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A report highlights that only 20% of data centers in Europe and the Middle East are equipped to handle artificial intelligence workloads. Skills shortages and grid bottlenecks threaten to stall capacity expansion.
The DeepSeek application has been updated with a 1 million token context window. The knowledge cutoff date has been extended to May 2025. It is currently unclear whether this is a new model. There are no updates on their Hugging Face page yet.
Isaac Freund's River compositor, presented at FOSDEM 2026, brings a little old-fashioned modularity and customizability to the Wayland world. This project aims to break down complex problems into smaller, more manageable parts, offering flexibility in window management.
Microsoft is exploring the use of superconducting cables to power its AI data centers. This technology promises to reduce power losses and heat emissions, improving overall energy efficiency.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and a host of other major tech companies have found common ground in F/ai, a new startup accelerator based out of Paris. This unusual collaboration aims to foster innovation in the field of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of work and human potential. Creativity, imagination, and the ability to innovate become valuable assets. Technology handles tedious tasks, allowing humans to focus on higher-level activities. A future where bold thinkers are welcomed.
London-based Overmind, developing a supervision layer for AI agents, has closed a £2 million seed funding round. The company aims to develop a platform to monitor and secure AI models in production environments, focusing on regulated industries.
DeepSeek has launched limited grayscale testing for its new language model, featuring a 1 million token context window and an updated knowledge base. Access is currently restricted to a select group of users through its official website and app.
Barclays recorded a 12% jump in annual profit for 2025, reporting £9.1 billion in earnings before tax. The bank is betting on AI to drive operational efficiencies, reduce costs and improve returns, setting more ambitious performance targets through 2028. This marks a shift toward operational use of AI, integrating the technology into financial management and long-term planning.
Andercore, a Berlin-based AI-enabled industrial supply trade platform, has raised $40 million in a Series B round. The funding will support its expansion in Europe and further development of its AI platform, which facilitates cross-border trade in physical goods.
Agentic AI offers insurance companies a way to scale efficiency by automating complex workflows and improving customer support. Sedgwick, in collaboration with Microsoft, improved claims processing efficiency by 30% through real-time guidance systems. One insurer reduced complex case assessment times by 23 days, decreasing complaints by 65%.
A management shakeup at GPTC raises questions about the stability of orders to key suppliers such as TSMC, ASE, and Micron. The reorganization could have repercussions on the supply chain of essential components for artificial intelligence.
Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus plans to start mass production of 2nm chips by 2027, driven by a fourfold increase in production capacity. The company is building a new factory in Hokkaido.
Nanbeige LLM Lab introduces Nanbeige4.1-3B, a 3 billion parameter open-source model designed to excel in complex reasoning, alignment with human preferences, and agentic behavior. The model supports contexts up to 256,000 tokens and shows promising results in benchmarks like LiveCodeBench-Pro and GAIA.
TSMC supplier AblePrint anticipates a 142% revenue surge in January 2026, driven by strong demand for advanced packaging services for AI chips. The growth reflects the increasing importance of packaging in the semiconductor industry.
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is reportedly in talks with Samsung for the development of custom chips. This move could be a response to US restrictions on access to Nvidia GPUs, which are crucial for training AI models.
London-based Mozart AI has raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Balderton Capital. The company is developing an AI-native digital audio workstation that combines traditional music production with AI-assisted workflows. The funding will be used to grow the team and expand the core technology.
As OpenAI walks the advertising tightrope to balance revenue gains against credibility and safety, ad kingpin Google is roaring ahead to use AI to improve its advertising products. Google isn't showing ads in Gemini, but AI Mode is fair game.
TSMC's expansion in Japan may reflect a broader trend of Taiwanese tech companies reducing their reliance on China. This strategic move raises questions about the future dynamics of the semiconductor industry and the geopolitical implications for the global technology supply chain.
Taiwan Premier Jung-tai Cho has reaffirmed the government's commitment to improving the island's energy infrastructure. The initiative aims to ensure a stable and sustainable energy supply to support Taiwan's long-term economic growth and competitiveness.
Tongtai Machine & Tool is shifting its business focus from a machine tool manufacturer to a system integrator. This transformation responds to the accelerated restructuring of the global manufacturing sector and the need to offer more comprehensive and customized solutions to customers.
The increasing demand for artificial intelligence applications is accelerating the convergence of photonics and semiconductor technologies. The APE 2026 event will showcase the latest innovations in this field, crucial for developing more efficient and performant hardware for AI workloads.
Philippine operator Globe is implementing a direct-to-cell satellite service to improve network coverage and resilience across the country. This initiative aims to provide access to communications even in remote areas or during natural disasters, leveraging satellite technology.
A developer has built an open-source RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline to query a dataset of over 2 million pages extracted from the "Epstein Files". The project aims to optimize semantic search and Q&A performance at scale, addressing the challenges of data cleaning, chunking, and vectorization.
Berlin-based Circle Health has closed a €9 million seed round to develop Circle OS, an integrated preventive healthcare platform. Circle OS combines in-person diagnostics, AI-enabled clinical support, and patient-facing digital health tools. The funding will be used to expand the hybrid clinic model across Germany.
Taiwan's display manufacturers are diversifying their businesses, shifting focus towards new growth areas. This strategic shift occurs in a dynamic market environment and aims to strengthen their long-term competitive position. The article analyzes the implications of this transition for the entire sector.
Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturers are experiencing an easing of inventory pressures. This shift may indicate a stabilization of demand or an improvement in supply chain management after a period of uncertainty in the global technology sector.
Porters has secured a €2.7 million pre-seed funding round to develop AI-based software for streamlining back-office operations in the banking sector. The funding will be used to further develop the product and scale the platform.
Silan Microelectronics has announced a price increase of approximately 10% for its devices, effective from March. This move signals a broader trend of cost pass-through in the semiconductor industry, potentially impacting the production costs of hardware for AI model inference and training.
Elon Musk reportedly unveiled ambitious plans for xAI: a factory on the Moon to build satellites equipped with artificial intelligence. The satellites would then be launched into space using a giant catapult system. The initiative comes at a crucial time, as the company prepares for a potential initial public offering (IPO).
Growing investments from cloud service providers (CSPs) are fueling the expansion of data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence, resulting in increased shipments of specialized hardware components. This trend reflects the increasing demand for computing capacity for AI workloads.
A new study introduces inclusion analytics, a discourse-based framework for assessing inclusion as a dynamic process in human-AI collaborative learning. The method measures participation equity, affective climate, and epistemic equity, revealing hidden patterns in interactions.
The PAN 2026 workshop will focus on computational stylometry and text forensics, with objective and reproducible evaluations. Tasks include generative AI detection, text watermarking, multi-author writing style analysis, generative plagiarism detection, and reasoning trajectory analysis.
A new study introduces Spectral Disentanglement and Enhancement (SDE), a framework aimed at improving multimodal representations. SDE separates useful signals from noise in data, optimizing alignment between feature and spectrum for more robust generalization. Results show improvements over state-of-the-art methods.
A novel approach to enhance Transformers applied to graphs, especially for graph-level tasks. Graph token serialization allows for better capture of internal dependencies and more expressive representations, overcoming the limitations of traditional single-token methods.
Elaia has announced a first close of its fifth Digital Venture Fund (DV5) at €120 million. The fund will focus on investing in European B2B technology companies with strong intellectual property foundations, spanning both foundational infrastructure and application-level innovation. The fund will invest across early stages, from pre-seed to Series B, with ticket sizes ranging from €1 million to €15 million.
Nanbeige LLM Lab introduces Nanbeige4.1-3B, a 3 billion parameter open-source model designed to excel in complex reasoning, alignment with human preferences, and agentic capabilities. The model supports contexts up to 256k tokens and demonstrates strong performance in benchmarks such as LiveCodeBench-Pro and xBench-DeepSearch.
Taiwan economics minister Ming-hsin Kung stated that zero tariffs will impact Taiwan's auto output value by over 1%. The announcement highlights the consequences of international trade policies on the local manufacturing sector.
An in-depth analysis of SMIC's role in the memory cycle for artificial intelligence applications, focusing on production capacity dynamics and potential risks to profit margins. Implications for the semiconductor market and the costs of implementing AI solutions.
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC anticipates a return to profitability by 2026, driven by submarine and vessel construction for the Taiwan Navy. The company aims to improve operational efficiency and capitalize on new government contracts to achieve this goal.
Taiwan is considering reducing auto tariffs during negotiations with key industry leaders. The decision aims to stimulate economic growth and strengthen the competitiveness of the local automotive industry.
Taiwan is considering adopting advanced nuclear technologies to ensure a stable energy supply and support the growing demand for computing power, essential for the development of artificial intelligence and other computationally intensive applications. The strategic move aims to strengthen the island's technological competitiveness.
The Open Compute Project (OCP) aims to develop specs for distributed datacenters. The collaboration with IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) seeks to leverage all-optical technologies to overcome the limitations of traditional connections, essential for complex AI applications.
A user fine-tuned the Qwen 14B model on their Discord messages to get personalized autocomplete suggestions. The model was trained with Unsloth.ai and QLoRA on a Kaggle GPU and integrated with Ollama for local use.
Display manufacturer AUO is diversifying its business, focusing on artificial intelligence, optics, and satellite technologies. The goal is to stabilize margins and shift the revenue mix by 2030, reducing reliance on the display market.
Big tech companies' massive investments in artificial intelligence are significantly impacting global supply chains. The article analyzes how this trend is reshaping the industrial landscape and what the implications are for hardware and service providers.
An OpenAI executive, who opposed the introduction of an "adult mode" in the chatbot, has reportedly been fired following allegations of discrimination. The executive has denied the allegations.
The increasing demand for memory in AI applications is creating challenges for industrial PC manufacturers. Margins are shrinking and delivery times are lengthening due to component shortages and rising costs.
LayerX has identified a zero-click remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Claude Desktop Extensions. The flaw is triggered by processing a Google Calendar entry, potentially exposing systems to security risks.
Anthropic has announced Claude Opus 4.6, the latest version of its flagship language model. This release promises enhanced performance and new features, solidifying Claude's position in the landscape of large language models (LLMs). The announcement does not specify details on hardware or deployment requirements.
Strong demand for artificial intelligence solutions has led Taiwan's Topco Scientific to record record revenues in January. This result underscores the growing importance of the AI market and the key role of component and service providers in this sector.
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, is facing a trademark lawsuit in India. The lawsuit comes as the company expands its operations in the Indian market.
According to Digitimes, delays in Intel's 14A manufacturing process roadmap may have repercussions on AI infrastructure growth expectations. The article highlights potential vulnerabilities in market forecasts, without specifying technical or hardware details.
Alibaba is developing a comprehensive AI stack, integrating proprietary chips, cloud infrastructure, and AI models. The goal is to compete with solutions offered by Google and other industry leaders, optimizing performance and efficiency.
According to DIGITIMES, Novatek predicts that the demand for memory and visual edge AI solutions will grow strongly by 2026. This reflects a trend towards distributed processing and the increasing importance of artificial intelligence in edge devices.
Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek discovered that large language models (LLMs) can generate musical pieces that, unexpectedly, turn out to be plagiarism. This experience raises questions about originality and copyright in the age of AI.
An AI chatbot from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has generated questionable responses, suggesting foods suitable for rectal insertion and identifying the liver as the most nutritious human body part. The chatbot's implementation, based on Grok, raises concerns about the integration of AI in public services.
AI lab Flapping Airplanes secured $180 million in seed funding from Google Ventures, Sequoia, and Index. Their goal is to develop learning models that mimic human reasoning, moving away from the traditional approach of massive internet data analysis.
Researchers claim that AI photo analysis can predict individuals' economic success in the labor market, raising ethical questions about the use of such algorithms and the need for regulation.
MCP (Multi-Control-Panel) support in llama.cpp is now available for testing. This integration introduces new features, including system message management, a CORS proxy server, and advanced tools for prompt and resource management. The goal is to provide a more comprehensive interface for interacting with models.
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