Omar Bailey, former head of the Yeezy Innovation Lab, left Adidas in May 2022 to launch Fctry Lab. The company uses in-house design and 3D printing to slash prototype time from months to days, and its 50-50 profit split with stars is a game-changer.
A consortium led by SMR developer Deep Atomic wants to build the nation’s first integrated nuclear-powered AI data center at Idaho National Lab. The plan involves a phased approach, starting with grid and renewable power before bringing their 60MW MK60 reactor online. If approved, it would serve as
Nvidia is making a massive $2 billion strategic investment in electronic design automation giant Synopsys. The partnership aims to revolutionize chip design by deeply integrating Nvidia’s CUDA, AI physics, and Omniverse platforms into Synopsys’s core engineering software.
In a major AI leadership shakeup, Apple’s John Giannandrea is retiring. The company is bringing in a former Microsoft VP to run its AI division, hinting at a more aggressive strategy.
MIT scientists have used AI to design completely new antibiotic molecules from scratch. The system generated over 29 million novel compounds in just a day or two, with at least one already clearing a drug-resistant infection in mice.
Debian has released Debian Libre Live, a new live distribution that strips out all non-free firmware and software. It’s a response to user backlash over a 2022 policy change. While it honors free software ideals, practical work often requires proprietary tools.
A ransomware attack forced the shutdown of the CodeRED emergency alert platform used by cities and counties. The incident exposed subscriber data and left agencies scrambling for alternatives during the Thanksgiving holiday.
A cooling system outage at a CyrusOne data center forced CME Group to halt futures trading last week. The data center operator has now installed additional backup cooling capacity at the facility.
London-based startup Searchable has secured €4.5 million in funding to tackle AI Search Engine Optimisation (AEO). The tool gives brands a real-time view of how they’re recommended by LLMs, claiming to reduce manual SEO work by 50%.
A researcher is leading a quiet campaign to get the Vatican, and specifically the new Pope Leo XIV, to formally consider the extreme risks of artificial general intelligence. He argues the Church’s unique moral authority and convening power could be decisive in a world racing toward AGI. But infiltr
