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interestingengineering.com > videos > a-man-shoved-a-robot-in-a-shop-and-it-kicked-him-back-heres-why-it-may-have-done-that

A man shoved a robot in a shop and it kicked him back, here’s why it may have done that

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (195+ words) Here’s a humanoid who apparently started kicking a customer in Russia, just because they pushed it a little and the video went viral. Just a day later, another video emerged of a humanoid pushing and kicking several people at a…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > top-5-chipmakers-battling-to-control-computing

5 companies building high-performance compute silicon

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (575+ words) These companies are building the processors behind advanced AI models. The artificial intelligence boom is creating an almost insatiable demand for computing power. Behind every chatbot, image generator and reasoning model are specialized chips performing vast numbers of calculations within…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > fields-medalists-machine-proofs-hardest-math

World's top 25 Fields Medalists raise alarm on machine math proofs

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (530+ words) The debate over agentic mathematics has reached beyond mathematical proofs. A group of the world’s most decorated mathematicians is warning that the race to make AI solve difficult mathematics could damage the field it aims to advance. Twenty-five Fields Medalists…...

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > qualcomm-deal-amazon-ai-data-center

Qualcomm inks deal with Amazon to build AI data center infrastructure

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (363+ words) The collaboration brings together Amazon's comprehensive, secure, and price-performant AI infrastructure with Qualcomm Technologies' leadership in power-efficient processing, silicon design and system-level integration. is collaborating with Amazon to enable customized silicon at scale for large-scale AI data centers, working together…...

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interestingengineering.com > energy > laser-fusion-technology-directed-energy-air-defense

Multi-kilojoule fusion lasers could power next-gen US air defense

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > anthropic-scientists-claude-lethal-bioweapons-research

Anthropic says scientists exploited Claude for bioweapons research

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (457+ words) Anthropic says it disrupted five cases in which researchers used Claude in ways that could have supported biological weapons development. The company said it could not establish whether the researchers intended to cause harm. It still blocked the activity because…...

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interestingengineering.com > energy > us-firm-fusion-plant-stellarator

US firm unveils 400 MW stellarator design for unlocking fusion power

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (456+ words) The compact stellarator combines planar coils with continuous plasma exhaust. Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. The New Jersey-based company unveiled the Helios architecture…...

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interestingengineering.com > energy > algorithm-urban-power-project-sites-grid-planning

New algorithm finds urban power sites despite 20%-30% fewer options

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (499+ words) A new ORNL algorithm helps utilities find urban sites for power projects by weighing grid needs alongside zoning and local priorities. Cities trying to add large power plants or battery storage facilities face a problem beyond grid capacity: finding a…...

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interestingengineering.com > energy > automation-uk-rolls-royce-470-mw-reactors

Automation could enable speedy deployment for Rolls-Royce's reactors

5+ day ago   (428+ words) ABB, a Switzerland-based engineering company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce SMR to explore technology for the latter’s standardized, factory-built small modular reactors. The effort is aimed at supporting the expansion of reliable and affordable low-carbon baseload power....

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interestingengineering.com > ai-robotics > aeon-humanoid-industrial-gym

AEON enters Humanoid Gym ahead of planned 1,000-robot deployment

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (494+ words) AEON will learn and validate industrial tasks before factory deployment. Hexagon Robotics and motion technology company Schaeffler announced last month that AEON had entered Schaeffler’s Humanoid Gym in Germany, advancing a collaboration to bring humanoid robots into industry. The facility…...