A new AI tool deliberately adds typos to emails, reflecting a shift where imperfect writing is seen as more human and trustworthy in the age of AI-generated communication.

Summary: Stanford professor James Zou is reportedly raising approximately $100 million at a valuation targeting $1 billion for a startup called Human Intelligence that applies AI to research on the human body, according to Bloomberg. Zou’s research inc…
On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Notably, the model can process much longer prompts than its last generation, thanks to a new design that helps it handle large amounts of text more efficiently. Like DeepSeek’s previous models, V4 is open source, meaning it is available…

Summary: SoftBank Corp. plans to convert part of the former Sharp LCD factory in Sakai, Osaka into one of Japan’s largest battery production lines for AI data centres, with production expected within five years (~2031). The move completes a vertical in…

When Yong Wang recently received one of the highest honors for early-career data visualization researchers, it marked a milestone in an extraordinary journey that began far from the world’s technology hubs.Wang was born in a small farming village in s…
NEO Semiconductor says its 3D X-DRAM passed proof-of-concept testing, using 3D NAND processes to target cheaper AI memory than HBM. The company has secured funding for development.
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Japan’s SaiMemory, a SoftBank subsidiary collaborating with Intel, has secured NEDO funding to develop Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-gen DRAM architecture addressing HBM limitations
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German AI startup Aleph Alpha is to be acquired by Canadian AI lab Cohere, creating a business that will position itself as a sovereign alternative to US AI labs. Cohere, founded in 2019 and valued at…
Sony’s table tennis robot looks like a lab flex with a paddle. The real story starts when AI stops answering prompts and learns to move through our world.