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Nobel-Winning US Chemist Will Move to China to Lead AI Institute – Slashdot
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Nobel-winning chemist Omar Yaghi is leaving UC Berkeley for China's Tsinghua University, where he will lead a new AI institute focused on accelerating the discovery of advanced materials. "Last week, Tsinghua University in Beijing welcomed Dr. Yaghi in...
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After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom enters new phase with Vivo JV | TechCrunch
India on Thursday approved a manufacturing joint venture between China’s Vivo and local manufacturer Dixon Technologies, a move that could mark the next phase of the country’s smartphone manufacturing boom after Apple helped turn India into a global smartphone...
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Camera sensor breakthrough promises sharper images without hulking up your phone’s thickness
Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a new type of transparent optical sensor that could significantly reduce the size of camera sensors while improving image quality. Published in the journal ACS Nano, the study demonstrates how gallium-doped zinc oxide...
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This new chip stacking technique could be the key to unlocking faster AI performance
Every time you use ChatGPT or generate an image with AI, there is a memory chip working at extreme speed behind the scenes. However, that chip has a memory bottleneck problem, and a Korean research team may have just...
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Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we’ve seen it happen
Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity can reshape chemical bonds within molecules, and researchers have just seen it happen...
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If you’ve grown tired of babysitting ChatGPT, the new GPT-5.6 models might be the fix
OpenAI seems to have a new AI model waiting in the wings every few months, and today is no different. The company has officially unveiled the GPT-5.6 family, bringing three new models to ChatGPT, Codex, and its API. The...
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Meta’s latest AI model is Muse Spark 1.1 and it can run your computer for you
AI assistants have gotten really good at answering questions and walking us through complicated tasks. But the next wave of AI is aiming for something much bigger: doing those tasks for us.That’s the idea behind Meta’s new Muse Spark...
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Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist | TechCrunch
Microdramas are such a rage these days that nearly every kind of company in the attention economy space — be they dedicated microdrama apps, social media giants (TikTok and Instagram) or streaming services (Peacock, Amazon Prime and India’s JioHotstar)...
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Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs
Human eggs that contain too many or too few chromosomes can lead to miscarriage, IVF failure and conditions such...
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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right
A 555-million-year-old worm had a predilection for turning right, possibly indicating the oldest known example of handedness.
Although these worms...
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Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines
Electric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police...