An AI agent tried to guess what wine I was drinking based on my description — and the results were mixed to say the least
 An AI agent tried to guess what wine I was drinking based on my description — and the results were mixed to say the least

Salesforce’s tAIster AI agent tried hard, but isn’t a certified wine snob just yet.

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A huge amount of employees are being encouraged to use AI at work – but most still don’t know why

Nearly all employees are being encouraged to use AI in the workplace.

‘The test isn’t whether AI can do something. It’s whether it can make the process measurably better’: We hear why businesses need to be more selective about where they’re using AI
 ‘The test isn’t whether AI can do something. It’s whether it can make the process measurably better’: We hear why businesses need to be more selective about where they’re using AI

Does every business process really need AI?

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I tested the LaserPecker LX2 for weeks, and its swappable heads make this laser cutter and engraver ideal for small businesses
 I tested the LaserPecker LX2 for weeks, and its swappable heads make this laser cutter and engraver ideal for small businesses

With my 40W diode and 2W IR heads, I tested the LaserPecker LX2 fully enclosed desktop laser cutter & engraver with a 500 x 305mm work area and swappable lasers.

China’s autonomous ‘bionic robot’ fish looks just like the real one, perfect for covert military operations — Robocean BG5 could also be used to track poachers
 China’s autonomous ‘bionic robot’ fish looks just like the real one, perfect for covert military operations — Robocean BG5 could also be used to track poachers

China’s viral robot “spy fish” is lifelike and steers itself around a tank, but it has been on sale since 2023 and tops out at 5 meters deep

‘Every solar plant is a latent data center’: US startup plans to turn wasted solar energy into GPU-ready DCs in weeks, not years, without major water use
 ‘Every solar plant is a latent data center’: US startup plans to turn wasted solar energy into GPU-ready DCs in weeks, not years, without major water use

Rune’s RELIC system uses unused solar electricity to power GPUs, avoiding grid connections and conventional data center construction requirements.

Samsung could follow Micron by outsourcing DDR5 and SSD production to third parties to focus on more lucrative HBM and enterprise products — could SanDisk follow suit?
 Samsung could follow Micron by outsourcing DDR5 and SSD production to third parties to focus on more lucrative HBM and enterprise products — could SanDisk follow suit?

Samsung is outsourcing additional DDR5 and SSD production while reserving internal capacity for HBM, advanced packaging, and higher-value memory products.

China is readying the world’s first giant submarine UAV carrier — built with a 1115ft dock, the unnamed mothership could be longer (and bigger) than WW2 light aircraft carriers and carry 148ft underwater drones

China appears to be building a 670ft mothership for 148ft robot submarines, and it could change how far its underwater drones can reach.

Masters of Miniature delivers minuscule upgradable Ryzen AI laptop — Mouse has a 12.2-inch screen, weighs 981g, but ain’t on sale outside Japan
 Masters of Miniature delivers minuscule upgradable Ryzen AI laptop — Mouse has a 12.2-inch screen, weighs 981g, but ain’t on sale outside Japan

Mouse’s X2 combines a 981 g chassis, 12.2-inch display, Ryzen AI processors, expandable RAM, and a 60 Wh battery capacity.

‘The fixes are architectural, not bigger pipes’: OpenSSL President on what businesses can expect and how to prepare for a post-quantum internet

I spoke to Tim Hudson, President of OpenSSL Corporation, to learn more about how business can prepare for a post-quantum internet and the logistical problems involved in securing post-quantum encryption.

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