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InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips AI infrastructure financing is expanding as Wall Street turns GPU-backed loans and long-term contracts into new data center capacity. The post What SpaceX’s $40 Billion Nvidia Chip Plan Says About the AI Boom appeared first on InvestorPlace.

Alix Coutures / The Information: OpenAI continues to work to grow its ad business in ChatGPT, cutting ad rates, chasing small and midsize businesses, and hiring some new talent from Meta  —  As OpenAI has jockeyed with Anthropic to win over developers with new models and tools this year, its advertising business at times has seemed like an afterthought.

Google is now rolling out support for Gemini 4 Argon to Antigravity, its AI coding tool. more…

A new study finds retrieval-augmented generation dramatically outperforms fine-tuning when adapting large language models to expert-level additive manufacturing questions.

A preliminary EEG study found that artificial intelligence detected mental fatigue far more accurately when participants' brain activity was recorded while listening to music than in silence, suggesting recording context may amplify neural markers of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Researchers behind a deep brain stimulation prediction algorithm respond to an external validation study, defending their methods and laying out a roadmap for multi-center testing of AI-guided contact selection in Parkinson's disease.

A new study shows deep learning EEG classifiers gain inflated accuracy from visual instruction cues rather than genuine motor imagery brain signals, while traditional machine learning remains unaffected.

Researchers have built a low-cost four-channel force myography armband that classifies forearm muscle forces to recognize hand gestures and control a robotic arm in real time.

Amazon today introduced two new Bee personal AI devices: the Bee Frontier wearable and the Bee Eclipse phone attachment. Both are meant to listen to your conversations and turn them into summaries, to-dos, reminders, and insights in the Bee app. You can wear the Frontier on a soft silicone wristband or clip it onto your clothes, and it comes in Lavender, Sage, and Onyx. It has dual microphones with noise filtering, IP67 water resistance, up to seven days of battery life, and USB-C charging. It's available now for $74.99. The Eclipse is about the size of a credit card, 4.6mm thick...

Researchers have designed a multilayer surface plasmon resonance sensor using tellurium dioxide, cadmium gallium sulfide, and aluminium antimonide with a Random Forest machine learning model to detect pathogenic bacteria with high sensitivity.

Researchers at Lund University show that a robot can identify pushes, sustained forces, and obstacle collisions with up to 98.5 percent accuracy by analyzing the temporal shape of its own servo-current prediction errors, without cameras, touch sensors, or force gauges.

A unified neural architecture now generates English image captions and translates them into five languages in a single end-to-end model, preserving visual details that cascaded systems lose.

Apple Intelligence may reach China in December with iOS 27.3, but Siri AI and other features will be missing. See what users can expect. The post Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval: Siri AI Left Out appeared first on TechRepublic.

A three-year study of India's Ashtamudi Estuary shows that phosphates and nitrates drive chlorophyll-a levels, and that a neural network using only pH and salinity can predict algal biomass on-site with 88.7 percent accuracy.

Researchers released QAMQOR, a public benchmark from 47 hours of robot-assisted autism therapy video showing that evaluation protocols, not algorithms, most strongly determine reported engagement recognition performance.

Silicon spin qubits are a promising platform for building scalable quantum computers as they are compatible with the semiconductor manufacturing technologies used to produce today's computer chips. However, they have an important weakness: silicon spin qubits typically lose accuracy when several qubits are under parallel control. To be useful, quantum computers will need to operate many qubits simultaneously without compromising the accuracy of their operations.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have extended a generative AI model to jointly design crystal structures and local electronic descriptors, producing more stable, valid, and novel candidate materials for targeted properties.

For several decades, researchers have sought to identify biomarkers capable of accurately predicting the outcome of an infection with a high-risk oncogenic HPV type. Despite significant advances, no viral, immune-related or molecular marker can currently and reliably predict which infections will regress spontaneously and which will progress to more severe disease.

Researchers combined machine learning with GAN and SMOGN data augmentation to accurately predict the tensile properties of sub-sized nuclear steel specimens from sparse, imbalanced datasets.

A new machine learning model called DBFP combines LSTM networks, attention mechanisms, and non-linear regularization to predict which software features users will demand, achieving 99 percent accuracy in the study's experiments.

A systematic review of 91 studies shows AI-based medication recognition advancing rapidly through detection, OCR, and few-shot learning, while external validation and clinical testing lag behind.

A new closed-loop framework embeds real-time EEG quality assessment inside a Mamba-BiLSTM seizure predictor, gating intervention confidence and outperforming cross-patient baselines on two public datasets.

The work could help improve quantum computers’ accuracy in complex calculations

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: Google says it has 400+ publications in its News AI pilot, which tests features like overviews; participants include Financial Times, CNN, and The Texas Tribune  —  In December, Google launched its News AI pilot program, which licenses content from select publishers and uses it to test new AI features in Google News.

Market dilution theory, which could affect AI use in science, requires conceptual clarity and empirical evidence

Meta has published the weights for Muse Spark Open, a coding and agent model it says is less advanced than the Muse Wonder frontier model it launched on Monday. Chief AI officer Alexandr Wang said Meta will generally not open-source its most powerful models, which is the split the EU AI Act’s open-source exemption is […] This story continues at The Next Web

The new Muse Spark Open AI model can work on M5 Ultra Mac Studios. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today, claiming that it's the "most capable US open-weight model to date." But the company also says that it's the "the first model in its class" that can "run on your desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the latest MLX framework." Meta and Apple, typically rivals, worked together on the launch and are publicly supporting each other. "Muse Spark Open - weights releasing today - runs great on new Mac Studios thanks to work with @johnternus and Apple," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on X. "Congrats to the team!" new Apple CEO John Ternus said in a reply. "Amazing to run a model of Muse … Read the full story at The Verge.

An interpretable machine-learning framework trained on electro-thermal finite-element simulations predicts hidden temperature rise in bolted switchgear busbar joints, with XGBoost achieving R² of 0.990 and SHAP analysis revealing load current and contact resistance as dominant thermal-risk drivers.

Frontiers in Neurorobotics has retracted a 2022 study on machine learning-guided robotic rehabilitation beds for stroke patients after the publisher could not verify the existence of the ethics committee named in the paper.

Physicists at Auburn University have used flashes of laser light to bring order to tiny electrically charged "islands" inside a crystal. The discovery helps answer a decades-old question about how the material organizes itself and shows how light could be used to control its behavior—a step toward exploring new technologies for processing and storing information.

Researchers in India found that zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized with seaweed extract outperformed commercial particles at lower doses, protecting salt-stressed rice germination and seedling growth.

A new AI planning system combines a single-call language model, a verifier, and a deterministic grounding filter to help robots dismantle EV batteries, reaching 96.5 percent full-plan accuracy while a new operator interface cut acceptance times and workload in a pilot study.

Researchers have semi-analytically solved heat, mass, and microorganism transport in a Walter's-B nanoliquid over a stretching sheet using the Cattaneo-Christov double diffusion model and homotopy analysis.

Google is updating its AI search results to make inline links appear "higher up in responses more frequently," according to a blog post. The company's search results from AI Overviews and AI Mode give you answers in a customized view instead of the traditional list of links, but there are concerns that the format reduces traffic to publishers. Google says it's been making "continued and substantial increases to the presence of inline links in our AI experiences," and this new change will help ensure "ensure key sources are easily clickable right when you need them." The company is announcing several other changes to highlight links an … Read the full story at The Verge.

Google is continuing its work to make links more prominent in AI Mode and AI Overviews. more…

Just over a year after acquiring the AI company, Bee, Amazon has officially unveiled two of its first AI wearables, so you never forget what was said. more…

Apple and Meta are collaborating to make Muse Spark Open easier to run locally on clustered Mac Studio systems, according to the companies.

Apple and Meta are collaborating to make Muse Spark Open easier to run locally on clustered Mac Studio systems, according to the companies.

Meta AI Research: Meta releases Muse Spark Open, saying it is the most capable US open-weight model, with 816B total and 42B active parameters and a 1M-token context window  —  Muse Spark Open is available today and brings leading agentic capabilities to your desktop for the first time on Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios.

If your business has lots of Macs, what do you do with them at night? And how much money do you spend on AI inferencing? What if the computational power of those Macs could be used to handle some inferencing tasks? A new white paper from Apple’s machine learning team tells us it’s possible. Apple’s teams have developed an internal technology for distributed processing they call “Minions,” which effectively creates a virtual GPU cloud from connected Macs. While it’s not available outside Apple at this time, it seems a pretty good candidate to turn Macs into a distributed AI data center, cutting the cost of AI inferencing and making it easier for enterprises to safely analyze company data by ensuring the information stays in the company.  Meet Apple’s Minions This exciting approach

Gemini 4 Argon is now available to more users, but not for free. Here's who qualifies, how to try it, and what access costs. The post Google Opens Gemini 4 Argon to More Users — Who Can Try It and What It Costs appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google and Singapore have developed an AI scam detector that analyzes private chats on smartphones, with public availability still unconfirmed. The post Google and Singapore Develop AI Scam Detector That Works Entirely on Your Phone appeared first on TechRepublic.

German police seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly groped a teenage girl in Cologne, raising questions about human control and criminal responsibility. The post German Police Seize Robot After Alleged Groping of 16-Year-Old Girl appeared first on TechRepublic.

FDA researchers developed ARTEMIS, a framework that distills thousands of monoclonal antibody papers into compact, steerable AI memory that outperforms raw-text retrieval on high-level scientific questions.

Amazon Bee Frontier (a wearable) and Bee Eclipse (a phone attachment) for turning your conversations into actions using AI, have dropped.

When light hits a tiny defect embedded in a solid material like diamond or silicon carbide, it can kick the defect's electrons into an excited state. These spin defects have the potential to be used as stable, readable qubits for quantum technologies, for example, quantum sensing. But modeling the full physics of their energetics over time—a key step in developing spin defects into new technologies—is a challenging task.

New research shows that cage-shaped POSS silicon nanostructures can simultaneously strengthen HTPB propellant binders and increase their burning rate at loadings below one percent by weight.

Soil salinity is one of the quiet saboteurs of modern agriculture. As sodium and chloride accumulate in farmland, they lower the soil water potential, making it harder for roots to draw up water. Inside the plant, the excess ions disrupt

Google launched Universal Cart in the US on Wednesday, a cart that sits inside Search and the Gemini app, holds products from multiple retailers and takes the payment through Google Pay. Its own roadmap names Canada, Australia and the UK for expansion, and never mentions the EU. Google has put a shopping cart inside Search […] This story continues at The Next Web

Following its announcement at Google I/O earlier this year, Google’s new Universal Cart is now rolling out in the US, giving you the ability to shop the web and watch for deals using Search, Gemini, and more. more…

A systematic review of 74 studies reveals that AI-driven maintenance for mining processing machinery remains narrow, vibration-obsessed, and disconnected from real-world decisions.

NVIDIA says its updated DLSS 5 neural rendering model is twice as fast, uses 20% less 4K video memory and has a smaller footprint, but questions remain over AI-altered character appearances.

Nvidia’s new models join a wave of open-weight releases from US labs on the heels of the Hugging Face hack.

Dip coating cotton in water-based carbon nanofiber inks creates n-type thermoelectric textiles whose conductivity rises with temperature, offering a flexible path toward clothing that harvests body heat.

AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are racing to build forward deployed engineering teams as companies seek returns on their AI investments.

AWS, Anthropic, OpenAI and Google are racing to build forward deployed engineering teams as companies seek returns on their AI investments.

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Elon Musk said he had experienced what he called 'AI or SI psychosis' roughly six times over the past year, linking the phrase to his belief that AI can understand beauty and 'good taste'.

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US investigates 9 universities over alleged visa fraud, with focus on China The Trump administration launched an investigation into nine US universities over alleged J-1 visa fraud, with officials raising concerns about Chinese scholars and the Chinese government. Read the full story...

Hesai Points Its Lidar at Robot Training A robot hand scooping ice cream at a Dairy Queen in

Webb Maps a Lopsided Exoplanet Atmosphere Models of distant planets usually treat them as perfect circles. A new

Germany Ties Fusion Money to Milestones Germany will pay fusion startups only as they prove progress, and it

Every time an engine starts, a hidden molecular drama unfolds on its metal surfaces. As lubricants grow thinner in the pursuit of energy efficiency, the oil films that once floated sliding surfaces apart become fragile, and friction increasingly depends on

A rare examination of an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain revealed that regions cleared of amyloid plaques had remarkably little of the harmful tau buildup associated with memory loss, while neighboring areas showed extensive damage. The discovery suggests that removing amyloid may have lasting protective effects and could help slow Alzheimer’s progression, especially when treatment begins early.

Jeffrey Kampman / Tom's Hardware: Nvidia's RTX Spark Superchip in the Surface Laptop Ultra outperforms Apple's M5 Max MacBook Pro by ~25% in agentic AI completion benchmarks using Qwen models  —  Laying the foundation for the reinvention of the PC in the agentic AI era  —  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the RTX Spark platform …

Thales Australia is working on autonomy features for its new big-rig cargo robot that can carry a 20-foot container or act as a large battery in the field.

Nanocoating technology reduces interfacial resistance between electrode and electrolyte, maximizing efficiency in both hydrogen production and power generation

The $75 Bee Frontier is an upgraded version of Amazon's wearable bracelet, while the $100 Bee Eclipse attaches to a user's smartphone.

The $75 Bee Frontier is an upgraded version of Amazon's wearable bracelet, while the $100 Bee Eclipse attaches to a user's smartphone.

Bloomberg: Amazon launches two AI wearables, the $75 Bee Frontier wristband and $100 Bee Eclipse magnetic phone-attachment recorder, with a $12/month Bee Pro subscription  —  Amazon.com Inc. launched two new wearables that use artificial intelligence to record and analyze a person's day …

Laying the foundation for the reinvention of the PC in the agentic AI era

Huang told CNBC he has ongoing "dialogs" with researchers in China.

Huang told CNBC he has ongoing "dialogs" with researchers in China.

Eiliko. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China. Its AI companion can store literally everything you tell it on Chinese servers, where hackers can easily gain access or even hijack its personality. And the company that made it, Energize Lab, doesn't seem to care. I bought an Eiliko from Amazon on August 29th. During a 10-minute conversation on August 30th, I asked the little bot: "Do you ever tell anybody else what I'm saying?" "Your secrets are safe with me," it replied. With … Read the full story at The Verge.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explains what is needed to get OpenClaw running safely - and why it could be the future of robotics.

Einstein's theory of general relativity describes gravity as the bending of spacetime, a mathematical model that combines three-dimensional space and time into a single, four-dimensional continuum. The theory also predicts that a rotating object, such as Earth, slightly drags the surrounding spacetime as it rotates, a phenomenon known as frame-dragging.

The ground robotic system can haul about 100 kilograms of cargo over a distance of more than 20 kilometers

Microsoft's Xbox Nano Controller costs $49.99, weighs about 99 grammes and supports Xbox, PC, mobile and select smart TVs. Pre-orders are open ahead of its 4 November 2026 launch.

Researchers developed a target-responsive tetrahedral DNA nanoprobe that switches on fluorescence when it detects tumor-associated nucleolin or microRNA-21. In cell and mouse experiments, the probe enabled tumor imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery, although its safety, accuracy, and clinical value still require further testing.

Researchers have simulated a servo control system that uses multi-motor synchronization and precise PWM control to keep photovoltaic cleaning robots moving smoothly and cleaning evenly under disturbance conditions.

Microsoft has announced the Xbox Nano Controller, an affordable, rechargeable compact gamepad launching on November 4.

Apple Intelligence was first announced in 2024 with iOS 18, but Apple struggled to make it available in two regions – the EU and China. Bloomberg reports that Cupertino will finally check the latter off the list with an upcoming update. iOS 27.3, which is expected in December, will enable Apple Intelligence for the Chinese market. While Apple uses Google’s Gemini in the West, it has struck a deal with Alibaba to use its Qwen and Tongyi Wanxiang models. Qwen is a general AI model and will likely power most features. However, Siri AI will reportedly not be part of the iOS 27.3...

Researchers in Xi'an have used humic acid and silane-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles to create waterborne polyurethane films with 67.7 percent higher tensile strength plus electrical conductivity and magnetic responsiveness.

A fact-check found that three of five clips in a montage shared by Donald Trump were AI-generated, alongside footage of a real 2018 lion attack and material linked to a fatal tiger incident in Britain.

An experimental nanoparticle developed by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators, which delivers cancer treatment directly to tumors in the brain, has been selected for evaluation by the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL).

Finding particles of interest in an air pollution particulate matter sample can be harder than finding a needle in a haystack. It's a time-consuming process that requires scientists to manually locate and scan thousands of microscopic particles across a large sample area, often taking several days.

Norrsken Foundation and Nvidia will open a hub for AI startups in central Stockholm in 2027. The Stockholm AI Lab will host a select group of European founders who use AI to address problems in climate, health, food and society, and it will also be home to Nvidia’s Stockholm office. The lab will sit in […] This story continues at The Next Web

AI can cut a video fast. What it can't do is know when fixing one thing just broke another, and that's the part turning full AI editing into an endless prompting loop instead of a shortcut.

This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the

Hanwha Systems' laser air defense weapon Cheongwang successfully intercepted three out of three target drones in a live-fire demonstration, highlighting the company's efforts to expand its presence in the global air defense market. The company said Thursday that Cheongwang, also known as the Laser Air Defense Weapon Block-I, and a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser cannon intercepted the drones during the Army’s Army TIGER+ integrated combat exercise in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. About 500 people attended the exercise, including the Army chief of staff, military officials, academics and industry experts. Cheongwang and the 30-kilowatt-class vehicle-mounted laser cannon achieved a 100 percent interception rate against the three drones. Small, low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as growing battlefield threats, serving both reconnaissance and surveillance purposes and as attack weapons. Laser weapons are gaining attention as next-generation air defense