Commonwealth Fusion Systems is teaming up with Nvidia and Siemens to create a high-fidelity digital twin of its SPARC fusion reactor. The goal is to use AI and continuous simulation to accelerate development, targeting first plasma in 2027 and a commercial plant by the early 2030s.
Razer is taking $20 reservations for Project Ava, a tiny holographic anime companion for your desk. It uses AI and computer vision to watch you and your screen, but an early demo was plagued by inaccuracies and cringey chatter. It feels like a sad vision of gaming’s AI future.
A new piece in Fast Company argues that universities are blowing their chance to transform education with AI. Instead of reimagining learning, they’re obsessed with preserving old methods of control and surveillance.
Ugreen is making a huge push into AI and smart living at CES 2026. The company announced a new NAS with local AI, a full home security system, and a powerful 300W charger, all aiming to create a connected, private ecosystem.
Intel just unveiled its Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors at CES 2026. The company claims massive leaps in power efficiency and AI performance, but the proof will be in the shipping products next year.
Nvidia’s CEO announced the next-gen Vera Rubin AI chip platform is now in “full production.” The company claims it will slash AI running costs to one-tenth of its current Blackwell system. First chips are slated to reach customers like Microsoft later this year.
Microsoft is testing a radical new look for its Edge browser in Dev and Canary builds, making its interface nearly identical to the Copilot AI assistant. The change includes a personalized greeting and prompt box on launch, and early reports indicate users cannot disable the new UI. This appears to
Forget white lab coats and bubbling beakers. The new face of drug discovery is an AI researcher in a black shirt. This shift is poised to radically accelerate how we find new medicines.
Capita has asked users of its failing civil service pension portal to stop complaining until new AI chatbots go live. The £239 million system launched with errors, dummy text, and broken links in December 2023.
Instagram is ditching its polished look for a raw aesthetic, driven by user behavior and a flood of AI-generated content. The platform’s director admits verifying authenticity is the next big challenge.
