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Most of the time, the U.S. grid is only working at half capacity. Better use of tools like battery storage, smart thermostats, managed EV charging, and flexible data centers could unlock latent capacity and help keep #electricity rates in check. buff.ly/QYF2Hf1
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If #AI is going to read our faces, voices, and biometrics, it needs more than labels like “happy” or “sad.” Only human-context AI that uses situational, personal, and behavioral signals can keep machines from misreading us when it matters most. buff.ly/OPi0DuU
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Japan pioneered humanoid robots—can it now catch China? spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-r…

China’s Humanoid Army Pushes Japan to Rethink Its Robot Future

Japan must shift its approach to robotics stay competitive

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Large physics models are the latest application of #AI, trained on physics simulations. These models are accurate enough for early ideation and can speed up initial physics simulations from weeks to hours. buff.ly/FFcjAEp
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#Malware crafted with the assistance of generative #AI can evade static malware detection. These programs can be vibecoded in only two prompts. buff.ly/oJ2o2Ui
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From PROMISE at the Moon’s South Pole to 99.9% reliable manipulation, these robots hint at the next phase of embodied AI. spectrum.ieee.org/video-frid…

NASA's New Rover Proposal Uses Mars Tech for the Moon

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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The emerging issue is not simply how much power large-scale compute systems consume, but how increasingly dense and synchronized computational workloads are beginning to alter the operating characteristics of the electrical grid itself spectrum.ieee.org/data-cente…

AI’s Wild Power Demands Are Quietly Rewriting Grid Rules

Why the electrical grid is struggling to support not just scale, but pattern of demand

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The #EU is taking steps to end its dependence on US technology, with its Tech Sovereignty Package. Here’s the breakdown: buff.ly/cCXiV2z
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Spent batteries from older electric vehicles are starting to pile up, but a handful of companies are repurposing them in a novel way: as energy storage for the grid. spectrum.ieee.org/second-lif…

Old EV Batteries Find A Second Life Backing Up The Grid

Combining old batteries creates megawatt-scale energy storage

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This “atom camera” can map an atom’s intensity and polarization at tiny scales, which could help scientists see inside certain #quantum computers. buff.ly/OvaPMNs
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Can a university–industry hub compress chip design cycles to match AI’s pace? UCLA and five chip giants are trying. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-chip-de…

UCLA’s Semiconductor Hub Is Rewiring Industry and Academia for AI

UCLA’s semiconductor hub tightens the academia-industry feedback loop

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Sound waves could speed up #neuromorphic computing, according to new research. A new acoustic synapse can have multiple parallel computations, with lower power costs than conventional electronics. buff.ly/Z3JBOfd
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Musk to Davos: Orbital data centers will be cost-competitive in two to three years. There’s currently one GPU in orbit. SpaceX filed a plan with the FCC for 1 million data center satellites. Does the math math? @IEEESpectrum spectrum.ieee.org/orbital-da…

The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

Why the stars—and the math—won’t align for space compute anytime soon

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Salome Mikadze-Struk built and sustained a software company through Covid-19 and war in Ukraine, then turned those lessons into mentorship on resilience, AI adoption, and long-term careers in tech. buff.ly/zfMJ2K1
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The founders of @Modostech share how they created the Modos Flow, a complete #e-paper monitor. ”We want the whole thing open source, so all our parts need to have open documentation with nothing gated behind an NDA.” buff.ly/amuDbfV
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How do you design a #robot’s personality? Mike Forst, the lead UX Sound Designer for @Amazon's Astro, shares how he weaved sounds, motions, and reactions to create the robot’s character. buff.ly/XDyBNYp
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Five years after the landmark paper, lead author @emilymbender explains what the famous metaphor means in the age of ChatGPT. spectrum.ieee.org/stochastic…

What Emily Bender Really Meant by "Stochastic Parrots"

Five years later, its lead author revisits the paper in the age of ChatGPT

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Modern fireworks are effectively distributed rocket systems: digitally scripted launch profiles, tuned chemistries for color and sound, and thousands of ignition points culminating in a single high-precision performance. spectrum.ieee.org/history-of…

The History and Mystery of Fireworks

How fireworks became the technology of celebration

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