All Updates
Page 847 of 1664
April 24, 2026
McKinsey Partner Owns Drone Startup Stake
A top McKinsey consultant advising defense projects owns a stake in German military tech startup Helsing. This raises conflict of interest concerns in global defense work.
Meta-AWS Graviton Partnership Powers Agentic AI
Meta announced a partnership with AWS to integrate tens of millions of Graviton cores into its compute portfolio. This expansion targets agentic AI workloads requiring high-performance compute. The news comes from Meta's official Newsroom.
Meta Signs for Tens of Millions of Graviton 5 Cores
Meta plans to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton 5 CPU cores through a multi-year collaboration. This makes Meta one of the largest consumers of AWS's homegrown Arm-based silicon. The move follows Meta's pivot from the Metaverse to embracing Neoverse processors.
Meta Signs Billions Deal for Amazon AI Chips
Meta Platforms has a multibillion-dollar deal to rent hundreds of thousands of Amazon's general-purpose chips for AI. This bolsters Meta's AI infrastructure efforts.
Meta Buys Millions of Amazon AI CPUs
Meta has signed a major deal for millions of Amazon's homegrown AI CPUs, specifically for AI agentic workloads. This purchase of CPUs rather than GPUs marks a notable shift in AI hardware preferences. The move signals the start of a new chip race focused on diverse architectures.
Perplexity CEO: iPhone Not Disrupted by AI
Perplexityβs CEO dismisses claims that AI is disrupting the iPhone. He argues Apple is not losing the AI race and possesses significant advantages.
SAP Beats Estimates with AI Cloud Growth
SAP's cloud division reported stronger-than-expected Q1 revenue growth. The company is accelerating AI agent integration across its platform, as stated by CFO Dominik Asam.
UBTech Launches Thinker Cosmos for Robot Devs
UBTech has released Thinker Cosmos to strengthen the developer ecosystem. The platform aims to drive humanoid robots toward mass production and widespread adoption.
Open Source Matches Mythos in Bug Finding
Ari Herbert-Voss, CEO of RunSybil and OpenAI's first security hire, asserts open source models find bugs as effectively as Anthropic's Mythos. He believes automated bug finding boosts security without job losses. This was shared at Black Hat Asia.
China Optical Sector Booms on AI Demand
China's optical communications sector is surging due to AI-driven data center needs. Shenzhen-listed Zhongji Innolight, the world's top optical module maker, saw shares jump tenfold in the past year. Smaller firms like Eoptolink are also rising as upstarts.
Beijing Drone Ban, DJI to Delist Products
Beijing UAV regulation effective May 1, 2026, makes entire area controlled airspace needing flight applications. Bans sales/rentals of drones and core parts to local entities/individuals. DJI will comprehensively delist drone products in response.
DJI Budget Drones Add LiDAR Avoidance
DJI launched the Lito 1 and Lito X1 drones, priced under $400 and under 249g, targeting beginners. They improve on the Mini series with LiDAR and 360-degree obstacle avoidance for safer flights and high-quality aerial video. US availability is uncertain due to DJI's geopolitical issues.
Apple 20th iPhone Eyes Custom Micro-Curved OLED
Apple is reportedly developing a custom 'micro-curved' OLED screen with Samsung for its 2027 20th anniversary iPhone. The panel excels in brightness and thinness over existing tech. It aligns with a bold iPhone exterior redesign.
Intel Beats Expectations on AI CPU Surge
Intel's Q1 revenue hit $13.6B, beating $12.4B consensus by 9.4%, with Data Centre and AI up 22% to $5.1B. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 crushed 1-cent estimates. Stock surged over 80% YTD amid Elon Musk Terafab chip collaboration.
Samsung First Produces 4FΒ² DRAM
Samsung Electronics achieved the world's first production of 4FΒ² architecture DRAM working wafers, breaking physical scaling limits of traditional planar DRAM. In February, they showcased a 16Gb DRAM prototype with this architecture at ISSCC 2026.
New LLM Hallucination Fix with 10% Data
A GitHub project releases code for selective contrastive post-training to mitigate LLM hallucinations efficiently. It treats hallucinations as preference issues, using self-generated bad answers for contrastive learning after divergence points. Achieves improved factuality with just ~10% data via gated updates.
Rose: Low-VRAM PyTorch Optimizer Launch
Rose is a new stateless PyTorch optimizer with ultra-low VRAM (less than 8-bit AdamW), fast convergence, and strong generalization, licensed Apache 2.0. Benchmarks on MNIST show competitive accuracy despite sometimes higher training loss but lower validation loss. Easy to use for ML training with minimal memory overhead.
SpaceX Now an AI Company
The Rocket Report discusses Artemis III rocket preparations. SpaceX is positioning itself as an AI company. A quote indicates launches can proceed without solid rocket boosters.
China's $1B AI Robot Army for Power Grid
China's State Grid Corporation plans to invest 6.8 billion yuan ($1B) in AI-powered robots, known as embodied intelligence, to operate its power grid. Thousands of robots will handle tasks like inspecting remote substations and maintaining ultra-high-voltage lines. This reflects rapid scaling of AI robots by industrial giants in vital infrastructure.
Tim Cookβs Apple Legacy + HatGPT
Reviews Tim Cook's tenure as Apple CEO, covering highlights, lowlights, and key company changes. Includes discussion on U.B.I. future with Andrew Yang and HatGPT.