The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking has signed a contract for the MareNostrum 5 AI Upgrade project. The upgrade, to be installed in the first half of 2026, will add new computing partitions for large language model training and inference powered by next-generation GPUs.
A new report highlights a massive, silent growth industry that’s immune to both AI and outsourcing. The skilled trades are facing a generational labor shortage, creating a booming opportunity for workers and the tech companies that support them. AI isn’t a threat here; it’s a force multiplier making
Apple’s CFO projects 13% to 16% revenue growth this quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations. However, CEO Tim Cook warns that “lean channel inventory” due to high demand could constrain future iPhone supply.
Apple is making a massive $2 billion bet on AI that tracks facial muscle movements, acquiring Israeli startup Q.ai. The deal is led by a familiar face in Apple’s history and is already drawing internal criticism over the company’s ties to Israel.
Apple just posted its biggest quarter ever, with revenue soaring to $143.8 billion. The company now boasts over 2.5 billion active devices globally. Here’s what’s driving the growth.
Donated red blood cells have a standard shelf life of 42 days, but their quality can degrade much faster. A new dime-sized chip uses acoustic waves to break cells, measuring their health in just two minutes. This could help hospitals use the best blood first.
Yann LeCun has joined the board of Logical Intelligence, a startup building an energy-based reasoning model (EBM) called Kona 1.0. The company claims its approach, which learns rules rather than predicting words, solves problems like sudoku far faster than top LLMs and could be key to layering diffe
Microsoft’s Windows 11 has officially crossed the 1 billion user threshold. The milestone comes as the OS sees a 45% surge, largely tied to Windows 10’s end of support.
The UK government has named North Lanarkshire, Scotland, as its latest AI Growth Zone. The move is meant to catalyze £8.2 billion in private investment for up to 500MW of data center capacity and 1GW of renewable energy projects. Operator DataVita is leading the charge, but questions about timelines
Physicists have a radical new idea for building quantum computers: use the defects in crystals, not avoid them. Theoretical work suggests dislocations in diamond can act as natural scaffolds for qubits, improving their performance. This could finally provide a path to scalable quantum interconnects.
