Researchers in China published a paper describing a theoretical model for photonic computing that used light particles instead of electrons for faster processing. The team developed “parallel optical ...

Anthropic announced its acquisition of Vercept this week, in a move that signals the company’s intent to move further into ...

A biocomputer powered by lab-grown human brain cells has leveled up from Pong to Doom. While nowhere ready to handle the video game shooter’s most challenging levels, researchers at Cortical Labs in ...

Perplexity has introduced “Computer,” a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models.

Living human neurons were trained to play Doom, extending the long-running engineering benchmark into biological computing.

Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you'll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. "Three weeks ago I woke up from ...

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SpaceX has formally acquired another one of Elon Musk’s companies, xAi, the space company announced on Monday afternoon. “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated ...

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