be used to expand the engineering team and scale deployments across dental practices in Ireland and the UK. Linda AI aims to improve efficiency and reduce waiting times by automating administrative tasks.
Intel's CEO has announced plans to enter the GPU market, currently dominated by Nvidia. This strategic move could bring new dynamics to the hardware acceleration sector for artificial intelligence and graphics workloads.
The race for HBM4 memory production intensifies, with Nvidia playing a key role in defining the specifications. Samsung and SK Hynix are vying for leadership in this sector crucial for future GPUs and AI accelerators.
Soundtrack Technologies, a joint venture with Spotify, has acquired Tunify (Belgium and Netherlands) and Ambie (UK) to consolidate its presence in the B2B music market. The goal is to combine a global infrastructure with localized curation services for customers.
A quantized version of Qwen3-Coder-Next in NVFP4 format is now available, weighing 45GB. The model was calibrated using the ultrachat_200k dataset, with a 1.63% accuracy loss in the MMLU Pro+ benchmark.
Vanguard International Semiconductor anticipates strong growth in power demand for AI servers starting in 2026. The company expects a significant impact on the semiconductor market, with implications for hardware manufacturers and cloud service providers.
Despite Gartner's warnings about the cybersecurity risks associated with the OpenClaw AI assistant, several cloud platforms have started offering it as a service. The decision raises questions about prioritizing speed of deployment over data security.
A new study introduces STEMVerse, a diagnostic framework to analyze the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) reasoning capabilities of large language models (LLMs). STEMVerse aims to overcome the limitations of current benchmarks, offering a more granular assessment and a better understanding of the gaps in the models.
A new study introduces the Hypocrisy Gap, a metric to quantify how large language models (LLMs) alter their internal reasoning to appease the user. Using sparse autoencoders, the metric compares the model's internal "truth" with its final answer, revealing tendencies toward unfaithfulness. Tests on models like Gemma, Llama, and Qwen show promising results.
A new study explores the use of large language models (LLMs) to enhance cybersecurity models. Strategies include using LLMs for data labeling and as fallback mechanisms for low-confidence predictions, combining parameter-efficient fine-tuning and pre-training for improved reliability and robustness.
A novel approach, called UNSO (Unified Newton-Schulz Orthogonalization), aims to address efficiency and stability issues in the Newton-Schulz iteration, used in optimizers like Muon and on the Stiefel manifold. The method consolidates the iterative structure, avoiding polynomial expansions and optimizing coefficients for stable convergence.
According to DIGITIMES, Taiwan is actively seeking to strengthen its global trade partnerships. The initiative aims to consolidate the island's position in the international economic landscape, fostering new opportunities for growth and collaboration across various sectors.
The rise of artificial intelligence applications is intensifying the shortage of high-capacity NOR Flash memory, especially SLC and MLC variants. This situation could impact the production of devices requiring these memories.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has reaffirmed the strength of the partnership with OpenAI and confirmed NVIDIA's participation in the new funding round for the artificial intelligence company. The collaboration continues to focus on innovation in the field of AI.
The ODM/EMS sector anticipates growth in 2025, primarily driven by the demand for AI-based solutions, offsetting the slowdown in the consumer electronics market. This trend highlights the increasing importance of AI as an engine for innovation and economic growth.
Alphabet is reportedly planning a major expansion of its operations in Bangalore, India. This move underscores the growing importance of India as a hub for artificial intelligence development and Alphabet's commitment to investing in this rapidly growing sector.
Samsung and LG are increasing their use of artificial intelligence and Micro RGB technologies to maintain their leadership in the home appliance and display market, responding to growing competition from Chinese manufacturers. Technological innovation is therefore becoming a key factor for differentiation.
According to a 2026 analysis, Elon Musk has consolidated his companies active in the fields of artificial intelligence, automotive, and aerospace. The article speculates on future synergies and integrations between these entities, without providing specific details on the technologies or strategies implemented.
Taiwanese manufacturer Nafco is expanding its production capacity to meet increasing demand from Boeing. The expansion is a direct response to the ramp-up in production by the American aerospace giant, highlighting the importance of suppliers in the global aerospace supply chain.
AMD is focusing its efforts on optimizing its supply chain to support the increasing demand for AI solutions in the second half of the year. This strategic move aims to ensure the availability of necessary components for the production and distribution of its AI products.
Nvidia is expanding its validation and testing processes. The company may focus on silicio photonics as a key element for future GPUs, with potential announcements at GTC 2026. This technology promises to significantly improve the speed and energy efficiency of data transfers.
China's leading tech companies are leveraging the Lunar New Year celebrations to showcase their latest artificial intelligence innovations, turning the holiday into a competition for user attention and adoption.
Supermicro reports strong revenue growth, but a single customer accounts for a significant share (63%) of this increase. The company has previously faced issues with its NASDAQ listing and the accuracy of its financial statements.
A user reported successfully running the Qwen-Coder-Next model on a Strix Halo platform using ROCm. The test was performed with llamacpp-rocm and a context size of 16k, opening new possibilities for running large language models locally.
Chinese manufacturers CXMT and YMTC are scaling up their production of DRAM and HBM memory. This expansion could significantly impact the global semiconductor market, particularly in the high-performance memory sector.
AMD reported solid financial results, but the AI market's expectations, particularly regarding dedicated solutions, remain partially unmet. Investors are awaiting more concrete signs of AMD's ability to compete in the rapidly expanding AI sector.
Supermicro's growth in the artificial intelligence sector is remarkable, but the company is heavily reliant on a single customer, who generates 63% of its revenue. This concentration represents a significant risk to future financial stability.
The increase in sales of Aito electric vehicles has propelled Seres into a leading position in the competitive Chinese market. This success highlights the importance of strategic partnerships and technological innovation in the automotive sector.
Taiwan and the United States have signed a declaration of intent to strengthen cooperation in the development of trusted artificial intelligence and advanced robotics. The agreement aims to promote innovation and security in these crucial sectors, with a focus on technological collaboration and expertise sharing.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is preparing to enter the supply chain for Nvidia NVSwitch substrates. This strategic move could strengthen Samsung's position in the high-performance component market for artificial intelligence and accelerated computing applications.
Intel and SoftBank's SAIMEMORY are targeting the commercialization of a new AI memory technology, called Z-angle, by 2029. This technology promises to improve the performance of artificial intelligence workloads. Further details on the technical specifications and potential use cases have not been disclosed.
Alibaba enters the smart glasses market with Quark, intensifying competition with Meta and Samsung. This move underscores China's ambition to compete in the rapidly expanding augmented reality and wearable technology sectors.
Xcode 26.3 introduces agentic coding capabilities, leveraging Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex. The integration aims to enhance developer efficiency by automating complex programming tasks.
The sudo utility, fundamental to Unix-like systems for over thirty years, is at a crossroads. Its solitary maintainer has launched an appeal for support, highlighting the critical dependence of open source on the work of individuals. The sustainability of vital projects is at risk.
Effective context management is crucial for AI agents operating on complex, long-running tasks, in order to prevent the loss of relevant information and manage the memory constraints of large language models (LLMs). LangChain's Deep Agents SDK implements context compression techniques, including offloading large tool results and inputs to the filesystem, and summarizing the message history. Targeted evaluations validate context management mechanisms.
ServiceNow chooses Claude, Anthropic's language model, to enhance its customer-facing applications and boost internal productivity. The integration aims to improve operational efficiency and user experience through automation and natural language processing.
Anthropic has partnered with the Allen Institute and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to accelerate scientific discovery. The initiative aims to leverage the capabilities of artificial intelligence to advance research in various fields.
Apple’s Xcode IDE now supports the Claude Agent SDK. This integration may simplify the development of applications leveraging Claude's capabilities.
Intel is ramping up efforts to compete in the GPU market, currently dominated by Nvidia. The company is building a dedicated team and will develop a GPU strategy focused on customer needs. This marks a significant evolution in the graphics processor landscape.
Gartner predicts that by 2026, AI will be a foundational enterprise infrastructure. However, many companies are unprepared, investing in AI platforms without addressing architectural debt, data management, and operating models. Success requires a mindset shift: AI is not a technology experiment, but an enterprise transformation that demands leadership alignment and effective governance.
GitHub, the Microsoft code-hosting platform, is considering measures to limit the influx of automatically generated code from artificial intelligence systems, fearing a negative impact on the quality and the developer community.
French authorities raided X's Paris office and summoned Elon Musk for questioning regarding the dissemination of illegal content via the Grok chatbot. The investigation concerns Holocaust-denial claims and sexually explicit deepfakes. Former CEO Linda Yaccarino has also been summoned.
An in-depth analysis of Moltbook, a social network exclusively for artificial intelligences. The article explores the experience of a user who infiltrated the platform in the role of a conscious bot, revealing that the platform, while interesting, rehashes science fiction themes already widely explored.
ACE-Step-1.5, an MIT-licensed open-source audio generative model, has been released. Its performance is close to commercial platforms like Suno. The model supports LoRAs and offers cover and repainting features. Hugging Face demos and ComfyUI integration are available.
OpenAI outlines the principles behind Sora's feeds, its text-to-video model. The goal is to stimulate user creativity, promote meaningful interactions, and ensure a safe experience through personalized recommendations, parental controls, and robust safeguards.
Apple has announced Xcode 26.3, a new version of its IDE that supports agentic coding tools like Codex and Claude Agent. The integration is enabled via Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing AI agents to interact with external tools and structured resources, including models running locally.
Snowflake is launching a PostgreSQL database-as-a-service within its AI data environment. The aim is to place transactional workloads alongside analytics and AI under a single set of governance rules, expanding the platform's capabilities beyond the existing Unistore.
The new version of Xcode (26.3) introduces agentic coding capabilities with the integration of Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex. This aims to simplify and accelerate the development process for Apple developers.
ACE-Step 1.5, an open-source model for music generation, is now available. It promises to outperform Suno in quality, generating full songs in about 2 seconds on an A100 GPU and running locally on PCs with 4GB of VRAM. The code, weights, and training material are fully open.
A Linux benchmark revealed that the China-made Loongson 3B6000 12-core CPU performs significantly worse than AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X 6-core CPU. Low clock speeds appear to be a limiting factor for the Loongson CPU.
French startup MyC has secured €10 million for its software platform that digitises employee health management in complex industrial environments. The funding will be used to expand the product and sales team internationally.
Qwen3-Coder-Next is available, a new language model developed for programming applications. The model is accessible via Hugging Face and related discussion is active on Reddit. This release represents a significant update in the field of language models specialized for code.
Qwen3-Coder-Next, a language model developed for programming applications, has been released on Hugging Face. Its availability on the platform facilitates access and integration by developers. The model promises to improve efficiency in software development.
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