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Pollen Robotics Launches $399 Microduck Biped
Pollen Robotics' 25-centimeter Microduck has 15 motors, open-source control software, and a $399 preorder aimed at physical-AI developers.
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Avicena Ships 1 Tbps Optical Links for AI Racks
Avicena is shipping 1 Tbps LightBundle evaluation kits that pair 335 microLED channels with fiber bundles, aimed at die-to-die and XPU links inside AI systems.
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AMD Adds Day 0 Support for Qwen 3.8 27B on Ryzen AI Max
AMD ships Day 0 support for Qwen 3.8 27B, letting Ryzen AI Max+ PCs and a Radeon AI PRO R9700 run the dense model locally at up to 51.8 tokens per second.
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Sony and TSMC Finalize Image Sensor Joint Venture in Japan
Sony and TSMC signed a binding deal for a Kumamoto image sensor joint venture, with Sony as controlling shareholder and production planned for 2029.
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Kioxia GP1 SSD Hits 10 Million IOPS for AI Workloads
Kioxia's GP1 Series PCIe 6.0 SSD reaches 10 million IOPS so flash can act as a GPU memory extension for AI, with samples due by year end.
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Memory Bandwidth Is the New Bottleneck in AI Hardware
AI accelerators are running out of memory bandwidth before they run out of compute, and the whole stack is being rebuilt around it.
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The Chip Race Is Now a Power Race
Designers are measuring AI hardware in watts as much as teraflops, and the shift is reshaping data centers.
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Solid State Cooling Moves From Lab to Rack
Vibration-free solid state coolers are entering data center trials, promising quieter and more efficient heat removal.
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The Tiny Server Market Is Booming
Compact, low-power servers are finding a second life at the edge, driven by local AI and latency-sensitive workloads.
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The Return of the Plug and Play AI Appliance
Purpose-built AI boxes are making a comeback for businesses that want results without a cloud migration.