Artificial Intelligence
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SMIC Struggles to Meet AI Chip Demand as Capacity Hits 93.7 Percent
China's largest contract chipmaker, SMIC, reports near-maximum factory utilization as demand for mature-node chips supporting AI infrastructure outpaces supply, prompting price increases and plans for further capacity expansion
Humanoid Robots Learn Agile Moves from Human Motion Data with ZEST
A new control framework called ZEST enables humanoid and quadruped robots to perform complex, agile movements by learning from human motion capture, video, and animation data, reducing the need for task-specific engineering
Samsung Develops Advanced Humanoid Robot Using Appliance Motor Technology
Samsung Electronics is developing a humanoid robot that leverages motor technology from its home-appliance division, aiming to reduce actuator costs and compete with domestic robotics firms. The project remains internal and separate from its public robotics subsidiaries
Nvidia Reduces Financial Guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio Data Center
Nvidia has scaled back its proposed financial guarantee for OpenAI's planned 10-gigawatt data center in Ohio, responding to investor concerns about risk exposure and the unprecedented scale of the project's financing requirements
AI-Generated Quantum Circuits Tested on 98-Qubit Trapped-Ion Hardware
A collaboration between Quantinuum, NVIDIA, and Pfizer has demonstrated an AI-driven framework for generating quantum circuits, executing them on a 98-qubit trapped-ion processor to model pharmaceutical molecules
ChatGPT-Assisted Proof Solves Crouzeix's Conjecture After Decades
A postdoctoral researcher in Beijing has used ChatGPT to help resolve Crouzeix's conjecture, a matrix problem that challenged mathematicians for over 20 years, raising new questions about AI's role in mathematical discovery
NASA AI Model Predicts Sunspot Emergence Hours Before Surface Appearance
A NASA-led team has developed an AI model that analyzes acoustic and magnetic data from the Sun to forecast the emergence of active regions up to 12 hours in advance, offering new potential for space weather prediction
NASA Facility in West Virginia Expands Role in Lunar Mission Safety
NASA's Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility in West Virginia is strengthening its technical workforce to support mission assurance and AI safety for upcoming lunar exploration, with new civil servants joining the agency's core engineering teams
Anthropic to Mark Claude AI Text with Invisible Watermarks Globally
Anthropic will introduce machine-readable watermarks to all text generated by new Claude models from August 2, 2026, aiming to meet EU AI Act transparency rules and provide a technical signal for identifying AI-generated content worldwide
SONIC Framework Enables Humanoid Robots to Perform Diverse Movements
NVIDIA researchers have introduced SONIC, a large-scale control framework that allows humanoid robots to execute a wide range of whole-body movements using inputs from teleoperation, video, text, and music, with evidence from both simulation and real-world tests
xAI's Grok Bot Demonstrates Cloud-Based Autonomous Task Execution
xAI has released Grok Bot, an AI assistant that operates its own virtual computer to perform multi-step digital tasks with limited human oversight. The beta is available to select subscribers, raising questions about reliability and workplace integration
NVIDIA's Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Targets Routine AI Agent Tasks
NVIDIA has released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, an open-weight model designed for high-volume, repetitive agent workloads. The system aims to reduce cost and latency for developers running autonomous agents on local hardware or in data centers
Dyna Robotics Tests DYNA-2 Robot Model Trained on Human Video
Dyna Robotics has introduced DYNA-2, a robot foundation model trained on over one million hours of human egocentric video, aiming to improve robot learning for physical tasks without relying on robot action data
Atlas Robot Demonstrates Autonomous Battery Swapping in Factory Test
Boston Dynamics has shown its Atlas humanoid robot autonomously swapping its own battery in under three minutes, aiming to reduce downtime and extend operational shifts in industrial settings
AI Systems Tested for Real-Time Neutrino Detection at DUNE
Researchers at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are developing machine learning tools to process vast detector data, identify rare neutrino events, and monitor system health, aiming to improve the speed and reliability of particle physics research
DOBOT LUMO Demonstrates All-Terrain Humanoid Mobility and Interaction
DOBOT has presented LUMO, a humanoid robot designed to navigate varied indoor and outdoor environments, combining computer vision, voice interaction, and motion control to adapt its behavior to different users and tasks
OpenAI Tightens Security on Astra After Internal Cyber Risk Tests
OpenAI has placed its Astra AI model in the highest internal cybersecurity risk category following internal tests that suggest advanced offensive cyber capabilities, leading to stricter security controls and external review before any release
Meta's Muse Code Agent Tackles Extended Software Engineering Tasks
Meta has introduced Muse Code, a terminal-based coding agent powered by Muse Spark 1.2, designed to plan, write, and validate code across large repositories and sustain multi-step engineering work with reduced user intervention
Mitsubishi to Build 1,000 Humanoid Robots Monthly at Kyoto Plant
Mitsubishi Motors and Highlanders plan to mass-produce AI-enabled humanoid robots for industrial automation at a repurposed Kyoto facility, targeting up to 1,000 units per month by early 2027, with initial deployment on engine assembly lines
SpaceX and Nvidia Plan Starmind AI1 Satellite for In-Orbit AI Processing
SpaceX and Nvidia have announced Starmind AI1, a satellite designed to run advanced AI workloads in low Earth orbit using Nvidia's latest space-grade processors, with ambitions for a vast orbital computing network
AI Agent Controls X-62A Fighter Jet in Live Intercept Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School have tested an AI agent that autonomously flew the X-62A VISTA fighter using real-time infrared sensor data to intercept a live aircraft, marking a step toward operational airborne autonomy
BYD to Demonstrate Functional Humanoid Robots at Di Space in August
BYD, a leading Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, will unveil its first functional humanoid robots in August, aiming to compete with Tesla's Optimus and leverage its large-scale manufacturing and battery expertise
Quantum Neural Networks Tested for Cancer Neoantigen Prediction
A team at Cleveland Clinic and IBM Research has implemented a quantum convolutional neural network on real quantum hardware to classify immunogenic cancer peptides, comparing its performance to classical machine learning models
Tech Giants Form Open Secure AI Alliance to Counter Cyber Threats
NVIDIA, Microsoft, SpaceX, and other major firms have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop open-source tools for defending software, AI agents, and infrastructure from cyberattacks, highlighting new security challenges as AI systems proliferate
Crusoe and Aalo plan nuclear-powered data center for AI workloads
Crusoe and Aalo Atomics have announced a partnership to build a modular data center powered by a small nuclear reactor, aiming to test nuclear energy's suitability for large-scale AI computing at Idaho National Laboratory in 2027
Google DeepMind Expands Gemini Robotics to Full-Body Humanoid Control
Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics 2, a model designed to control entire humanoid robots, enabling walking, object manipulation, and multi-robot coordination with limited retraining across different robot platforms
Ohio AI Data Center to Operate on 350 MW Off-Grid Microgrid
A new AI data center campus in Ohio will use a dedicated 350 megawatt microgrid, operated by Veolia, to supply all its electricity needs, bypassing the regional grid and aiming to accelerate deployment of large-scale computing infrastructure
FLUX-mimic Model Cuts Robot Training Time for Factory Tasks
Mimic Robotics and Black Forest Labs have introduced FLUX-mimic, a video-action model that enables industrial robots to learn complex manipulation tasks from video demonstrations using far less training data than previous approaches
Meta and BlackRock to Build $14 Billion AI Data Center in Texas
Meta Platforms and BlackRock have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale data center campus in El Paso, Texas, designed to support Meta's artificial intelligence infrastructure. The project is expected to deliver 1 gigawatt of computing capacity by 2028
NVIDIA Donates DGX GB300 Supercomputer to Naval Postgraduate School
NVIDIA has provided its DGX GB300 AI supercomputer to the Naval Postgraduate School in California, aiming to support advanced research and education for military leaders in high-performance computing and artificial intelligence
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