Hypersonic Weapons Target Distant Aircraft
The Chinese military has developed hypersonic glide vehicles capable of launching air-to-air weapons against high-value aircraft operating thousands of miles away, Bloomberg reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.The new capability could pose a serious challenge to US air operations in a potential conflict with China, particularly aircraft that are designed to
Scientists built a tiny ‘rainbow on a chip’ for 6G networks
Scientists at Loughborough University and an international research team have built a tiny “rainbow on a chip” that can generate multiple precisely spaced frequencies of light at the same time. The microchip-based system could eventually help future 6G networks carry more signals simultaneously by converting the optical frequencies into millimetre waves. The researchers demonstrated a
Taiwan has indicted an Nvidia manager over servers routed to China
Export controls on advanced chips rest on an assumption that is rarely stated: that the companies selling the hardware are the ones enforcing the rules. An indictment filed in Taiwan on August 24 tests that assumption directly.The accused include a distribution manager surnamed Chang at Nvidia’s Taiwan office, two sales managers surnamed Lin and Wang
SpaceX will launch its first AI satellites with Nvidia chips in 2027
Elon Musk has announced that his SpaceX is inching closer to putting an AI-powered satellite in space. The tech mogul took to X and revealed that the company’s first AI satellites will be powered by Nvidia chips. Moreover, they are expected to launch in the fourth quarter of next year.These satellites will not simply provide
The humanoid robot ‘Olympics’
The World Humanoid Robot Games is back for a second year, and the bots are just as unsettling and impressive as they are ridiculous and unwieldy. On the first day of the Games, two humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt’s world record for the 100-meter dash—before crashing into a padded wall. Still, this five-day extravaganza showcases
Nvidia enters AI model race to challenge DeepSeek
With the advancement of AI tools, the tech industry is witnessing a race to launch new models. Nvidia could be the new player that can take on OpenAI and DeepSeek. The Jensen Huang-led firm is making a major move into the AI business with a $6 billion deal that involves AI startup Poolside.Nvidia has increased
Meta hires OpenAI researcher Luke Metz for superintelligence labs
Amid the ongoing AI talent war, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has reportedly hired prominent AI researcher Luke Metz for its Superintelligence Labs. Metz has joined the social media platform from OpenAI and will report to Alexandr Wang, who leads the company’s AI efforts. Metz later returned to OpenAI earlier this year before making his latest move
More than one-third of new web pages show signs of being written by AI
It is no secret that we are living in an era of content. Everyone is, in some way or the other, creating content or consuming it. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in the way we create and consume information, the line between human and machine-generated content is becoming harder to see.More than one-third
‘AI slop’ on LinkedIn
More than a million people have complained about “AI slop” on LinkedIn, as it attempts to stop it proliferating across the site. In recent months, user of the workplace social network have spotted a growing trend across many posts. Its news feed was being populated by more and more “slop”, or artificially generated, low quality
Russia, China and Iran form dangerous new axis
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-day war against Ukraine is well into its fourth year. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is once again ramping up his rhetoric. Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is refusing to back down on his nuclear weapons program. And he’s weaponised the Strait of Hormuz as a global economic chokepoint. China’s Chairman Xi