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DronesAnti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiledBy Mark Tyson Published

Tech IndustryAI Cargo thieves ram security escorts to hijack hardware shipments in CaliforniaBy Luke James Published

AI courts Artificial IntelligencePlaintiff busted trying to use AI prompt injection to win court case, hides text instruction in filingBy Jowi Morales Published

CybersecurityJust one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level controlBy Bruno Ferreira Last updated

DronesUS imposes up to 100% tariffs on foreign-made drones and componentsBy Kunal Khullar Published

Artificial IntelligenceNvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claimsBy Anton Shilov Published

CybersecurityMicrosoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerabilityBy Bruno Ferreira Published

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Artificial Intelligence

AI courts Artificial IntelligencePlaintiff busted trying to use AI prompt injection to win court case, hides text instruction in filingBy Jowi Morales Published

Artificial IntelligenceNvidia Jetson chip found in Russian cruise missile, Ukraine claimsBy Anton Shilov Published

Artificial IntelligenceElon Musk says xAI will increase data center capacity 7x by 2027By Anton Shilov Published

Artificial IntelligenceCerebras shares plunge nearly 20% after missing earnings expectationsBy Anton Shilov Published

Artificial IntelligenceClaude will begin digitally watermarking marking AI-generated text and imagesBy Bruno Ferreira Published

books in a shelf Artificial IntelligenceIndependent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AIBy Jowi Morales Published

Artificial IntelligenceNvidia teams up with financial giants to create $500 billion AI infrastructure fundsBy Anton Shilov Published

Artificial IntelligenceRogue AI agent tasked with booking a gym class hacks system, removes other participantBy Stephen Warwick Published

a wilted plant in a vase Artificial IntelligenceFarmer kills 25 acres of crops after following AI weed and pest control adviceBy Jowi Morales Published

Big Tech

Big TechOracle plans more layoffs weeks after spending most of its $2.1 billion restructuring budget, report claimsBy Luke James Published

Big Tech‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAIBy Jowi Morales Published

a VoltaGrid microgrid Big TechSpaceXAI says it will remove all 69 of its unpermitted turbine power generators, but expects process to take a yearBy Jowi Morales Published

the signed Steve Jobs business card from 1983 undergoing auction at RR Auction Big TechGem Mint signed 1983 Steve Jobs business card opens at $70,000By Jowi Morales Published

a robot hand holding a wad of dollar bills Big TechBig tech spends more than $1 trillion on AI infrastructureBy Jowi Morales Published

PremiumAlphabet goes cash flow negative for the first time, as AI capex surges to a staggering $44.9 billion in a single quarterBy Luke James Published

Big TechAI tech companies have ‘hidden debt’ worth around $1.65 trillion, report claimsBy Jowi Morales Published

Big TechScientists synchronize 105,000 nano-oscillators in just 45 nanoseconds — paving the way for a highly efficient and fast alternative to transistorsBy Bruno Ferreira Published

Big TechNvidia slashes list of authorized customers in Asia in a bid to reduce AI chip smuggling, report claimsBy Jowi Morales Published

Cryptocurrency

CryptocurrencyDigital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine'By Mark Tyson Published

CryptominingNew AI-compute cryptocurrency Pearl sparks a GPU mining rush but profitability is already slidingBy Luke James Published

Gold Ethereum crypto currency on background of chart diagram. CryptocurrencyKorean funeral services company loses $33 million in secret crypto bet against EthereumBy Hassam Nasir Published

Bitcoin gold CryptocurrencyPhysical attacks against crypto holders, including kidnap and assault, up 75% in 2025By Jowi Morales Published

CryptocurrencyBitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after losing wallet password 11 years agoBy Jowi Morales Last updated

a Bitcoin ATM in a convenience store beside a traditional ATM CryptocurrencyTennessee bans crypto ATMs that have become 'payment portal of choice for scammers'By Jowi Morales Published

parked oil tankers waiting to take on cargo CryptocurrencyCrypto scam takes advantage of Strait of Hormuz crisis by taking fake payments, leading to two ships being fired uponBy Jowi Morales Published

CryptominingInventor showcases 3D printer filament dryer that mines Bitcoins and dries filament with waste heat, capable of 6 TH/sBy Mark Tyson Published

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. CryptocurrencyBritish cryptographer Adam Back is the secret creator of Bitcoin, claims new reportBy Hassam Nasir Published

Cybersecurity

CybersecurityJust one instruction on AMD's 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level controlBy Bruno Ferreira Last updated

CybersecurityMicrosoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerabilityBy Bruno Ferreira Published

a Boeing 737 taking off behind an airport security fence CybersecurityCoin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737’s Flight Management Computer, mess with takeoff weights, or even divert an aircraftBy Jowi Morales Published

CybersecurityCritical 'Zoomsday' flaw enables total device takeover during Zoom callsBy Bruno Ferreira Published

Cyberattack concept CybersecuritySuspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm saysBy Etiido Uko Published

a Delta airliner taking off CybersecurityPassenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest toolBy Jowi Morales Published

CybersecurityInitial seeder on popular anime torrenting site Nyaa arrested by Japanese authoritiesBy Bruno Ferreira Published

CybersecuritySteam hardware distributor hit by cyberattack, 'expect fake messages,' Valve warnsBy Mark Tyson Published

a drinking water pipe CybersecurityIran suspected of conducting cyberattacks on US water suppliers in 45 municipalitiesBy Jowi Morales Published

Data Centers

Data CentersAlabama residents left powerless to stop massive Bitcoin mining data center despite county and town moratoriumsBy Bruno Ferreira Published

Data CentersAI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriumsBy Jowi Morales Published

Data CentersAI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin quickly blocking new developmentsBy Ben Stockton Published

PremiumOver 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers; US protests intensify as more arrests are being madeBy Jon Martindale Published

Amazon - AWS logo Data CentersAmazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the U.S.By Etiido Uko Published

Data center protest Data CentersKansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetingsBy Jowi Morales Published

AWS data center Data CentersAmazon circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rulesBy Jowi Morales Published

a guillotine displayed on stage in a theater Data CentersProtesters haul a guillotine to city council meeting about a potential AI data center, company rep cornered by protestorsBy Jowi Morales Published

high voltage electricity transmission line towers Data CentersAfter severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructureBy Jowi Morales Published

Drones

DronesAnti-drone chain gun with 50mm precision-guided ammunition unveiledBy Mark Tyson Published

DronesUS imposes up to 100% tariffs on foreign-made drones and componentsBy Kunal Khullar Published

DronesWireless OTA charging with lasers could keep drones airborne indefinitelyBy Kunal Khullar Published

HoverAir Versa DronesHoverAir Versa is a high-end pocket gimbal camera that transforms into a selfie drone seamlesslyBy Hassam Nasir Published

DronesUK's Royal Navy sea drones contain component that secretly sent data to China, report claimsBy Mark Tyson Published

DJI drone flying DronesFCC moves to ban LiDAR-equipped foreign drones from U.S. shelvesBy Etiido Uko Published

DronesThree US states to deploy 60mph drones armed with pepper spray to neutralize school shootersBy Mark Tyson Published

DronesPro-Ukraine group claims it helped hack Russian drone air defense system, shooting down Su-57 in friendly fire incidentBy Mark Tyson Published

DronesLockheed Martin unveils counter-drone system that can ‘neutralize up to 50 enemy drones in a single mission’By Mark Tyson Published

Manufacturing

SemiconductorsIntel raises $19.7 billion to help fund future projects as 14A production loomsBy Anton Shilov Published

SemiconductorsUS lawmaker wants gov't to enforce regulation to ensure 'chipmakers conduct adequate due diligence on their customers'By Anton Shilov Published

Micron PremiumHyperscalers commit nearly $2 trillion to secure AI hardware and memoryBy Anton Shilov Published

Terafab SemiconductorsMusk’s Terafab projected to be larger than the Pentagon, Apple Park, Mall of America, and Giga Texas, combinedBy Jowi Morales Published

SemiconductorsElon Musk's massive Terafab chip-making facility starts to take shapeBy Anton Shilov Published

3D Render of a microchip-shaped China PremiumChinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chipsBy Luke James Published

SemiconductorsChina cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penaltiesBy Anton Shilov Published

SemiconductorsDrone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s ATCF chip fabBy Mark Tyson Published

PremiumLumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonicsBy Luke James Published

Photonics

Quantum-X InfiniBand Photonics Switch PremiumHow optical interconnects and silicon photonics emerged as AI's next hot commodityBy Etiido Uko Published

Xanadu Lab PremiumQuantum photonics roadmap — how Xanadu and PsiQuantum are looking to transfer qubits through beams of lightBy Francisco Pires Published

PremiumNvidia invests $4 billion into photonics firms in a bid to bolster data center interconnect supply chainsBy Jon Martindale Published

Taara Beam PhotonicsOptical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latencyBy Jowi Morales Published

PremiumPhotonics and high-speed data movement is the next big AI bottleneckBy Chris Stokel-Walker Published

Silicon wafer closeup PhotonicsBill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current techBy Jowi Morales Published

PhotonicsPhotonic latch memory could enable optical processor caches that run up to 60 GHz, twenty times faster than standard cachesBy Luke James Published

First demonstration of TSMC COUPE-based silicon photonics subsystem. PhotonicsIndustry's first TSMC COUPE-based optical connectivity solution for next-gen AI chips displayed — Alchip and Ayar Labs show future silicon photonics deviceBy Anton Shilov Published

GlobalFoundries sign PhotonicsGlobalFoundries buys silicon photonics firm Advanced Micro Foundry for undisclosed amountBy Jowi Morales Published

Policy

a red panda at the Nashville Zoo PolicyNashville attempts to block controversial data center near zoo with eminent domainBy Jowi Morales Published

President Donald Trump at the Ratepayer Protection Pledge announcement in July 2026 PolicyPresident Trump expands AI data center ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ to include state governors and utility companiesBy Jowi Morales Published

AWS data center Policy142 AI data center protests staged in 42 states as public opposition increasesBy Jowi Morales Published

Intel logo PolicyIntel layoffs to hit Data Center groupBy Jowi Morales Published

SK Group chair Chey Tae-won at SK hynix's debut on Nasdaq PolicyMemory chip boss admits RAM prices are 'abnormally high'By Jowi Morales Published

Australian PM Anthony Albanese PolicyAI data centers must produce as much power as they use, Australia PM saysBy Jowi Morales Published

PolicyGoogle is getting ready to 'hack back' as US considers shifting from cyber defense to offenseBy Nathaniel Mott Published

PolicyWhite House reveals nebulous plans to put government data on the blockchainBy Nathaniel Mott Published

ransomware PolicyUK to ban making ransomware payments for some organizationsBy Nathaniel Mott Published

Quantum Computing

QuEra Cleanroom PremiumNeural atom quantum computing roadmap — how laser-cooled trapped atoms could pave the path beyond physical qubit countsBy Francisco Pires Published

Quantum ComputingMicrosoft announces next-gen Majorana 2 quantum computing chipBy Andrew E. Freedman Published

PremiumIBM spins off America's first quantum chip foundry with $2 billion in federal and private fundingBy Luke James Published

Quantum ComputingChina's Hanyuan-2 debuts as 'world's first' dual-core quantum computerBy Luke James Published

PremiumThe future of Quantum computing — the tech, companies, and roadmaps that map out a coherent quantum futureBy Francisco Pires Published

Quantum ComputingQuantum computing firm dangles $22,500 Bitcoin prizeBy Mark Tyson Published

PremiumIBM and Cisco agree to lay the foundations for a quantum internetBy Luke James Published

Silicon Wafer Quantum ComputingNew Chinese optical quantum chip allegedly 1,000x faster than Nvidia GPUs for processing AI workloadsBy Aaron Klotz Published

Quantum ComputingIBM's boffins run a nifty quantum error-correction algorithm on conventional AMD FPGAsBy Bruno Ferreira Published

Space

Iris_2 EU satelllite internet SpaceEurope expands its Starlink rival to 348 satellites as IRIS² moves past the planning and negotiation stage into implementationBy Etiido Uko Published

a satellite in orbit SpaceIntel's proposed two-tier satellite network puts the brains of satellite constellations in higher orbitBy Etiido Uko Published

SpaceNASA modded space station's laptops so everyone could use the same chargerBy Mark Tyson Published

a SpaceX rocket launching into space SpaceErrant SpaceX rocket stage set to smash into the moon at 5,400 mph, seven times the speed of soundBy Jowi Morales Published

SpaceSpace Force gets first mobile high-powered electromagnetic beam weapon to cripple enemy satellitesBy Mark Tyson Published

Low earth orbit space debris SpaceSpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphereBy Etiido Uko Published

Tesla SpaceSpaceX admits it can't find enough chips for orbital AI, requires 'significantly more than are currently available to us'By Anton Shilov Published

SpaceGoogle is reportedly in talks with SpaceX to launch its orbital data centersBy Bruno Ferreira Published

NASA next gen rotor SpaceNASA pushes Mars helicopter rotors past the speed of soundBy Etiido Uko Published

Supercomputers

PremiumChina tops the list of fastest supercomputers with a CPU-only behemoth, ending US champion El Capitan's reignBy Luke James Published

SupercomputersChina's LineShine supercomputer dethrones El Capitan in Top 500 listBy Anton Shilov Published

SupercomputersFirst ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auction with $81,000 reserveBy Mark Tyson Published

From Nvidia A100 to Tesla Dojo SupercomputersElon Musk restarts Dojo3 'space' supercomputer project as AI5 chip design gets in 'good shape'By Aaron Klotz Published

Google SupercomputersAMD and Eviden unveil Europe's second exascale systemBy Anton Shilov Published

Nvidia SupercomputersNvidia to build seven AI supercomputers for the U.S. gov't with over 100,000 Blackwell GPUsBy Anton Shilov Published

Nvidia SupercomputersNvidia unveils Vera Rubin supercomputers for Los Alamos National LaboratoryBy Anton Shilov Published

SupercomputersU.S. Department of Energy and AMD cut a $1 billion deal for two AI supercomputersBy Bruno Ferreira Published

Google SupercomputersChina's supercomputer breakthrough uses 37 million processor cores to model complex quantum chemistry at molecular scaleBy Anton Shilov Last updated

Superconductors

SuperconductorsNew 3D printing process could improve superconductorsBy Ash Hill Published

The miassite used in Figure 1 of the Nature article used as a primary source. SuperconductorsNew research shows naturally occurring mineral is an 'unconventional superconductor' when purifiedBy Christopher Harper Published

LK-99 room-temperature levitating superconductor. SuperconductorsNew research reignites the possibility of LK-99 room-temperature superconductivityBy Francisco Pires Published

Superconductor image SuperconductorsU.S. Govt and researchers seemingly discover new type of superconductivity in an exotic, crystal-like materialBy Francisco Pires Published

levitating neodymium magnet SuperconductorsNature Retracts Controversial Room Temperature Superconductor Paper (But Not LK-99)By Francisco Pires Published

LK-99 room-temperature levitating superconductor. SuperconductorsWhat is a Superconductor?By Francisco Pires Published

asdf SuperconductorsMIT's Superconducting Qubit Breakthrough Boosts Quantum PerformanceBy Francisco Pires Published

Andrew McCalip (via Twitter @andrewmccalip) SuperconductorsLK-99 Research Continues, Paper Says Superconductivity Could be PossibleBy Francisco Pires Published

Levitating Substance (not LK-99) SuperconductorsIs LK-99 a Superconductor After All? New Research and Updated Patent Say SoBy Francisco Pires Published

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