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Researchers in Singapore have a live site for testing whether biological computing can supplement conventional AI workloads when data is limited or conditions change. DayOne, Cortical Labs, and NUS Medicine deployed 20 CL1 units in a research environment. Each combines stem-cell-derived neurons with silicon hardware and Cortical Labs' operating system for simulations.
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Core Scientific controls about 440MW of grid-connected power capacity that can support AI data-center development. Its completed acquisition of Polaris DS also includes 40 acres in Muskogee, Oklahoma, beside the company's planned campus. The assets previously supported bitcoin mining, giving the site an existing grid connection.
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Three health systems have started receiving Moxi 2.0 robots for moving supplies and medications through active clinical environments. Diligent Robotics is deploying them at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, Providence Saint John's Health Center, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The update adds NVIDIA-powered computing, cameras, sensors, storage, and a fleet-learning system claimed by the company.
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Finding a half-remembered page may get easier because Smart Window can search Firefox history from natural-language descriptions. The experiment also suggests tab groups and flags duplicate tabs. Its AI chats use Exa to pull current web information and display source links.
South Korean organizations using Alibaba Cloud have a third in-country location for cloud and AI workloads, adding regional capacity and resilience. The facility expands local compute, storage, networking, security, database, and AI services. It follows the company's first South Korean facility in 2022 and a second location opened about a year earlier.
Homes and businesses in Vietnam can order Starlink satellite broadband, including in places with limited terrestrial connectivity. Vietnam is the service's sixth Southeast Asian market. Residential plans start at 1.13 million dong per month, with hardware costing 8.66 million dong, according to the report.
Eligible bypass patients at El Camino Health Heart and Vascular Institute can receive a less invasive version of the operation. Surgeons have started using Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system for coronary artery bypass grafting. The procedure reaches the heart through small incisions between the ribs, leaving the breastbone unopened and potentially reducing the physical burden of recovery.
Ice monitoring missions could last longer if a drone can land and remain attached on steep frozen surfaces. Researchers field-tested the Ice Dart on icebergs and a glacier in southeast Iceland, including slopes approaching 60 degrees. Its shock-absorbing legs use microspines to grip the ice.
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Developers can use token-level models for search and retrieval-augmented generation (AI that looks up source material before answering) without building a separate model pipeline. Sentence Transformers 6.0 adds MultiVectorEncoder support for ColBERT-style late-interaction retrieval, meaning it compares text at the token level. It can load saved models from PyLate and Stanford-NLP ColBERT, plus visual-document models, through the same library interface.
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A crafted link could make Microsoft 365 Copilot run a prompt, search connected services, and send data to an attacker-controlled site. Researchers found that Copilot had disclosed the undocumented URL parameter behind the attack while explaining its guardrails. Microsoft changed the affected URL behavior and added broader fixes.
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Lockheed Martin demonstrated NetSense near Miami, where the system detected drones, tracked their flights, and issued alerts. It reads disturbances in cellular radio signals using Verizon 5G spectrum, NVIDIA's AI Aerial platform, and radio-frequency software from other partners. Sites could use existing cellular infrastructure as part of a drone-detection network.
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Teen users receive a ChatGPT experience designed around learning support and added safeguards. Age-based placement routes them to tighter restrictions on sensitive content, alongside study tools and homework reminders. Teens and parents can set Study Hours to turn on Study Mode by default, while parents also gain quiet-hour controls and safety notifications.
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The Cherokee Nation banned data-center development on its lands, citing concerns about resources and cultural lifeways. An accompanying report found that 64% of 1,593 surveyed citizens opposed hyperscale construction within the reservation. The decision adds a local constraint on large AI infrastructure in northeastern Oklahoma and centers consultation in future proposals.
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Large California data centers would face new power-cost rules, while qualifying cleaner projects could receive faster review under two bills that advanced through a key committee. SB 886 would require facilities of at least 25MW to cover their grid and generation costs. SB 887 would accelerate environmental review for projects meeting hourly carbon-free-power and community-benefit conditions.
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A bookseller placed a tracker in a rare book from a bulk order, and reporting followed it to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas. Workers there reportedly remove book spines and scan the pages. The account points to physical books as a potential source of text unavailable online for model development, while raising preservation concerns for unique or hard-to-replace volumes. Amazon said it buys books through commercial channels to improve products and services, without specifying the use.
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