I never thought AI would add typos – but it kind of makes sense

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.

The AI rally looks like the dot-com bubble. The companies do not.
The AI rally looks like the dot-com bubble. The companies do not.

The Shiller cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio for the S&P 500 stands at approximately 38 to 40, depending on the day you check. In 155 years of recorded data, the CAPE has been higher exactly once: March 2000, when it reached 44.19, one m…

The Stanford professor behind an FDA-cleared cardiac AI wants $1 billion for his next company
The Stanford professor behind an FDA-cleared cardiac AI wants $1 billion for his next company

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…

Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model V4 matters

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…

SoftBank is converting a Sharp LCD factory into a battery plant for AI data centres. The data centres cannot wait five years.
SoftBank is converting a Sharp LCD factory into a battery plant for AI data centres. The data centres cannot wait five years.

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…

Yong Wang Turns Information Into Insights
Yong Wang Turns Information Into Insights

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’s revolutionary 3D X-DRAM for AI processors has passed proof-of-concept validation — company secures funding to develop next-gen memory HBM alternative

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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SoftBank subsidiary working with Intel to develop radical new ZAM memory is now receiving Japanese gov’t subsidies — new memory designed as a lower-power HBM for AI workloads

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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Aleph Alpha to be acquired by Cohere

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 made me think about what happens when AI gets a body

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.