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- Batteries just broke another record in the USby Casey Crownhart on 09/09/2026 at 9:00 AM
Battery installations hit a new record in the US in the second quarter of 2026. In total, 20.2 gigawatt-hours of new capacity came online, according to a new report. That’s enough to supply the daily electricity needs of about 700,000 homes. The surge is putting the country on a trajectory to see 71 gigawatt-hours of…
- Understanding the thermal ceiling in portable power
by Shuo Yang on 09/09/2026 at 8:18 AMPlug a phone into a modern charger and the first 10 minutes are impressive. The next 20 are not. This is not a defect. It’s the connected device protecting itself. As temperature rises during charging, a smartphone’s battery management system reduces the current it will accept, because heat accelerates the chemical degradation that permanently reduces…
- What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of mathby Grace Huckins on 09/09/2026 at 3:10 AM
OpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some of the most important open problems in mathematics. Under normal circumstances, that solution would be a huge feather in OpenAI’s cap. But the announcement has been overshadowed by accusations…
- The Download: our 35 Innovators Under 35 this year
by Thomas Macaulay on 09/08/2026 at 12:10 PMThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2026 What will the next generation of science and technology look like? Our latest Innovators Under 35 list offers a glimpse. Every year,…
- This founder is teaching chips how to recycle (their energy)by Eshan Raul on 09/08/2026 at 10:36 AM
Throughout the history of the computer chip, engineers have treated waste heat as an inevitable cost of a calculation. Hannah Earley, however, thinks it’s a design choice. Earley, 31, is cofounder and chief technology officer of Vaire Computing, a startup building chips that recycle energy usually thrown away as heat—a strategy known as reversible computing.…
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- LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
by Scharon Harding on 09/08/2026 at 9:52 PM“It doesn’t cost a lot to store text forever.”
- GOG brings back “big box” PC games, one printable template at a time
by Kyle Orland on 09/08/2026 at 9:23 PMPreservation “goodies” also includes downloadable 3D models for desktop perusal.
- Why this month’s Microsoft patch release is a doozy
by Dan Goodin on 09/08/2026 at 9:11 PMSecurity gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.
- The universal language of space is… Star Trek? Mais oui.
by Robert Pearlman on 09/08/2026 at 8:20 PM“Science fiction imagines the future. We build it.”
- NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research
by John Timmer on 09/08/2026 at 8:06 PMMoney would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.
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- Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing
by Ryan Daws on 09/09/2026 at 8:52 AMSamsung has partnered with Mistral AI to deploy on-premises models across its semiconductor manufacturing and engineering operations. The agreement was announced during the bilateral state summit held in Paris between South Korea and France. Samsung will integrate Mistral’s software suite – including its flagship Mistral Large model – into internal semiconductor facilities to build customised The post Samsung taps Mistral AI models for semiconductor manufacturing appeared first on AI News.
- Arm launches Total Design for Physical AI and robotics framework
by Ryan Daws on 09/08/2026 at 11:44 AMArm has launched Arm Total Design for Physical AI alongside a new robotics framework to establish common standards across automated systems. Physical industries – spanning mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and global transport – account for trillions of dollars in economic activity and an estimated $200 billion annual compute opportunity by the 2030s. To address engineering fragmentation The post Arm launches Total Design for Physical AI and robotics framework appeared first on AI News.
- Coca-Cola uses AI to improve retailer ordering in Malaysia
by Muhammad Zulhusni on 09/08/2026 at 10:00 AMCoca-Cola is using AI to recommend which products Malaysian retailers should order and in what quantities through its Coke Buddy platform. The Perfect Basket feature uses Coca-Cola’s Central Recommendation Engine to analyse previous orders, ordering frequency, seasonality, weather, and purchasing patterns among similar businesses. Coca-Cola said Coke Buddy currently supports about 39,000 retail outlets across The post Coca-Cola uses AI to improve retailer ordering in Malaysia appeared first on AI News.
- AI weather forecasting enters the energy market as Google targets grid operators with WeatherNext 3
by Dashveenjit Kaur on 09/08/2026 at 9:00 AMGoogle’s newest AI weather forecasting model predicts wind speed at 100 metres above the ground, roughly the height of a modern wind turbine. It also forecasts cloud cover and how much sunlight reaches the surface, and it updates every hour. Energy traders, grid operators and wind and solar developers already pay other companies for that The post AI weather forecasting enters the energy market as Google targets grid operators with WeatherNext 3 appeared first on AI News.
- YouTube Appears in 53% of Google AI Overviews for Vitamin and Supplement Searchesby Eduard Mur on 09/08/2026 at 8:50 AM
YouTube was the most frequently cited website in Google AI Overviews across a panel of vitamin and supplement searches, according to new research. The video platform appeared in 186 of 350 AI-generated answers, or 53.1%, making it the only website cited in more than half of the answers collected. Searcherries followed 50 searches daily from The post YouTube Appears in 53% of Google AI Overviews for Vitamin and Supplement Searches appeared first on AI News.