Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have published a new method to improve the core material in micro-LEDs. Their technique reduces defects that sap efficiency, which is a critical hurdle for next-gen displays in augmented reality and beyond.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is bullish on AI but warns some rivals are taking unwise, “YOLO” risks with infrastructure spending. He revealed the company’s revenue exploded from $0 to an estimated $8-10 billion in just three years, but cautions the future is uncertain.
Microsoft’s latest Free Play Days promotion is live, offering a hefty slate of games to try. The highlight is free access to three major Destiny 2 expansions, including the latest, *The Final Shape*.
Private equity is deploying AI copilots and agents to compress deal sourcing and due diligence. The goal is to elevate human analysis to the final stage, not the first, fundamentally changing the investment workflow.
Apple has restructured its legendary design team. Jony Ive is now Chief Design Officer, while Richard Howarth and Alan Dye take over the daily management of industrial and UI design. The move aims to free Ive for broader creative work.
Kohler’s new $599 Dekoda toilet camera uses AI to analyze your poop for gut health. The company claims data is “end-to-end encrypted,” but a security researcher found that’s not the full story, and Kohler can access and decrypt the information.
Major hardware manufacturers are planning significant price increases for servers and PCs due to soaring memory component costs. According to channel sources, server prices could jump 15% while PCs see a 5% hike as demand from AI datacenters strains supply.
Rowan Cheung dropped out of the University of Victoria, taught himself online, and then built The Rundown AI. His media company now has millions of subscribers and is on track for $7 million in revenue. It’s a compelling story, but is it a sustainable model?
The Shai-Hulud software supply chain worm is escalating. It’s moving beyond stealing GitHub tokens and is now impacting government networks and operational technology. The potential target? Critical infrastructure like utilities and manufacturing.
Organizations are racing to adopt AI, but a surge in security data is creating a major headache. The push for business results is colliding with the need for airtight governance.
