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Perovskite Solar CellsConventional solar panels are usually heavy and expensive to install. Perovskites are a class of materials that have the potential to create lighter weight and cheaper solar cells that still convert the sun to electricity at a high efficiency. Perovskite solar cells could potentially make solar energy more affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly.What Are Perovskite Solar Cells?Perovskites are a group of materials in which hydrogens and carbons bind to a metal, such as lead, and a halogen, such as chlorine, and form a three dimensional crystal lattice. Thousands of different chemical compositions are possible, which allows perovskite solar cells to absorb many different colors of the solar spectrum, depending on which composition is used. This ability makes it possible for the perovskite solar cells to be used in tandem with or on top of other kinds of solar cells, such as traditional silicon solar cells, because each type of cell absorbs different parts of the solar spectrum. Together with the silicon cells, the total power conversion efficiency, or the efficiency of converting solar energy into electricity, increases to over 33 percent. To make a perovskite solar cell, a thin layer of perovskite ink solution is deposited onto a base and then heated to set it into a film. The thin perovskite layer absorbs light, exciting a type of charged particle called electrons. These electrons are then extracted to generate electricity. Additional layers of material help direct the flow of electrons and laser scribed channels separate the film into individual cells. Separating the film into individual cells helps lower the current and raise the voltage, making a higher voltage solar device.The BenefitsWhen compared to traditional silicon solar panels, perovskites solar cells are cheaper and create fewer emissions. Silicon is rarely found in its pure form, which is the form it is needed in for conventional solar panels. Silicon is mostly found in beach sand as silicon dioxide. To get rid of the excess oxygen, the silicon dioxide is heated in a furnace to a very high temperature of about 1500 to 2000 degrees celsius. The energy required to run these furnaces not only increases the production cost of the silicon solar panels, but also creates additional greenhouse gas emissions. By comparison, perovskite solutions are made and set at lower temperatures, therefore resulting in fewer emissions and potentially costing less to produce. Conventional solar panels are rigid, flat, and heavy, so they are mostly installed on top of roofs or as solar farms. Perovskite solution can be deposited on bases of many different shapes, and it weighs very little. This gives perovskite solar cells more flexibility in the ways they can be used. Perovskite also appears to be more resilient to imperfections in its crystal lattice structure than other materials typically used in solar panels, which improves its performance. These features of the perovskite solar cells, as well as their high power conversion efficiency, that matches that of traditional solar panels at over 26 percent, gives perovskites solar cells the potential to improve accessibility of solar panels.The ChallengesAccording to the Integrated Energy Systems Office of the US Department of Energy, there are four primary challenges to the commercialization of perovskite technology: durability, power conversion efficiency at scale, manufacturing, and technology validation and bankability. The durability of perovskite cells is limited when compared to other solar cells. Perovskites can decompose when exposed to stressors like moisture, oxygen, light for extended periods of time, heat, and applied voltage. Early perovskite devices degraded within a matter of minutes or hours, but now they can last for several months. Still, devices that cannot operate for more than 20 years, or ideally 30, are not likely to be commercially successful.Perovskites have shown high power conversion efficiency as small devices, but maintaining these high efficiencies in larger devices still needs to be achieved. Methods used in labs for producing perovskite devices are not easily scalable, making uniform and high-performing perovskite material difficult to produce in a large-scale manufacturing facility. This can lead to significant differences between the efficiency of small devices and larger devices. The US Department of Energy has created several funding programs for perovskite cells, but getting investment from other financial institutions is still a challenge. The testing protocols for perovskite devices are not standardized and there is a lack of field data on their long-term operational behavior. To increase investment in their production, confidence in the technology needs to be increased through standardized testing protocols that can accurately demonstrate how perovskite technologies fare in real-world circumstances.Marina Leite's TakeMarina Leite believes that perovskite solar cells have great potential. Perovskite solar cells could reduce the cost of solar panels by at least 30 percent while being better for the environment to produce. Perovskite solar cells can also be placed on top of existing solar panels, increasing overall efficiency. Leite's lab is working on discovering the best perovskite materials to use in the solar cells by utilizing machine learning models that help predict the efficiency and durability of each material. The materials are tested under different conditions of light, temperature, oxygen, and humidity to see how they degrade, then machine learning models help extrapolate those results to other environmental conditions and predict the behavior of the material under such conditions days and weeks into the future.About Our GuestMarina Leite began her work with solar cells as a post-doctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology between 2008 and 2011. Currently, Leite is an associate professor at the University of California, Davis, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, conducting scientific research that helps our society mitigate climate change. Leite is also a UC Davis Chancellor's Fellow.ResourcesUS Department of Energy, Perovskite Solar CellsNational Laboratory of the Rockies, Photovoltaic ResearchJournal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Laser Scribing of Solar CellsUS Department of Energy, Perovskite Research ChallengesWorld Economic Forum, Solar power has big limitations, but Perovskites could change thatUC Davis Material Science and Engineering, Faculty Spotlight: Marine LeiteLeite Lab, Materials for Energy HarvestingFor a transcript of this episode, visit https://climatebreak.org/developing-perovskite-solar-cells-with-dr-marina-leite/
This is the third of four posts on how AI has impacted our Lean LaunchPad class and what we did about it.
This is the second of four posts on how AI has impacted our Lean LaunchPad class and what we did about it.
Daniel is joined by Oliver Jones, CEO of Aion Silicon, a global semiconductor design and engineering company delivering custom silicon solutions for the AI age. He leads the company's strategy and growth as it continuously helps technology companies bring advanced SoC designs to market from architecture through production,… Read More
Today, we welcome a special guest to the podcast, Vasanth Mohan, Head of Developer Relations and Product Marking at SambaNova.SambaNova is transforming AI with efficiency, security and sovereignty, driven by their relentless pursuit of intelligence, and running the largest models by maximizing dataflow efficiency. Vasanth and I dig into some fun - and heavy - topics at the backbone of where the industry is going with AI Inference, specifically at the hardware layer. Questions:Tell me and the audience a bit about you and SambaNova.The Shift to Autonomy: "When we shift from a user generating a single chat response to an autonomous coding agent executing dozens of background tool calls, loop checks, and file rewrites, how does the underlying inference profile change, and what metric breaks first?Latency Budgets: "Token-per-second throughput used to be a nice-to-have metric for human readability, but for multi-agent workflows running in parallel, low latency is critical to prevent system timeouts. How are developers designing prompt structures and context windows to prevent compounding latencies during multi-agent orchestration?Hardware Heterogeneity: "Hyperscalers historically standardized on monolithic hardware, but neoclouds are increasingly mixing high-memory GPUs, specialized inference ASICs, and custom interconnects. How do you decide the optimal hardware mix inside a rack when your customer demand fluctuates between massive long-context reasoning models and rapid edge-like decoding?Power and Rack Density: "With high-end inference accelerators drawing massive power per node, how are neocloud data centers re-engineering liquid cooling, rack layouts, and power distribution specifically to maximize inference density rather than training throughput?Decoupling Prefill and Decode: "Disaggregated inference splits compute-heavy prefill operations from memory-bandwidth-heavy decode operations onto distinct hardware pools. What are the biggest real-world friction points when deploying this in production—especially around KV-cache transfer overhead and inter-node networking?Dynamic Orchestration: "In a disaggregated setup, workload spikes in long-context coding prompts can saturate the prefill pool while leaving decode nodes underutilized. How are leading engineering teams building smart routing layers and dynamic auto-scaling engines to balance compute across compute-bound and memory-bound hardware?The Economic Tipping Point: "Enterprise adoption is oscillating between proprietary API-driven models and self-hosted open-weights models. At what scale—measured in inference volume, latency SLAs, or data privacy constraints—does it become economically imperative for a company to transition off closed APIs onto self-hosted open infrastructure?Linkshttps://sambanova.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-mohan/ Current Sponsors: Tiger Data Protected Harbor Render Fitnexa Perplexity Entelligence Checkout our Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Our Sponsors:* Check out Granola and use my code granola.ai/CODESTORY for a great deal: https://granola.ai* Check out Perplexity and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://www.perplexity.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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15 years ago, my Lean LaunchPad class changed how entrepreneurship is taught. The class is now taught in hundreds of universities worldwide and helped launch thousands of startups. But this past summer, I got thinking about whether AI killed our Lean LaunchPad class, and with it the Lean Startup and Customer Development.
Vem är metalvärldens största underdog? Blaze Bayley om du frågar oss. I avsnitt 223 får vår patron Hampus Skoglund önska ett ämne och han vill att vi dyker ner i den brittiska polisongbärarens karriär och liv. Vad hände med “den där killen i Iron Maiden på 90-talet” och hur står hans solodebut idag? Detta och mycket annat tar svarar vi på när vi dissekerar “Silicon Messiah”. What is real? FUTUREAL! Låtlista:Blaze Bayley - Ghost In The Machine (Silicon Messiah / SPV)Blaze Bayley - Silicon Messiah (Silicon Messiah / SPV)Blaze Bayley - The Brave (Silicon Messiah / SPV)Blaze Bayley - Reach For The Horizon (Silicon Messiah / SPV)Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun (Silicon Messiah / SPV)
HPQ Silicon's Radio Battery Breakthrough: A New Milestone for Military PowerHPQ Silicon's partner Novacium has developed prototype batteries with the French Army's Technical Section (STAT), targeting a significant capacity increase for military tactical radios.According to management, the prototypes deliver approximately 23% more capacity than the reference battery, using Novacium's silicon-enhanced anode technology. The significance is that the previous supplier had indicated STAT's performance target was not achievable within the existing system constraints.HPQ holds a 36.8% equity interest in Novacium and exclusive North American commercialization rights to its silicon-based anode technology.23% More Capacity: Management reports approximately 23% higher capacity versus the reference battery, targeting reduced battery weight carried by soldiers.French Army Evaluation: The collaboration with STAT began in January 2025 under a formal agreement. Initial prototypes have already been delivered for evaluation.NATO Pathway: According to management, the battery format is one design iteration away from NATO-standard compatibility, potentially providing a technical reference for future NATO-related discussions.Next Step: Phase-one field testing is expected next. Successful evaluation could lead to further prototype development and, subject to military procurement processes, potential orders.Military batteries create a simple problem: more batteries mean more weight carried by soldiers and less capacity for other mission-critical equipment.Novacium is targeting higher capacity within the existing battery form factor and charging infrastructure, rather than requiring an entirely new system.According to management, the incumbent supplier had indicated STAT's desired performance could not be achieved within those constraints. Novacium has now produced prototypes targeting that requirement with approximately 23% greater capacity than the reference battery.The potential opportunity extends beyond France. Management says the design is close to NATO-standard compatibility, which could provide Novacium with a technical reference when pursuing discussions with other NATO-affiliated stakeholders.The program also supports a broader strategy around sovereign battery manufacturing, with potential production pathways in France, Canada or the United States.“The fact that we've gotten this contract with STAT for prototype radio batteries is a heck of a third-party validation on Novacium's expertise to make the lithium-ion silicon-based batteries that militaries are looking for. The legacy supplier said it was impossible. We did it at the prototype stage.”This remains a prototype and evaluation program, not a procurement contract.However, Novacium has moved beyond laboratory testing by designing and delivering military radio battery prototypes for evaluation by the French Army's Technical Section.For HPQ, its 36.8% ownership in Novacium and exclusive North American commercialization rights provide exposure to that progress.The next milestone is field validation. If the batteries demonstrate the expected performance under military operating conditions, the program could advance toward additional development and potential procurement discussions.The question is now whether Novacium can turn its approximately 23% targeted capacity advantage into successful field validation, customer adoption and eventually scalable production.WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWSTRATEGIC IMPLICATIONSCEO BERNARD TOURILLONINVESTOR TAKEAWAY
Everything you want is right at your fingertips. There is no struggle, nothing to accomplish. Can humans figure out how to just enjoy life as the pets of a superintelligence? SourcesPlato. Republic, Book VII Sukhumāla SuttaRussell, Bertrand. "In Praise of Idleness." 1932. Keynes, John Maynard. "Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren." 1930. Susskind, Daniel. A World Without Work. Metropolitan Books, 2020. Robinson, Terry E., and Kent C. Berridge. "The neural basis of drug craving: an incentive-sensitization theory of addiction." Brain Research Reviews 18(3), 1993, 247–291. Robinson, Terry E., and Kent C. Berridge. "The Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Addiction 30 Years On." Annual Review of Psychology 76, 2025, 29–58.Berridge, Kent C., and Terry E. Robinson. "Liking, wanting, and the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction." American Psychologist 71, 2016, 670–679. "A reward and incentive-sensitization perspective on compulsive use of social networking sites — Wanting but not liking predicts checking frequency and problematic use behavior." Addictive Behaviors 116, 2021, article 106808Bostrom, Nicholas. "Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World." Ideapress Publishing, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin n and Jay Goldberg speak with Mark Wade, CEO of IR Labs, and Jesse Leiter, VP of Capital Strategy and Investor Relations. The conversation focuses on the necessity of solving the interconnect bottleneck in large-scale AI data centers by transitioning to optical connectivity. Mark explains the immense complexity of integrating optical engines into advanced CMOS nodes and highlights how the release of ChatGPT accelerated the market's demand for these large-scale computing solutions. Additionally, the discussion explores IR Labs' strategic reliance on leading-edge foundries like TSMC, their ecosystem partnerships with tech giants like NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, and their calculated funding strategy aimed at an eventual IPO in a market projected to reach $30 to $50 billion by 2030
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SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 112 BepiColumbo on final approach to Mercury The BepiColumbo spacecraft Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated from the main spacecraft, marking a major milestone in its eight year journey to the nearest plant to the Sun. Mercury's crust formed by extreme volcanism A new study has shown that the planet Mercury's crust was formed by extreme volcanism. First orbital launch success from European soil For the first time in history, a space launch from continental Europe has successfully reached orbit. The Science Report People with lung cancer more likely to have larger quantities of microplastics in their lungs. A genetically modified pig kidney keeps a patient with kidney failure dialysis free for nine months. Palaeontologists discover the fossilized remains of a peculiar new species of Jurassic squid. Scientists have discovered the first Denisovan radius bones at a fossil dig site in Southwest China. Skeptics guide to the regrets of the dead. Our Guests This Week Dr Fred Jourdan from Curtin University ESA BepiColombo Project Scientist Johannes Benkhoff DLR Planetary Scientist Jorn Helbert Our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics
This week, Saudi Arabia has turned to its allies for military support as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tighten their grip on Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab shipping choke point, while drone attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure deepen an emerging energy crisis. In Russia, voters head to the polls for a tightly controlled parliamentary election with little meaningful opposition, as Vladimir Putin insists there will be no new mobilisation. Meanwhile, warnings about the risks of AI are coming from inside the industry itself, with Microsoft's AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warning against treating AI models like humans – and raising the prospect of a new “silicon species” competing with us for resources. Finally, in Britain, the royal family is back on the defensive as Earl Spencer's new claims about Princess Diana's funeral prompt an unusually pointed response from Buckingham Palace.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWSix-Month Validation: A July 2026 test campaign with 10 AA NOVA prototypes preceded the order, lighter pack, at least equivalent performance versus Alta Ares' reference battery.High-Current Power: The AA NOVA pack uses 18 cylindrical 21700 GEN3 “high-current” cells (5,000 mAh each, 25C discharge rate, 125A per cell).Weight Advantage: Silicon-based cells delivered higher energy density than graphite, reducing onboard weight, critical for drone agility, acceleration, endurance, or payload.GEN4 In Development: Future packs could incorporate 6,000 mAh GEN4 “high-current” cells, targeting an increase in pack capacity over the current GEN3 design.NATO & French Army Traction: First GEN3 order for FPV drones destined for a French Army regiment announced in August 2026; discussions held with the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence in Vilnius regarding energy autonomy.STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONSThe counter-drone market is constrained by a single problem: battery weight limits flight time, payload, and responsiveness. Traditional graphite-anode cells struggle to deliver the power-to-weight ratio required for demanding interceptor missions, where every gram affects agility and every second of endurance matters. That's why Alta Ares spent nearly six months co-developing a custom solution with Novacium.Novacium's silicon-based anode technology addresses that constraint. By increasing energy density without adding weight, the AA NOVA pack can extend operational parameters, agility, acceleration, endurance, available payload, while maintaining the 25C discharge rate essential for high-speed maneuvers. For an interceptor drone designed to neutralize threats in flight, that advantage can translate directly into improved mission performance. It's also why Alta Ares and Novacium are already working on potential next-generation packs incorporating GEN4 cells.The timing is favourable, and the strategy is deliberate. Canadian officials have publicly discussed plans involving large-scale drone deployment. HPQ announced in 2025 that it had secured up to $3 million in federal funding to advance a 50-tonne-per-year silicon-based anode material production facility in Canada. The EU-Canada collaboration on defence and technology is accelerating. CEO Bernard Tourillon:"We're ecstatic about this press release. For the last six months, we've been skating around it, because we knew who we were talking with and the significance of what we were doing. But until we reached this milestone, until Novacium could name the client, it was difficult to be very clear. We've now gone through the wringer of being certified by a top drone manufacturer. And we strongly believe this could translate into more opportunities in both Europe and North America. This is the beginning of what we see as an inflection point. There's a massive demand, and we're now reaching the point where we have to start looking at what's going to be our best strategy to meet it."INVESTOR TAKEAWAYThis is not just another development test, it is a first commercial order for more than 100 AA NOVA packs from a NATO-engaged, DGA-selected defence company whose systems and software have been evaluated in real combat conditions. Novacium has progressed from lab-scale cells to defence-sector commercial orders in under two years. HPQ, as a 36.8% shareholder in Novacium and the exclusive North American license holder for its silicon-based anode technologies, stands to benefit from Novacium's European orders while it advances its own domestic production capacity with federal support. The transition from prototypes and qualification to an initial wave of commercial validation is underway. The next phase is scaling to meet demand, supported by policy tailwinds, defence procurement channels, and growing customer traction in drone and defence applications.
Many people believe that in a the robo-communist future of superintelligent AI, humans will flourish: artists, scholars -- perhaps Burning Man 24/7. Human nature suggests a very different picture.Nietzsche, Friedrich. Thus Spoke ZarathustraBecker, Ernest. The Denial of Death.Bostrom, Nick. Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World. Ideapress, 2024Kosmyna, Nataliya, et al. "Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task." arXiv:2506.08872, 2025. MIT Media Lab.Stanković, Miloš, et al. "Comment on: Your Brain on ChatGPT." arXiv:2601.00856, 2026. Lee, Hao-Ping (Hank), Advait Sarkar, Lev Tankelevitch, Ian Drosos, Sean Rintel, Richard Banks, and Nicholas Wilson. "The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking." Proceedings of CHI 2025, Yokohama.Aguiar, Mark, Erik Hurst, and Loukas Karabarbounis. "Time Use during the Great Recession." American Economic Review 103(5), 2013, 1664–1696. Sleep and TV absorb the largest share of foregone work hours.Aguiar, Mark, and Erik Hurst. "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades." Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007. Leisure up roughly 4–8 hrs/week, 1965–2003. Cowen, Tyler. "Human Life in a Post-AGI World." Talk at Google DeepMind, July 8, 2026. tylercowen.com. - Note Cowen disagrees significantly with me!National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2024 results. 12th-grade reading lowest ever reported, 10 points below 1992; 4th and 8th grade at early-1990s levels. Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2023 cycle, released Dec 2024 (NCES). Bone et al. "Reading for pleasure" trends from the American Time Use Survey, 2003–2023. iScience, August 2025.Aguiar, Mark, Mark Bils, Kerwin Kofi Charles, and Erik Hurst. "Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men." Journal of Political Economy 129(2), 2021, 337–382. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Die Gefahren durch KI sind derzeit in aller Munde. In Dreden tagt dazu die Konferenz "Brains on Silicon". Man muss die Gefahren ernst nehmen, aber sich nicht wahnsinnig machen lassen, sagt TU-Forscher Wolfgang Lehner.
Graphite has powered lithium-ion battery anodes for decades, but its capacity has limits. Silicon can theoretically store more than ten times as much lithium, yet its expansion during charging has made commercial use difficult. HPQ Silicon's strategic partner Novacium has spent years addressing that challenge. Now, its silicon-based technology is being evaluated with material from an established graphite producer.On September 10, 2026, Novacium announced exploratory technical work with Tokai COBEX Savoie, part of Japan's Tokai Carbon Group. The companies will evaluate combining Novacium's high-capacity silicon-based material with Tokai COBEX's 99.99% purity, low-carbon synthetic graphite.If successful, the work could support a high-performance, lower-carbon anode material designed and potentially produced in France. HPQ holds a 36.8% equity interest in Novacium.• Industrial Partner: Tokai COBEX brings established carbon and graphite manufacturing experience, with French operations that have expanded into battery graphite.• European Supply Chain: The companies are evaluating a combination of French-produced synthetic graphite and Novacium silicon technology that could contribute to a more integrated European battery supply chain.• Proven Performance: GEN3 enabled 18650 cells to average 4,030 mAh and retain more than 3,000 mAh after 1,000 cycles. GEN4 later enabled 21700 cells to average more than 6,600 mAh under standard testing.• Commercial Progress: Novacium has received an order for GEN3 battery packs intended for FPV drones destined for a French Army regiment and delivered 30 custom packs to three European drone manufacturers for final-stage evaluation.Graphite has a theoretical capacity of about 372 mAh/g versus approximately 4,200 mAh/g for silicon. The problem is that silicon can expand by more than 300% during charging, potentially damaging the anode and reducing battery life.Novacium's approach is designed to add silicon-based material to predominantly graphite-based anodes, increasing capacity while addressing durability.The Tokai COBEX program will now evaluate compatibility, performance and economics using its specific synthetic graphite.Novacium has progressed from developing silicon-based anode materials into cells and custom battery packs, producing measurable performance results, certifications, customer evaluations and an initial defence-related order.Tokai COBEX introduces a different potential pathway: working with an established graphite producer rather than entering graphite production independently.CEO Bernard Tourillon said licensing and joint ventures could eventually represent possible business models, although no commercial agreement with Tokai COBEX has been announced.“As graphite-based anode materials approach their theoretical capacity limits, integrating silicon-based materials represents one of the most promising avenues for enabling graphite manufacturers to offer higher-performance anode materials.”This is not yet a commercial contract. It is an exploratory technical program, with no assurance it will result in production or commercialization.What matters is who is evaluating the technology and why.An established graphite producer is testing whether its synthetic graphite can be combined with Novacium's silicon-based material to create a higher-capacity, lower-carbon anode solution.For HPQ, this adds another potential commercialization pathway alongside ENDURA+ cells, custom battery packs and silicon-based anode materials.The next question is straightforward: Can the technical compatibility and economics justify moving from evaluation to a formal commercial relationship?WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWWHY GRAPHITE NEEDS SILICONANOTHER COMMERCIAL PATHWAYINVESTOR TAKEAWAY
On this episode of the Project Censored Show, media scholar Nolan Higdon discusses his latest piece “Unmasking AI: 10 Myths Fueling the Silicon Mirage.” AI systems are being deployed precipitously and often without foundational understanding from the very creators and advocates driving their adoption, consequently uncritically accepting corporate hype over… The post Unmasking AI: 10 Myths Fueling the Silicon Mirage appeared first on Project Censored.
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In today's episode, Advantest's Dong Ong sits down with Salah Nasri, CEO & Co-Founder of ISIG (International Semiconductor Industry Group), to discuss how the semiconductor industry is redefining competitive advantage. @SemiconductorLeadershipPodcastSubscribe to Advantest Talks Semi Podcast for the latest episodes and stay ahead of the curve with cutting-edge insights from industry leaders.You can also listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout (https://advantesttalkssemi.buzzsprout...) or any of your favorite podcast platforms.Please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id...! Your feedback helps us improve and reach new listeners.Learn more about Advantest at www.advantest.com.#SemiconductorIndustry #SupplyChain #GlobalSupplyChain #ChipIndustry #Semiconductors #TechInnovation #StrategicAlliances #IndustryInsights #Microelectronics #SupplyChainManagement #Geopolitics #Manufacturing #FutureOfTechnology #ISIG #SalahNasri #SemiconductorLeadership #IndustryTransformation #SiliconToSystemsThanks for tuning in to "Advantest Talks Semi"! If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Please take a moment to leave a rating on Apple Podcast. Your feedback helps us improve and reach new listeners. Don't forget to subscribe and share with your friends. We appreciate your support!
In early June, the EU Commission presented the “Chips Act 2.0": an extended funding program for the European chip industry. Silicon Saxony from Dresden, Europe's largest semiconductor cluster, welcomes the proposal. Correspondent Kaspar Vissar talks to Silicon Saxony Managing Director Frank Bösenberg and sustainability researcher Prof. Dr. Dr. Felix Ekardt about how the new EU law could further strengthen the region and which ecological factors should be taken into account. - Anfang Juni hat die EU-Kommission den "Chips Act 2.0" vorgelegt: ein erweitertes Förderprogramm für die europäische Chipindustrie. Der Verband Silicon Saxony aus Dresden, Europas größter Halbleiter-Cluster, begrüßt den Vorschlag grundsätzlich. Deutschland-Korrespondent Kaspar Vissar spricht mit dem Geschäftsführer von Silicon Saxony Frank Bösenberg und Nachhaltigkeitsforscher Prof. Dr. Dr. Felix Ekardt darüber, wie das neue EU-Gesetz die Region weiter stärken könnte, und welche ökologischen Faktoren dabei berücksichtigt werden sollten.
After a two-week technical delay, Micah and Michael return to break down the rapidly evolving intersect of artificial intelligence, global infrastructure, and the nature of mind.In this episode, we dive into: Data Centers & Global Regulations: How local legislation and regional climate patterns—such as proposed environmental standards in Spain—are forcing a redesign of modern tech infrastructure. The Energy & Resource Footprint: The hidden resource cost of the AI boom, exploring why high-density AI clusters require vastly more power and cooling water than traditional cloud computing. The AI Economy: Dissecting the financial realities behind the hype, comparing hardware revenue giants like Nvidia against the long-term economic viability of modern AI business models. Synthetic Systems vs. Consciousness: Expanding the conversation beyond physical hardware to examine machine intelligence, biological perception, and whether synthetic systems can ever bridge the gap into genuine conscious awareness.Timestamps00:00 - Introduction & The Two-Week Tech Delay02:15 - Regional Regulations & The Spanish Data Center Mandates08:40 - The True Resource Footprint: Power, Water, & AI Infrastructure16:20 - Following the Money: Nvidia, Big Tech, & The AI Bubble Debate25:05 - Silicon vs. Mind: Machine Intelligence & The Question of Consciousness38:10 - Wrap-Up & Looking AheadIf you enjoy the episode, please like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments below! What specific topics or questions should we tackle in the next episode?
The digital economy may get the headlines, but behind every AI breakthrough, electric vehicle, automated warehouse, and data center is a complex physical supply chain making it possible. In this episode of The Buzz, powered by Toyota Automated Logistics, hosts Scott Luton and Karin Bursa welcome Gaurav Singh Chaudhary, founder and editor of Silicon and Steel, to explore the infrastructure, materials, energy, and global trade relationships powering some of today's biggest transformations.From Walmart's massive investment in automated fulfillment to dramatic shifts in the Southern timber industry, Scott, Karin, and Gaurav break down the connections between changing consumer demand, automation, trade policy, and supply chain strategy. They examine the potential impact of semiconductor tariffs on AI infrastructure, why nuclear energy's fuel supply could become a critical bottleneck, and how AI and EV manufacturers are increasingly competing for the same electronics and manufacturing capacity.Along the way, the conversation highlights an important reality: the AI economy isn't purely digital. Its growth depends on chips, energy, batteries, data centers, manufacturing capacity, logistics networks, and resilient global supply chains.Key TakeawaysSpeed must be designed into the network. Walmart's next-generation fulfillment investment demonstrates why companies can't simply compensate for poor network design with more expensive transportation.Automation is changing the nature of warehouse work. As fulfillment processes become increasingly automated, traditional manual roles are giving way to jobs focused on maintaining, operating, and optimizing technology.Supply chains operate on dramatically different timelines. Timber can take decades to mature while demand, tariffs, interest rates, and trade policies can change within months, creating significant challenges for long-term planning.The AI economy has a very physical foundation. Chips, servers, power generation, cooling systems, batteries, and data centers all create supply constraints that can determine how quickly AI infrastructure scales.Nuclear energy presents a supply chain bottleneck. The fuel required by emerging small nuclear reactors creates sourcing and geopolitical risks that extend far beyond simply building more reactors.AI and automotive supply chains are increasingly interconnected. EVs and AI infrastructure compete for electronics, chips, circuit boards, batteries, and manufacturing capacity while AI demand is also creating new opportunities for automotive battery investments.Context turns data into actionable intelligence. Supply chain-specific AI must understand industry terminology, relationships, workflows, and business rules, not simply process general-purpose data.Supply chain leaders can no longer look at AI, energy, manufacturing, trade, logistics, and infrastructure as separate conversations. This episode connects the dots between them. Tune in for practical insights into how automation, tariffs, shifting demand, energy constraints, and emerging technologies are reshaping global supply chains and why understanding the physical infrastructure behind the digital economy will be essential for navigating what comes next.Additional Links & Resources: Toyota Automated Logistics: https://toyota-automated-logistics.com/ With That Said: https://bit.ly/WTS-30-Aug-2026 From Data Chaos To Decision Intelligence: How AI Continues To Reshape Logistics: https://bit.ly/ExecExchange-MattMcKinney-LoopMeet Hunter Wendelstedt, MLB's next Ángel Hernández in the making: https://bit.ly/MLB-ABS-MakingTractionWalmart to build $1.3B fulfillment center in Georgia: https://bit.ly/Walmart-Invests-in-GATimber Was Gold in the South—Until a Market Collapse Crushed the Forest Economy: https://on.wsj.com/3T96zoxAnother potential headache for US data centers — Trump tariffs: https://politi.co/4gFffutWest Wants Nuclear for AI. Russia Controls the Fuel: https://bit.ly/3Uigrg6Silicon & Steel: https://siliconandsteel.co/ Connect with Gaurav on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsc/Upcoming Live Programming: https://supplychainnow.com/upcoming-live-programming/Supply Chain Now Resource Hub: https://supplychainnow.com/resource-hub/Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/aboutLearn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.comWatch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now Subscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/join Work with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3XH6OVkLearn more about Blue Yonder Cognitive Solutions: http://blueyonder.com/cognitiveWEBINAR- SAP AI Inside the Supply Chain: From Silo to Orchestration: https://bit.ly/4bvpz6KWEBINAR- Operational AI in the Supply Chain: How context empowers agents and humans to operate side by side: https://bit.ly/4x7Vd2ZWEBINAR- You Can't Manage What You Can't See: Using Visibility, KPIs, and AI to Optimize Logistics Operations: https://bit.ly/4ql6iemThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Karin Bursa, and produced by Trisha Cordes, Joshua Miranda, and Amanda Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated episode page at: https://supplychainnow.com/thebuzz-from-silicon-to-steel-supply-chains-behind-ai The content in this episode, including all audio, videos, visuals, and graphics, is the property of Supply Chain Now and is protected by copyright law. 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As systems become more software-defined, the traditional development model of waiting for hardware before serious software validation begins is no longer sustainable. Software teams need platforms earlier. Hardware teams need realistic workloads sooner. Verification teams need better ways to expose system-level issues before tapeout. We will look at how digital twins are becoming the shared foundation for this new HW/SW co-development model. Using virtual platforms, hardware emulation, and FPGA prototyping, teams can start earlier, collaborate more closely, and design/optimize/validate with greater confidence. We will also discuss new system-level verification challenges in power, performance, and DFT, showing how pre-silicon Hardware platforms can help teams find critical issues earlier and deliver more robust software-defined systems.
Nvidia will buy open-source AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13B. BofA's Vivek Arya says that will extend Nvidia's sphere of influence well beyond Silicon. Meanwhile, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all experienced outages in the morning--former Marine Corps. hacker David Kennedy says while that can be attributed to new models causing massive usage spikes, there could also be other, more sinister, factors at play. Plus, a Kansas union leader on why he broke with tradition, aligning with Republicans on data centers in the state. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The world is barreling towards disaster on many fronts. Crises include: climate change, depopulation, government debt, sagging welfare states, housing affordability, healthcare affordability, political polarization, government paralysis.By 2050 they will all be irrelevant, as will the structures trying to grapple with them.SOURCES:Kokotajlo, Daniel, et al. AI 2027. ai-2027.com. Kokotajlo, Daniel. "What 2026 Looks Like." 2021.Amodei, Dario. "Machines of Loving Grace." 2024.TechTimes. "OpenAI GPT-5 Biological Risk Classification." July 27, 2026.Axios. "The AI Titans' Biggest Private Fear." July 24, 2026.Center for a New American Security (CNAS). "AI and the Evolution of Biological National Security Risks." August 2024.AI Incident Reporting Act. 2026.AI Kill Switch Act. 2026.Schneier, Bruce. "AI Surveillance Is Being Supercharged." Schneier on Security, July 2026.DeepMind. "AlphaFold: Five Years of Impact." 2024.Bostrom, Nick. "The Superintelligent Will: Motivation and Instrumental Rationality in Advanced Artificial Agents." Minds and Machines, 2012.Bostrom, Nick. "Astronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development." Utilitas, 2003.Vinge, Vernor. A Fire Upon the Deep. Tor Books, 1992.Freitas, Robert A., Jr. "A Self-Reproducing Interstellar Probe." Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, vol. 33 (1980): 251–264.Wikipedia. "Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894."Oxford Academic. Book chapter on William Crookes and the wheat-supply crisis (1898 address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science).Jevons, William Stanley. The Coal Question: An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal-Mines. Macmillan, 1865.Ricardo, David. "On Machinery." Chapter 31, On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, 3rd ed. John Murray, 1821.United Kingdom. Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Physical Deterioration. 1904.Vinge, Vernor. "The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where else are you going to get GTA6, WiFi7, M6, WPA3, RTX 5090 and Atari 2600 coverage all in the same show? No where else, that's where. Listen to the dulcet tones of tech whisperers go over the weekly news and so much more. Hot Chips, SteamOS, Outlook stupidity! Oh, and Linux turns 35.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:46 Patreon01:44 Food with Josh04:24 Breaking news - Hot Chips was all about ai11:06 Apple has new silicon and Macs16:20 Linux turns 3517:25 SteamOS 3.9 Main boots on Intel Arc B58018:53 Careful when you upgrade to WiFi 722:55 New Outlook can look more like old Outlook now25:40 How much is that 5090 in the window?29:25 NVIDIA financials35:21 (In)Security Corner51:06 Gaming Quick Hits56:07 Picks of the Week1:08:31 Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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When a terrible workplace accident kills a guy on a terraforming station, it's easy to blame the coworker that looks like Joe Exotic. But after the investigation reveals the true culprit, their defense is a little offensive. Is there such thing as a friendly-looking laser? What's the worst insult you can call a human being? Can a hummer be a sign of life? It's the episode that needs to decide what it wants you to drink, and what it does notSupport the production of our shows Members get benefits including bonus episodes and an ad-free experienceSign up for our mailing list!Get a thing at podshop.biz!The Greatest Generation is hosted by Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison The show is produced by Wynde PriddySocial media is managed by Rob Adler and Bill TilleyMusic by Adam Ragusea & Dark MateriaDiscuss the show using the hashtag #GreatestGen and find us on social media:YouTube | Instagram | BlueskyAnd check out these online communities run by FODs: Reddit | USS Hood Discord | Facebook group | Wikia | FriendsOfDeSoto.socialSupport the production of The Greatest Generation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg break down the shifting dynamics across the semiconductor landscape, from analog chips to custom silicon and corporate balance sheets.Analog Devices (ADI) & The Data Center Wave: ADI reports a strong quarter, driven by a doubling of its data center revenue and expanding opportunities in 800-volt data center architectures. Ben and Jay discuss ADI's conservative focus on SAM (Serviceable Addressable Market) over TAM, high gross margins, and how analog content per gigawatt is becoming a key driver for power, safety, and sub-volt conversion.AI Sentiment vs. Market Reality: The hosts address the hype around AI "curing cancer," clarifying Moderna's recent bio-informatics announcement, and discuss the growing local friction surrounding massive data center construction projects.Custom ASICs & Marvell's Google Win: Analysis of Marvell's expanding relationship with Google for periphery XPU attach, optical interconnects, and CXL. They unpack why this is a massive win for Marvell's diversification and clear up misconceptions regarding Broadcom's market position.The Era of "Balance Sheet Competition": Semiconductor giants are using equity, warrants, and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to fund data center capacity. Ben and Jay debate the risks of chip companies taking on debt-like obligations to compete with NVIDIA.
The artificial intelligence company Anthropic has recently hired Amir Salek, a prominent semiconductor veteran, to lead its new internal hardware initiative. Salek previously spearheaded Google's TPU program and held a leadership role at Nvidia, making him a highly strategic acquisition for the developer of the Claude chatbot. This move signals Anthropic's transition toward creating custom silicon to reduce its reliance on external suppliers and optimize the massive costs of training frontier AI models. To support these expansive infrastructure goals, reports indicate that Broadcom is securing significant institutional debt to fund the necessary computing power and networking technology. By developing its own chips, Anthropic joins other major tech giants in the race to control the full hardware stack necessary for future innovation. These sources ultimately highlight a major industry shift where independent hardware capabilities are becoming essential for maintaining a competitive edge in artificial intelligence.
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
The recent public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27, and iPadOS 27 are available. What Tim Cook hopes others will view as his legacy as Apple's CEO. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. And will the iPhone 18 skip the fall launch? Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27. Here's what's new with iOS and macOS 27 beta 6. iOS 26.6.1 has fixes for 20+ security issues on iPhone. Tim Cook on his Apple legacy: 'I hope people say I was a good and decent man'. macOS Tahoe 26.7 beta references several unreleased products like Home Hub. Apple's camera-equipped AirPods confirmed. Apple proposes commissions of up to 15% for off-App Store purchases in the US. Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union. It looks like Apple's iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year. Leaker details A20 Pro chip's new speed gains. Apple's Back to School offers have been extended, but you can do much better. Apple in talks to pay publishers to improve AI-powered Siri. Apple's China AI strategy now includes training its own custom model. Apple sends fresh wave of mercenary spyware warnings worldwide. Golf's US Open Championship could come to Apple TV in latest sports bid. Jessica Chastain says Apple TV will finally release 'The Savant' after postponement following Charlie Kirk assassination: 'We're going to see it'. Picks of the Week Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 4 Christina's Pick: Sony MDR-7506 Jason's Pick: Unforgetful Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: guardsquare.com zocdoc.com/macbreak
(00:00:00) 229: Doctor W.H.O. on Lubes - A World Health Issue! (00:00:11) Welcome to Itchy and Bitchy (00:01:32) The Surprising Variety of Sex Lubricants (00:04:51) What Makes a Good Lubricant (00:09:51) Personal Preferences in Lubricant Selection (00:15:25) Types of Lubricants Explained (00:21:20) The Importance of Provider-Patient Communication (00:22:32) Legit or Bullshit: Sexual Health Quirks (00:28:19) Closing Remarks and Call to Action The Art of the Perfect Lube: Because Your Vagina Deserves a Craft CocktailNobody talks about personal lubricants the way they talk about a perfectly balanced Old Fashioned, and honestly that's a crime. Both require the right ingredients, the wrong ones will absolutely ruin the experience, and yet most people are just grabbing whatever's cheapest off the shelf with zero regard for the recipe. Turns out formulation matters enormously; pH balance, osmolality, silicone versus water base, parabens, glycerin - these are your bitters, your base spirit, your garnish.Get the ratio wrong and you're looking at irritation, infection, and a night that ends far earlier than planned. Just like a great bartender wouldn't dump corn syrup into a Negroni, your body deserves better than petroleum-based mystery ingredients.We're breaking down exactly what's in your bottle and why the right cocktail recipe changes everything.Visit itchyandbitchy.comItchy & Bitchy is the podcast for anyone who has ever felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support.Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system. From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we'll call that too. For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers: WE OFFER No BS
Thaddeus Ladd has spent seventeen years at HRL as the theoretical anchor of its silicon spin qubit program — co-authoring the 2023 Nature paper that demonstrated universal logic with encoded spin qubits, and contributing to the 2026 QPU paper that integrated qubits, a cryo-CMOS controller, and a new superconducting ribbon cable into a single digitally controlled system. He is not a commentator on this acquisition; he is one of the people whose work made it happen.The conversation is recorded eleven days after IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire HRL from Boeing and General Motors — a deal that has not yet closed. That timing makes this one of the few technically grounded, insider-adjacent conversations available about what IBM is actually buying, why the exchange-only spin qubit architecture is strategically distinctive, and what the combination of HRL's research culture with IBM's fabrication ambitions could produce. Listeners who follow quantum hardware, quantum computing strategy, or the evolution of industrial research labs will find this episode unusually substantive.What We Get IntoWhy the 2026 QPU paper is a systems story, not just a fidelity story — the qubit chip, the cryo-CMOS controller operating at four Kelvin, and the new superconducting ribbon cable are all part of one integrated QPU, and that framing is central to understanding what IBM acquired.What "exchange-only" actually means — why using only voltage-controlled exchange interactions (no microwaves, no local oscillators, no phase tracking during idle) is both a technical constraint and a significant engineering advantage for scaling.Why the jump from six dots to fifty-four dots happened so fast — and what was happening in HRL's fabrication program that wasn't being published.What EUV lithography has to do with spin qubit scaling — and why the connection between HRL's process and IBM's Anderon 300 mm quantum foundry is one of the clearest pieces of strategic logic in the acquisition announcement.How HRL's cryo-CMOS work could benefit IBM's superconducting program — and why the control-and-interconnect bottleneck is a shared problem across modalities, not a spin-qubit-specific one.The "chandelier" reframe — Thaddeus's argument that the cables, filters, and control electronics surrounding a superconducting qubit chip are not overhead; they are part of the QPU, and understanding that changes how you read the HRL acquisition.Which modality Thaddeus thinks will reach commercially useful scale first — and why he still believes spin qubits are the long-term answer, using an analogy to vacuum tubes and silicon microprocessors that is worth hearing in full.What the acquisition means for HRL as an institution — the context of lost program funding, the December 2025 Q2B meeting, and what it means for a defense-oriented industrial research lab to find a commercial path through IBM.Resources & LinksGuestThaddeus D. Ladd — Personal Website & Publications — Self-curated, annotated bibliography; the best single source for his research arc across spin qubits and quantum communication.Thaddeus Ladd — Hertz Foundation Profile — Biographical overview of his career and role at HRL.Thaddeus D. Ladd — Google Scholar — Full citation record.Papers & ArticlesA Digitally Controlled Silicon Quantum Processing Unit — arXiv (April 2026) — The QPU paper discussed at length in this episode: 54-dot device, cryo-CMOS controller at 4 K, superconducting ribbon cable, and error correction experiments — all working as one integrated system.Universal Logic with Encoded Spin Qubits in Silicon — Nature (2023) — The landmark result demonstrating universal logic with exchange-only encoded qubits; Ladd was co-author and lead theorist.Two-Dimensional Si Spin Qubit Arrays with Multilevel Interconnects — PRX Quantum (2025) — Scalable 2D spin-qubit arrays achieving greater than 99.9% single-qubit gate fidelity; the step between the 2023 and 2026 results.Silicon Encoded Spin Qubits Achieve Universality — HRL (2023) — HRL's public announcement of the Nature result; accessible summary for non-specialists.Semiconductor Spin Qubits: The Certainty of Progress — HRL (December 2025) — HRL's public framing of the platform's trajectory, published shortly before the Q2B meeting where Sebastian and Thaddeus first met.Acquisition & IBM StrategyIBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories — IBM Newsroom (July 23, 2026) — The definitive transaction announcement; names the full scope of what IBM says it is acquiring.IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories — HRL Laboratories (July 23, 2026) — HRL's concise confirmation of the deal and the beginning of regulatory review.What Are Spin Qubits? — IBM Quantum (July 23, 2026) — IBM's technical explanation of HRL's Si/SiGe exchange-only qubits and the shared silicon fabrication argument.A Brief History of HRL Laboratories — IBM Research (July 23, 2026) — IBM's institutional framing of HRL, including its history with the laser, self-aligned-gate MOS fabrication, and the 2026 spin-qubit QPU.IBM and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce Anderon Quantum Foundry (May 21, 2026) — The 300 mm quantum foundry announcement that Thaddeus identifies as one of the clearest pieces of strategic logic behind the HRL acquisition.IBM Commits More Than $10 Billion to Quantum Computing (June 2, 2026) — Capital context for the acquisition: R&D, manufacturing scale-up, M&A, and ecosystem investment over five years.Tools & PlatformsspinQICK — GitHub — HRL's open-source FPGA-based spin-qubit control toolkit; a concrete artifact of HRL's approach to open tooling.HRL Launches Open-Source spinQICK — HRL (July 2025) — Announcement and context for the spinQICK release.HRL Quantum — Collection of HRL quantum research, talks, and news.Organizations
Kate Scott-Dawkins and Sam Weston continue their "Four Futures" series exploring potential scenarios for AI and advertising in 2035. This week, they dive into The Sovereign Stack—a future scenario characterized by concentrated control driven by public, civic, and government interests. They discuss how nation-states are asserting control over critical AI dependencies like compute, data, and security, how this fragments the global internet into regional intelligence ecosystems, and what this geopolitical shift means for global brands, agencies, advertising infrastructure, and media measurement.Key Topics DiscussedDefining The Sovereign Stack: How governments maintain control over the intelligence supply chain (compute, data, digital identity, cybersecurity) without necessarily owning every AI model outright.Geopolitical Regionalization: How AI environments will reflect regional values and state priorities across the US, Europe, China, and the Global South.Cybersecurity as a Catalyst: How threats to critical physical and civic infrastructure (water systems, healthcare, utilities) accelerate state intervention and state-guaranteed AI defense.Capital and Infrastructure Demands: The massive physical investments required for data centers, power grids, and chip supply chains, alongside potential new tax policies on automated productivity.Open Source Models & State Sovereignty: Using open-weight models to reduce national dependence on foreign platforms and keep sensitive data local.Impact on Global Advertisers and Agencies: Navigating fragmented local jurisdictions, maintaining universal brand identity while localizing AI execution, and the evolving role of agencies as systems integrators and diplomatic partners.Backcasting Timeline (2026–2035): The five-stage progression from early public-private partnerships to nationalized champions, AI-native states, and international AI trade agreements.Strategic Actions for Marketers: Building a sovereign-ready commercial stack, managing state-affiliation brand risks, and tracking key policy signals.Chapters00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 01:16 - What is The Sovereign Stack? 02:30 - Ownership vs. Control over AI Dependencies 04:41 - Living in 2035: Borders on the Intelligence Layer 05:31 - Geopolitical Divergence: US, Europe, China, and the Global South 08:08 - Current Signals of Government AI Intervention 13:31 - Cybersecurity as the Catalyst for State Involvement 17:06 - Physical Infrastructure: Compute, Silicon, and Chips 19:09 - The Positive Vision for Sovereign AI 21:42 - How Governments Currently Shape Advertising 25:53 - Impact on Global Brands and Marketing Strategy 28:51 - Media Ecosystems, Clean Rooms, and Measurement 30:02 - Backcasting Timeline: From 2026 to 2035 34:02 - Three Strategic Actions for Advertisers Today 37:16 - Media Recommendations and Closing Remarks
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In today's episode, Advantest's Dong Ong sits down with Salah Nasri, CEO & Co-Founder of ISIG (International Semiconductor Industry Group), to discuss how the semiconductor industry is redefining competitive advantage. @SemiconductorLeadershipPodcast Subscribe to Advantest Talks Semi Podcast for the latest episodes and stay ahead of the curve with cutting-edge insights from industry leaders.You can also listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout (https://advantesttalkssemi.buzzsprout...) or any of your favorite podcast platforms. Please leave a rating on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id...! Your feedback helps us improve and reach new listeners. Learn more about Advantest at www.advantest.com. #SemiconductorIndustry #SupplyChain #GlobalSupplyChain #ChipIndustry #Semiconductors #TechInnovation #StrategicAlliances #IndustryInsights #Microelectronics #SupplyChainManagement #Geopolitics #Manufacturing #FutureOfTechnology #ISIG #SalahNasri #SemiconductorLeadership #IndustryTransformation #SiliconToSystemsThanks for tuning in to "Advantest Talks Semi"! If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear from you! Please take a moment to leave a rating on Apple Podcast. Your feedback helps us improve and reach new listeners. Don't forget to subscribe and share with your friends. We appreciate your support!
BEST OF: Are robotic priests, pastors, imams, rabbis, and monks a good idea? Several countries and major religions have unveiled robotic, spiritual officials. Each is trained through the teachings of its respective religion, but also draws on language learning models that can be traced back to central chat sources. Having major religions, pulling from the same spiritual source effectively produces a one world spiritual order. The robots are mainly for show, but the central source of their information can be accessed personally via the growing number of spiritual Chatbot applications. Considering that most spiritual teachers, including Jesus, taught that institutions and officials were not necessary for salvation, it would appear this shift and spiritual education is positive. However, if a solace, centrally biased, source is feeding the general public spiritual advice then it appears then it is not based on Christ, but instead an antichrist.*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, subscribe below.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.volts.wtfVolts published eight conversations in July on subjects with nothing obvious in common: an Arizona utility board election, Minnesota smart meters, land value taxes in Spokane, silicon battery anodes. Yet six of them arrived at the same constraint. What stops energy infrastructure from getting built in the United States is more often written into law than into physics. On this episode, David Roberts pulls one stretch from each July conversation into a single hour, with two Minnesota utility regulators, a Spokane city council member, a Hawaii state senator, a co-founder of a battery materials company, and more.Chapters:00:00 Introduction: a new format for Volts01:22 Arizona: winning the utility elections nobody watches07:04 Minnesota: the smart meter data nobody uses12:40 Spokane: how property taxes reward empty lots17:31 Hawaii: the education gap in state energy policy22:13 The data center backlash is a politics story27:41 Why America can't build transit: procurement32:41 Clean energy after the IRA: the glass debate38:26 Silicon anodes: the other half of the battery44:47 Closing: tell me if this worked
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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribeMaterials in lithium-ion battery cathodes have continuously evolved since the 1990s, but anodes have stubbornly remained graphite. Now, finally, there's some innovation on that side: silicon anodes, which engineers have struggled to master for a decade, are finally coming into wide commercialization. They enable up to five times the energy density of graphite anodes, charge many times faster, and are poised to revolutionize the battery market. In this episode, I talk with Rick Costantino, co-founder and CTO of Group14, which is selling a silicon-carbon composite material for anodes. They're already selling to dozens of large battery manufacturers and expect silicon anodes to completely take over the market by 2030.Chapters:00:00 – Introduction and the graphite anode problem01:54 – Why silicon, and why it kept failing06:26 – From pharma to batteries: Rick's path09:24 – How SCC55 works: silicon in a carbon scaffold14:38 – The payoff: energy density and charge speed18:59 – A drop-in material, and scaling in South Korea21:11 – Where the batteries go: phones, EVs, drones24:29 – Cost versus graphite26:20 – Cycle life, calendar life, and safety31:26 – Supply chain and the silane bottleneck36:26 – Pairing with LFP, DOE support, and phones40:30 – Bringing the cost down, and competitors43:27 – The five-year outlook
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Take a Network Break! Scott Robohn steps in for Johna this week. We start with some followup on 3M and then tackle the news. Arista catches up to the rest of the market on a “branch in a box” approach with new security capabilities in its VeloCloud SD-WAN, Cisco announces the Antares family of Small... Read more »
Take a Network Break! Scott Robohn steps in for Johna this week. We start with some followup on 3M and then tackle the news. Arista catches up to the rest of the market on a “branch in a box” approach with new security capabilities in its VeloCloud SD-WAN, Cisco announces the Antares family of Small... Read more »
Take a Network Break! Scott Robohn steps in for Johna this week. We start with some followup on 3M and then tackle the news. Arista catches up to the rest of the market on a “branch in a box” approach with new security capabilities in its VeloCloud SD-WAN, Cisco announces the Antares family of Small... Read more »
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