Chinese chip industry leaders admit the country lags five to ten years behind in AI data center chips — AI demand is straining equipment and talent supply

Senior Chinese semiconductor executives said AI-driven demand is creating bottlenecks across equipment, passive components, and workforce capacity.

New Cambridge human brain-inspired chip could slash AI energy use — new type of memristor has roughly a million times lower switching current than conventional devices

Cambridge researchers have published a paper describing a new type of hafnium oxide memristor that operates at switching currents roughly a million times lower than conventional oxide-based devices.

Chinese military reveals drone wolf pack capable of swarm operations — robot dogs can be equipped with grenade launchers and machine guns for urban combat

The Chinese PLA is showing off its latest drone technologies, including armed robotic dogs that work together as a pack and with other drones, designed to be deployed in modern battlefields.

Tokyo consortium tests placing data centers under railway overpasses — passing trains introduce severe thermal and vibration challenges

The modular unit packages servers, cooling, and power supply equipment into a container-sized enclosure that can be deployed without constructing a full building.

Researchers develop ground-penetrating ‘Wi-Fi’ tech with 100m range — magnetic induction method could help reach those trapped or lost underground

South Korean researchers have developed a new underground communication technology that uses magnetic induction to achieve a 100-meter range. The tech could help rescuers reach those trapped or lost underground.

Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility

Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout.

Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips — public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls

Public documents revealed that four Chinese universities, including two that worked on military research for the PLA, were able to acquire servers with Nvidia A100 AI chips despite the U.S.’s export controls.

Air Liquide opens Taiwan factory as helium shortage tightens around chip makers — 200 specialized helium containers stranded near the Strait of Hormuz

French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide opened a new factory near the port of Taichung, Taiwan, on Wednesday, as the semiconductor industry faces a worsening helium shortage.