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AI is making it easier to design chips and optimize software for different silicon. Some startups envision a revolution in chipmaking.
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AI is making it easier to design chips and optimize software for different silicon. Some startups envision a revolution in chipmaking.

Science rarely produces identical outcomes. Mistaking this for failure turns caution into an excuse for inaction
A new set of studies out this month suggests that as many as half of all results published in reputable journals in the social sciences can’t be replicated by independent analysis. This is part of a long-running problem across many research fields – most visibly in the social...
WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.

The price increases range from $200 to $300, and Microsoft doesn’t sell a sub-$1,000 Surface anymore. The rising cost of consumer tech is a common theme in 2026.

Prof Michael Krawczak says the required molecular genetic testing comes at a cost, but should not be ruled out as it was in a recent court case
I read with great astonishment your article regarding the court of appeal’s decision on proving paternity in the case of a child whose father could be either one of a pair of monozygotic twins (Court of appeal says it cannot rule on which identical...

Digital assets in 2026 are valued by active users, liquidity, and major exchange support. Investors now prioritize infrastructure over hype. BlockDAG, Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink lead this shift. They offer high-speed execution and the vital data feeds necessary for modern decentralized finance. These projects represent the backbone of a maturing industry that rewards technical reliability...
Allbirds made a surprise announcement this morning: it’s pivoting from sustainable shoes to AI compute infrastructure, rebranding as NewBird AI after selling its brand assets and closing its U.S. full-price stores. The move sent shares soaring more than 700%. CNBC reports: The move boosted shares of the miniscule market cap company — it was valued at about $21 million at Tuesday’s close — by...

Amazon is paying more than $11 billion for a small satellite company.

Tortola, British Virgin Islands — Chronyx Studios, the game development studio behind Sands of Avalon, is highlighting the successful close of its $1.5 million Seed round, completed in July 2022, with backing from MH Ventures, HVS Ventures, NeuralHash Capital,Brotherhood Ventures, GAP VC, TPC, and other investors. The funding provided an important foundation for the studio’s […]
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Rivian is joining with Redwood Materials to reuse EV batteries for energy storage — the largest repurposed-battery energy storage system for an automotive manufacturer in the U.S., executives told The Wall Street Journal. Redwood Materials is a battery-recycling firm started by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel. Once completed later...

In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data centers’ energy use.

Luxury hospitality is often sold through image, but guests usually remember something else. They remember whether the stay felt smooth, whether the service stayed calm under pressure, and whether small problems were prevented before they could interrupt the experience. That is the lens Yasam Ayavefe brings to modern hospitality. His view places lasting luxury in […]

Chinese EV giant BYD is shunning launch discounts in South Africa, betting brand-building beats short-term sales gains.
As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance.
A.I. has always been compared to human intelligence, but that may not be the right way to think about it. What it does well can help predict what jobs it may replace.
A 63-year-old man in Norway appears to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, who turned out to have a rare mutation that makes immune cells resistant to HIV. “Four years after the transplant, and two years after the man stopped antiretroviral therapy, he still appears to be free of the infection,” reports Gizmodo. From the report: According to the report, the...

A seemingly endless torrent of criticism directed toward Trump from former MAGA allies suggests the president is losing support from his base.

Once a $4 billion apparel juggernaut, Allbirds will rebrand as NewBird AI, a “GPU-as-a-Service” company. Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ’em.

Zurich, Switzerland – Luxbit.AI has announced the rollout of an updated withdrawal framework aimed at improving the clarity, efficiency, and reliability of fund withdrawals for its global user base. As user expectations continue to evolve across digital trading platforms, the company is placing greater focus on one of the most critical stages of the user journey: […]

Hyuga Hirano (United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and collaborative graduate student at the National Museum of Nature and Science (President: Makoto Manabe)); Takashi Kikuchi (Application Laboratories, Global Product Unit, Rigaku Corporation, a group company of Rigaku Holdings); Futa Sakakibara (Technical Advisor, R&D Support Division,...

DataGroupIT CEO Werner Lindemann on AI-powered phishing, shadow AI and the looming quantum threat to African businesses.