Synopsys Demonstrates PCIe 6.0 in 3D Stacking
Synopsys has published silicon results for what it describes as the first 3D PCIe 6.0 test chip. The 5nm PHY uses a face-to-face stacked package and achieves a 64 GT/s data rate.
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Touch Takes World Models Beyond Vision
Tactile robotics is expanding from sensor hardware into datasets, foundation models, and evaluation benchmarks. Research shows touch improves physical reasoning and robot success, but inconsistent sensor formats create major cross-device transfer challenges.
China’s Robot Traffic Police Can’t Stop Cars
Humanoid robot traffic officers in China can direct vehicles, reprimand jaywalkers, and guide tourists to nearby metro stations. In Hangzhou, at least 15 robots have been deployed, but they are deliberately unable to physically stop people or vehicles.
Samsung Raises Advanced Foundry Prices Amid AI Demand
Samsung reportedly increased prices for new orders using its 4nm, 5nm, and 8nm foundry processes in July. Price increases reportedly reach 15% for customers in China as AI demand fills available 4nm capacity.
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Why AI Companies Are Destroying Books
The article reports that Anthropic and Amazon have reportedly purchased large volumes of physical books, scanned them, and destroyed the originals to reduce copyright risk in AI training. It argues that this strategy is tied to differences in US and Chinese copyright law, while also raising concerns about the irreversible loss of cultural artifacts.
51World Targets the Robot Data Bottleneck
51World has unveiled a suite of data-collection devices and platforms designed to generate training data for embodied AI systems. The Beijing-based company argues that higher-quality physical-world data is essential for improving intelligent humanoid robots.
Embodied AI Data Foundation Launches
A new embodied AI data foundation is now available for an introductory price of 5,100 yuan. The product aims to provide full-stack physical AI infrastructure for robot training.
AI for Science Enters the Lab
AI for Science is moving from computational assistance to physical experimentation as robots enter national-level laboratories. 源络科技 is presented as a company helping bring AI for Science into a more automated laboratory 3.0 stage.
Samsung Foundry Raises Chip Prices Up to 15%
Samsung Foundry is reportedly raising prices for multiple process nodes as customer orders increase. In July, SF4 4nm wafer prices rose 10%–15% for US and Chinese customers, while Taiwan customers saw increases of about 5%–10%; SF5 5nm prices also increased 10%–15%.
Meta Platforms Ran Ads for an AI Undressing Tool
Wired reported that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram displayed ads for an AI pornography-generation tool. One ad featured a deepfake pornographic video resembling a prominent American female politician, and Meta removed the ads after being questioned.