Category: AI & Bots
Light-based packet switching breakthrough promises future-proof scaling, and massive energy savings in next-generation data centers
Finchetto develops photonic packet switch eliminating electronic control bottlenecks Dual-wavelength innovation enables optical routing without electronic memory slowdown Future-proof passive optics promise scalability beyond terabit network generations Photonics chip startup Finchetto is working on an optical packet switch which could help hyperscale networks scale into the AGI era. The design could potentially switch data up…
What Are Smart Blenders and Do They Make a Difference?
A smart blender does a lot of what a traditional blender does but better—and with more power, efficiency, and often less work for you. This performance boost comes from beefed-up technology under the hood that can do everything from determining the ideal setting based on the ingredient volume to protecting against overheating with automatic shutoff….
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Anthropic will nuke your attempt to use AI to build a nuke
Anthropic has developed an AI-powered tool that detects and blocks attempts to ask AI chatbots for nuclear weapons design The company worked with the U. S. Department of Energy to ensure the AI could identify such attempts Anthropic claims it spots dangerous nuclear-related prompts with 96% accuracy and has already proven effective on Claude If…
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Now that’s an embarassing U-turn – bank forced to rehire human workers after their AI replacement fails to perform
Australian CommBank announced 45 workers would be replaced with AI However the decision has now been reversed after the AI failed to live up to humans Workers have received an apology from CommBank Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has provided a useful example of how not to introduce AI tools after being forced into an embarassing clim-down….
Meta clinches mega $10 billion cloud deal with Google
Meta set to partner with Google Cloud for major infrastructure boost More Meta data centers are planned soon AWS and Microsoft Azure already work with Meta Meta has agreed to spend at least $10 billion on Google Cloud services in a six-year deal, marking the first major cloud deal between the two giants. The reports,…
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ChatGPT 5 is finally saying ‘I don’t know’ – here’s why that’s a big deal
Large language models have an awkward history with telling the truth, especially if they can’t provide a real answer. Hallucinations have been a hazard for AI chatbots since the technology debuted a few years ago. But ChatGPT 5 seems to be going for a new, more humble approach to not knowing answers; admitting it…. Check…
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