Powering HPC with next-generation CPUs
What makes CPUs so enduring? Flexibility, compatibility, and cost efficiency are key. As Evan Burness of Microsoft Azure points out,…
Designing CPUs for next-generation supercomputing
With GPU-powered AI breakthroughs getting the lion’s share of press (and investment) in 2025, it is tempting to assume that…
The Download: Our thawing permafrost, and a drone-filled future
Something is rotten in the city of Nunapitchuk. In recent years, sewage has leached into the earth. The ground can…
Coming soon: Our 2025 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch
The list features businesses from around the world that are building technologies to reduce emissions or address the impacts of…
The Download: AI to detect child abuse images, and what to expect from our 2025 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list
One more thing How DeepSeek became a fortune teller for China’s youth As DeepSeek has emerged as a homegrown challenger…
The AI Hype Index: Cracking the chatbot code
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary…
How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral
Iwuala, who now works as a professional translator between English and Igbo, said the users doing the most damage are…
US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI
The filing, posted on September 19, is heavily redacted and Hive cofounder and CEO Kevin Guo told MIT Technology Review…
The Download: shoplifter-chasing drones, and Trump’s TikTok deal
Shoplifters in the US could soon be chased down by drones The news: Flock Safety, whose drones were once reserved…
Fusion power plants don’t exist yet, but they’re making money anyway
And yet, the money pours in. Commonwealth raised over $800 million in funding earlier this year. And now it’s got…