How AI Will Change Chip Design

How AI Will Change Chip Design

The end of Moore’s Law is looming. Engineers and designers can do only so much to miniaturize transistors and pack as many of them as possible into chips. So they’re turning to other approaches to chip design, incorporating technologies like AI into the process. Samsung, for instance, is adding AI to its memory chips to … Read more

Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?

Will quantum computers disrupt critical infrastructure?

Joe Fay Technology Reporter Google Many organisations are developing quantum computers Twenty five years ago computer programmers were racing to fix the millennium bug amidst fears that it would cause banking systems to crash and planes to fall out of the sky. Much to everyone’s relief the impact turned out to be minimal. Today, some … Read more

Beloved game veteran Carter Lipscomb passes away

Beloved game veteran Carter Lipscomb passes away

Carter Lipscomb, a game industry veteran with a big personality, has passed away. Lipscomb’s family made a post on his behalf, and it was written in Lipscomb’s own cheerful voice. “My family knows that if this ever happened, then to write this note on my behalf and keep it light and keep it real but … Read more

Cozy Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire is delayed to July

Cozy Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire is delayed to July

Samwise Gamgee said, “It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” But then, he hadn’t been exposed to the world of video game development. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, a cozy take on the most idyllic pocket of Middle Earth, has been delayed. The new launch … Read more

Best Bluetooth Speaker for 2025

Best Bluetooth Speaker for 2025

Sonos Roam: Available in white or black for $179, the Roam is currently the smallest and most affordable Sonos speaker (if you don’t count those $99 Sonos-compatible Symfonisk Ikea Wi-Fi bookshelf speakers), although it’s fairly expensive for a mini wireless speaker. This Sonos Roam model, like the bigger Sonos Move 2 portable speaker, is equipped with … Read more

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

USDA Layoffs Derail Projects Benefiting American Farmers

The widespread layoff of Department of Agriculture scientists has thrown vital research into disarray, according to former and current employees of the agency. Scientists hit by the layoffs were working on projects to improve crops, defend against pests and disease, and understand the climate impact of farming practices. The layoffs also threaten to undermine billions … Read more

Rabbit just introduced a new Android AI agent.

Rabbit just introduced a new Android AI agent.

Do you remember the AI wearable gadgets that were all the rage last year? Two of the biggest physical products just resurfaced this week after falling out of the limelight following underwhelming releases: Humane and Rabbit. Humane announced it was killing its Ai Pin less than one year after launching it, effectively confirming it was … Read more

Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock announced the Bay Area robotics firm’s decision to step away from an OpenAI collaboration, is centered around Helix, a “generalist” Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model. VLAs are a new phenomenon for robotics, leveraging … Read more