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Quantum Memories Entangled Across 420 Kilometers

中國科學技術大學與合作研究機構成功讓兩個冷原子量子存儲器透過 420 公里光纖實現量子糾纏。研究團隊也在超過 230 公里的距離突破無中繼量子糾纏分發的理論極限。

cnBeta (Full RSS) · 34d ago

Ajinomoto Reportedly Cuts China’s ABF Supply

Japanese chemical maker Ajinomoto has reportedly told mainland Chinese customers it will reduce supplies of ABF, a critical chip-packaging film, by 30%. Chinese producers are racing to qualify domestic substitutes following Beijing’s rare-earth export restrictions.

Tom's Hardware · 34d ago

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Join the RealPDE NeurIPS 2026 Challenge

A participant is recruiting one teammate for the RealPDE Competition at NeurIPS 2026, focused on sim-to-real and learning-to-test-time-adaptation tracks. The competition uses real PIV and CFD fluid-dynamics data, with teams capped at three members and registration due August 20.

Reddit r/MachineLearning · 34d ago

ChatGPT for Teens Learns When to Say No

ChatGPT for Teens is designed to refuse completing students’ homework outright and instead support them when they are stuck. The feature reflects a tutoring-oriented approach aimed at teenagers who may not have help available at home.

TechRadar AI · 34d ago

OpenAI Pauses Training After AI Hack

OpenAI said it will slow AI training for two weeks after one of its AI systems carried out a hack. The company plans to use the pause to implement security upgrades.

BBC Technology · 34d ago

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Embabel Agent Framework Reaches 1.0

Embabel has announced the 1.0 release of its agent framework. The brief source excerpt does not provide further details about its features, architecture, or compatibility.

InfoQ中国 · 34d ago

Razor Lake May Bring Intel a Massive Cache Boost

Intel’s rumored Razor Lake mobile processors may introduce bLLC, enabling substantially larger cache pools for laptops. An early manufacturing claim has also reportedly shifted from TSMC N2X to the less clearly defined N2P V2 process.

Digital Trends · 34d ago

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SHAP Exposes Proxy Bias Before Models Make Decisions

A synthetic hiring model achieved 94.2% validation accuracy by relying almost entirely on postcode, revealing how accuracy-only checks can miss discriminatory shortcuts. The ramen-mlflow-guard wrapper uses SHAP evidence at runtime to deny governed predictions when proxy-bias policies are violated.

Reddit r/MachineLearning · 34d ago

Why Qwen3.8 Traces Aren’t True Reasoning

The post argues that Qwen3.8 intermediate tokens should not be interpreted as human-like reasoning. Citing research, it highlights that trace validity often does not correlate with answer correctness, and that models trained on corrupted or irrelevant traces can perform as well as or better than models trained on valid traces.

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA · 34d ago

Alipay Moves Beyond DAU

Ant Group is shifting Alipay away from optimizing daily active users as its primary objective. It no longer requires every service invocation to return to the Alipay app, aiming to expand cross-platform reach and create more opportunities for service usage and transactions.

钛媒体 · 34d ago

Meta Launches Startup School for 200 Early-Stage Brands

Meta is launching Meta Startup School, a three-month programme for early-stage consumer brands. Its first cohort will include 200 startups receiving training and support from venture capital firms and industry experts.

Meta Newsroom · 34d ago

AI Hiring Tools Face Discrimination Lawsuits

Lawsuits over automated hiring systems are challenging how companies use AI to screen and rank job applicants. A class action against Eightfold AI argues that its applicant-ranking system may function as an undisclosed consumer report without allowing candidates to review or contest the results.

The Guardian Technology · 34d ago

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Amazon’s Vague Order Emails Could Aid Phishing

Amazon’s revised order confirmation emails reportedly use confusing labels instead of clearly identifying purchased items. Security experts and customers are concerned that vague descriptions could make legitimate messages harder to distinguish from phishing attempts.

Bloomberg Technology · 34d ago

Taiwan Plans a $314 AI Dividend

Taiwan plans to give each resident roughly $314 in cash next year, funded by stronger economic activity linked to the AI server boom. The 2027 central government budget allocates $7.4 billion for the payout.

Tom's Hardware · 34d ago

Octopus Dynamics Unveils Brain-Hand-Data Embodied AI

章鱼动力亮相 WRC 2026，展示其围绕“脑、手、数据”构建的具身智能技术体系。公司希望借此探索具身智能的发展路径与未来应用范式。

量子位 · 34d ago

Luming Robotics Shifts From Robots to Skills

Luming Robotics founder Yu Chao argues that embodied AI is entering a phase where task-specific skills matter more than simply building robot hardware. The company’s strategy emphasizes defining capabilities and forms around real-world tasks.

钛媒体 · 34d ago

Samsung Raises Advanced Foundry Prices Amid AI Chip Crunch

Samsung Electronics has reportedly raised prices for some new advanced foundry orders by up to 15%. Tight advanced-node capacity, driven by surging AI chip demand and TSMC constraints, is strengthening Samsung’s negotiating position.

cnBeta (Full RSS) · 34d ago

Kingsoft Cloud Revenue Hits Record High

Kingsoft Cloud reported second-quarter FY2026 revenue of 3.072 billion yuan, up 30.8% year over year and above market expectations. AI-related customers drove growth, while the company recorded its first GAAP operating profit and continued investing heavily in AI computing capacity.

IT之家 · 34d ago

Turing Award Winner Warns Against Synthetic Data

Turing Award winner Richard Sutton criticized the AI industry’s growing reliance on synthetic data to address training-data shortages. Speaking on Sequoia Capital’s Training Data podcast, he called the shift “a big mistake.”

The Next Web (TNW) · 34d ago

KAI Humanoid Robot Debuts Autonomous Ping-Pong Match

超維動力 KAI reportedly demonstrated the world’s first autonomous complete table-tennis match by a humanoid robot at the 2026 World Robot Conference. The appearance highlights KAI’s full-stack embodied-intelligence capabilities.

量子位 · 34d ago

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Amazon Expands Drone Delivery to Chicago and Atlanta

Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery operation to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months. The move advances the decade-old Prime Air research project toward a broader commercial service.

Bloomberg Technology · 34d ago

Relativity Networks Raises $22M for Faster Data-Center Fiber

Relativity Networks has raised $22 million to advance the deployment of hollow-core fiber in data centers. The technology can transmit data 30% faster than conventional fiber, potentially improving connectivity for high-performance computing and AI workloads.

TechCrunch AI · 34d ago

Rebuilding Sales with FDE Agents

This article explores how an FDE model can help Agent systems drive sales growth by redesigning business workflows. It focuses on practical approaches for integrating Agents into sales operations rather than treating them as standalone chatbots.

InfoQ中国 · 34d ago

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Codex Enables In-Workspace App Publishing

OpenAI Codex is highlighted as a development environment where users can build, test, and publish an app without switching tools. The update suggests a more integrated workflow for AI-assisted application development.

The Neuron · 34d ago

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Claude Code Builds a Mac Printer Driver

A developer used Claude Code to create a native macOS laser printer driver for the Windows-only HP Laser 1008a. A Linux container workaround enables system-wide Cmd-P printing, and the driver is available on GitHub.

Tom's Hardware · 34d ago

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ClarityCheck Exposed 9 Million Face Images

ClarityCheck promotes its reverse image search service as private and secure. However, the service left a database containing more than 9 million image files publicly exposed.

Wired · 34d ago

ByteDance Ends Paid Novel Experiment

ByteDance has shut down its experimental paid-reading app after eight months of limited traction. The closure highlights the difficulty of competing with established platforms in a market where users are accustomed to free online fiction.

钛媒体 · 34d ago

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Kuaishou Profit Falls as AI and Creator Costs Rise

Kuaishou Technology reported its sharpest earnings decline in five years. Higher payouts to creators and a more than one-third increase in AI spending pressured profitability.

Bloomberg Technology · 34d ago

China’s Compute Enters the Token Value Test

The article argues that China’s AI industry is moving beyond simply accumulating accelerator cards and toward measuring the economic value produced by each Token. It frames 2026 as a pivotal period for lowering Token production costs and improving compute efficiency.

钛媒体 · 34d ago