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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.
Robert Playter announced he is leaving Boston Dynamics after 30 years at the company, including six years as CEO. The news marks a leadership change in one of the world's most innovative robotics companies.
Cadence is leveraging generative AI to design and validate next-gen processors that also use AI. Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Altera are among the first companies to trial this innovative technology for chip design.
The site Realfood.gov uses Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to dispense nutrition information—some of which contradicts the government’s new guidelines, despite RFK Jr.'s public statements.
Significant changes within the xAI team: less than a year after its founding, nearly half of the initial team has departed, raising questions about the future strategies and internal stability of Elon Musk's startup.
Paris-headquartered Naboo has raised a $70m in Series B round. The company aims to become the operating layer for how large companies plan, book, and control corporate events, leveraging AI. The round is led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, the same investor that backed Mistral AI in 2023.
Databricks continues its expansion in the data and AI platform market, reaching a $5.4 billion annual revenue run rate, with 65% year-over-year growth. This success has led to a valuation of $134 billion, supported by substantial investments.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff sparked internal controversy with a joke about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) monitoring employees at a company event. Employee reaction was disappointment, given Salesforce's controversial collaboration with ICE. Some expressed their discontent on internal Slack channels, even creating a protest emoji.
Facebook is enhancing its platform with new AI-powered features, allowing users to animate profile pictures, customize Stories and Memories, and add animated backgrounds to text posts. The goal is to make the user experience more engaging.
Linux kernel 7.0 introduces support for the SpacemiT K3 RVA23 and Qualcomm Kaanapali SoCs. This integration marks a significant step forward for the adoption of ARM and RISC-V architectures, expanding the hardware options available to developers and opening up new possibilities for embedded systems and specialized applications.
The memory market is poised to benefit significantly from the growth of artificial intelligence. Forecasts indicate that revenues will reach $551 billion by 2026, driven by strong demand from data centers. This figure is twice the revenue expected for contract chip manufacturers.
Google Photos introduces the 'Ask' feature, a new way to interact with your photos. Discover how this functionality can help you quickly find specific images and rediscover precious memories. Explore the potential of this new interaction.
Researchers warn: a zero-click prompt injection vulnerability can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps. An attacker can trick an AI agent into generating a data-leaking URL, which link previews may fetch automatically, exposing sensitive information.
Plano, an open-source framework for developing AI agents, has surpassed 5000 stars on GitHub. The project focuses on small LLMs for routing and orchestration, with a framework-agnostic approach. Plano acts as a model-integrated proxy server and data plane.
Rumors suggest that Intel's future high-end Nova Lake desktop CPUs could reach a peak power consumption (PL4) of up to 700W. This is almost double the power draw of Arrow Lake CPUs, raising questions about energy efficiency and cooling requirements.
Linux kernel 7.0 introduces significant updates to the Virtual File System (VFS), including non-blocking timestamps and standardized generic I/O error reporting. These changes aim to improve system efficiency and robustness, as well as support new features for containers.
Unsloth AI announced optimizations for Mixture of Experts (MoE) model training, promising 12x faster speeds and a VRAM consumption reduction of over 35%. The optimizations, based on custom Triton kernels, support architectures like gpt-oss, Qwen3, and DeepSeek, and are compatible with consumer and data center GPUs.
NVIDIA's GTC conference, a key event for the industry, will be held in San Jose from March 16 to 19. The AI community will gather to discuss upcoming innovations and future industry trends. Significant announcements are expected that could redefine technology roadmaps.
Vega Security raised a $120 million Series B, bringing its valuation to $700 million, in a round led by Accel. The company aims to rethink how enterprises detect cybersecurity threats.
Recent benchmarks show a ~14% performance improvement for the Intel Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" since launch, thanks to open-source software optimizations on Linux. Direct comparison with AMD EPYC 9965 "Turin Dense" using up-to-date software.
The LocalLLaMA community has expressed positive opinions about Kimi, a large language model, favorably comparing it to ChatGPT and Claude. Some users consider it superior in certain applications, opening new perspectives for local inference and use in environments with specific data privacy and control requirements.
The Trump administration continues its AI push, working to defuse public opposition to datacenter energy and water consumption. A promise to exempt hyperscalers from chip tariffs is dangled to help them stock their facilities with GPUs and accelerators.
Microsoft is introducing new security features in Windows. The company seems to be increasing authorization prompts for applications, a move that could impact the user experience and raise questions about system resource management.
A researcher analyzed the hidden states of six open-source language models (7B-9B parameters) to measure their 'personality'. The analysis reveals distinct behavioral fingerprints, different reactions to hostile users, and behavioral 'dead zones,' potentially linked to RLHF alignment. The findings highlight how alignment compresses the behavioral dimensionality of the models.
Hauler Hero, a company specializing in AI-powered waste management software, has announced a $16 million funding round. Since its seed round in 2024, the company has doubled its customer base, revenue, and headcount.
A user has developed a Chrome extension that uses an AI agent to automate tasks within the browser. The source code is available on GitHub, paving the way for new automation possibilities based on LLMs.
Redis 8.6 is now available, the latest open-source release of the in-memory database. This release includes significant performance improvements, reduced memory usage, and new features such as TLS certificate-based automatic client authentication and updated cache eviction policies.
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has raised a $60 million seed round for a startup focused on AI tools for developers. The aim is to help developers better manage code produced by AI agents.
A survey finds nine in ten customers concerned about changes to Oracle's Java licensing strategy. Pricing changes are pushing many toward open source alternatives, creating uncertainty and the need to evaluate new solutions.
Runway, an AI video generation startup, has raised a $315 million funding round. The company aims to expand its focus beyond AI video and develop more capable world models.
Asus launches the ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial, a high-end motherboard designed for AMD Ryzen processors. This motherboard positions itself as a new flagship, offering advanced features and an optimized design for maximum performance.
Hugging Face has hinted at a possible collaboration with Anthropic, the company behind the Claude models. While the exact nature of the collaboration remains uncertain, speculations suggest it might be a dataset for improving model safety, rather than a full open-source model release.
The GitHub development platform is experiencing significant outages and slowdowns. The issues also appear to be impacting integrated services such as Copilot, raising concerns about infrastructure stability and operational continuity for developers.
G.Skill has reached a settlement in a $2.4 million class action lawsuit regarding advertised memory speeds. While denying any wrongdoing, the company will have to change its product packaging, clarifying overclocking settings and BIOS adjustments needed to achieve the stated performance.
An experiment conducted by Universitas Islam in Indonesia found that using generative AI vastly reduces the cognitive load on network pros during IPv4 to IPv6 migrations. However, organizations may not be ready for both AI and the new network protocol.
Hungarian startup Allonic has raised $7.2 million in a pre-seed round led by Visionaries Club. The investment focuses on hardware development for robotics, distinguishing itself with an approach that prioritizes physical innovation over just AI software.
Major Chinese technology companies Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei are pursuing agentic AI, systems that can execute multi-step tasks autonomously. The goal is to integrate these technologies into specific industries, offering automated tools for businesses and consumers. Adoption in the West is limited by geopolitical factors and preferences for local solutions, but the models are accessible for experimentation.
According to the EU Data Centre Association (EUDCA), Frankfurt is set to surpass London as the leading colocation hub in Europe by 2031. The growth is driven by data sovereignty requirements and the expansion of artificial intelligence.
The Qwen team has released Qwen-Image-2.0, a 7B unified model for image generation and editing, capable of text rendering and handling 2K images. Currently available only via API on Alibaba Cloud (invite beta) and free demo on Qwen Chat, the release of the weights is expected soon, given the previous experience with Qwen-Image v1.
London-based Tem has closed a $75 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding will support expansion into the US and Australia, automating energy markets through an AI-powered platform for demand forecasting and transaction optimization.
Edinburgh councillors have torpedoed plans for a massive "green" AI datacenter, voting it down despite city planners recommending approval. Emissions fears swayed the decision.
Display manufacturer AUO expects to return to profitability in 2025 and continue growing in 2026, despite market uncertainties. The company is focusing on new technologies and markets to sustain future growth.
Trust in earned media remains high, but the rise of AI systems necessitates a revision of PR strategies. Robots don't distinguish between earned and paid content, making it risky to rely solely on organic PR. A more balanced approach is needed to protect brand reputation.
Femtobot is an agent developed in Rust, designed to operate on low-resource machines such as older Raspberry Pis or cheap VPS instances. The goal is to provide automation capabilities with a minimal footprint, avoiding the heavy dependencies typical of other stacks. It supports Telegram, local storage, and tool execution via rig-core, all in a single 10MB binary.
SK Hynix is preparing to ship HBM4 memory for Nvidia's next-generation GPUs, codenamed Vera Rubin. This announcement highlights the ongoing competition in the high-bandwidth memory sector, crucial for accelerating artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
MARC, a Dublin-based startup specializing in AI-powered real estate asset management, has raised a $1 million pre-seed round. The funding, from angel investors, will be used to further product development and expansion into the North American market. MARC's platform aims to streamline contract and expense management in the real estate sector.
The UK government is urging tech startups to take bolder risks in the artificial intelligence sector, promising support and investment. Fractile, a company specializing in chips for LLM inference, will invest £100 million in the UK to expand its sites and develop next-generation hardware, aiming to compete with Nvidia.
An analysis of the financial flows fueling artificial intelligence development in Asia, focusing on Alphabet's role and its strategic investments in the region. The competition for AI hegemony also plays out on the financial front.
Japan's ruling party's strong majority, led by Prime Minister Takaichi, could lead to new industrial policies in the semiconductor sector, influencing technological competition in the Asian region. Developments are expected on investments and supply chains.
Gothenburg-based Vesiro has raised €1.6 million to develop a plug-in for Elasticsearch. The aim is to improve search efficiency in large-scale data environments, reducing the number of servers required and energy consumption. The funding will support the expansion of the technical team and accelerate product development.
Initial enthusiasm for AI is leading some employees to burnout. The ability to do more translates into longer working hours and an exponential increase in tasks, negating the promised benefits of automation. Risks to workers' mental health are intensifying.
A user reported the effectiveness of the Step-3.5-Flash model, highlighting its superior performance compared to larger models like GPT OSS 120B in certain contexts. Its availability on OpenRouter and performance comparable to Deepseek V3.2, despite its smaller size, make it interesting for resource-constrained applications.
Taiwanese giant TSMC reported a 36.8% sales increase in January 2026, driven by strong demand for chips for artificial intelligence applications. This highlights the exponential growth of the AI market and TSMC's key role in its supply chain.
London-based xWatts, an intelligent energy management platform focused on decarbonising complex real estate assets, has closed a £1.6 million seed funding round. The company develops AI- and machine-learning-based technology to manage energy use across large real estate portfolios, reducing costs and emissions.
OpenAI has decided not to use the name "io" for its AI hardware device. The decision emerged during a trademark lawsuit. The device is not expected to ship until 2027.
Nexchip Semiconductor's Phase IV expansion aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain of CMOS image sensors (CIS) for companies like SmartSens and Xiaomi. The initiative seeks to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers in the semiconductor sector.
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