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Nobel Prize-winning economist has poured cold water on the idea that artificial intelligence will haul Western economies back into an era of rapid productivity growth, warning that the fast-growth years may already be gone for good. Christopher Pissarides, who shared the 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics and teaches at
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DeepSeek is designing its own artificial-intelligence chip, according to a Reuters report published on Monday that cited people familiar with the matter. The move, if it holds up, would push China’s most closely watched AI lab from writing software that runs on other companies’ silicon to specifying the silicon
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AI agents can write code and answer questions, but they still fall apart on long, messy jobs. A Mountain View startup just raised $40M to build the training grounds that fix that. Bespoke Labs, which builds the environments that train and test AI agents, has raised $40 million, the company
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For years, electricity costs at the Belden Brick Company in Sugarcreek, Ohio, barely moved. Last year they jumped by 90%, driven largely by the data centres multiplying across the region to feed the AI boom. The 141-year-old manufacturer, whose bricks feature in landmarks including the Alamo and the University of
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Chemistry Ventures, the VC firm launched two years ago by Bessemer, Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz alums, is raising $500 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Founded by Mark Goldberg, Ethan Kurzweil and Kristina Shen, Chemistry launched with a $350 million fund, and invests in early-stage
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A research team at the University of Basel has developed a prototype robot that can automate dental crown preparations directly inside a patient's mouth. Known as the Miniature Intraoral Robot (MIR), this device could eventually cut down the need for multiple dental visits by streamlining how teeth are
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* International Aerial Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced * Azim Khan Ronnie and Vitaly Golovatyuk scoop the top 'Photographer' and 'Photograph' prizes * Both winners shoot aerial images with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro If you love jaw-dropping aerial images, the International Aerial Photographer of the Year
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* Sony has announced that it's ending physical PlayStation game disc production in 2028 * Fans are protesting the decision and have created a petition to urge Sony to change its mind * It now has over 170,000 signatures PlayStation fans have created a petition in a bid to urge
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* Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand has been revealed * It's a standalone roguelike survival game based on Company of Heroes 3 * It will feature four playable factions and multiple progression systems As a bit of a lapsed strategy game lover, I've been meaning to try out
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Professor Jesse Thaler has been named director of the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), effective Aug. 1. He succeeds Professor Bolek Wyslouch, who directed LNS for the past decade. Thaler is a theoretical particle physicist who combines techniques from quantum field theory and machine learning to address outstanding questions
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The Amazon-owned Woot deals site is hosting an 'Awesome Audio' sale with major discounts on a variety of notable brands, including Apple, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Samsung, Sennheiser, SteelSeries, and several others. Many of the items are in the range of half off, with some that are even
