Author: Zach_Wilson
An experimental rice-sized implant monitors how drugs affect tumors
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have developed an implant, notably as small as a grain of rice, that can test the effects of drugs on a patient’s brain tumor in real-time during surgery. Currently, monitoring the effects of drugs on a brain cancer patient during surgery is…
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Microsoft-backed AI startup beats Nvidia H100 on key tests with GPU-like card equipped with 256GB RAM
D-Matrix’s unique compute platform, known as the Corsair C8, can stake a huge claim to have displaced Nvidia’s industry-leading H100 GPU – at least according to some staggering test results the startup has published. Designed specifically for generative AI workloads, the Corsair C8 differs from GPUs in that it uses…
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FTX exec Ryan Salame pleads guilty to criminal charges
Ryan Salame, who ran FTX’s Bahamas subsidiary, pleaded guilty to two criminal charges on Thursday. They are conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions and defraud the Federal Election Commission and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transferring business. “I made political contributions in my name that were funded by transfers…
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Tesla will install up to 20,000 versatile EV chargers at Hilton locations
Hilton states this is the largest planned EV network by any hospitality company. On paper, there are enough chargers to have 10 installed per location, but distribution may vary, as Hilton says that “at least six” will be installed at any location. According to the company, EV charging availability is…
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Microsoft says it will take the heat if Copilot AI commercial users get sued
Microsoft is telling customers it will assume legal responsibility if they get sued for copyright infringement while using the company’s AI Copilot services. In a blog post about an initiative called the Copilot Copyright Commitment, Microsoft chief legal officer Brad Smith said the company will take the heat for any…
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GE Aerospace is developing a robotic worm to inspect and repair jet engines
GE Aerospace has demonstrated a worm-like robot that could one day inspect and repair jet engines. The Sensiworm (Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm) is designed to serve as “extra sets of eyes and ears” for service operators as they examine the insides of aircraft. GE says the soft robot can…
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