AI Infrastructure

Deepseek's new DSpark framework boosts per-user AI response speed by 60 to 85 percent by using a small model to propose token candidates that a larger model checks in batches, reducing dependence on US high-end chips ami…

Anthropic introduced and open-sourced the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that enables AI applications to communicate with external tools, resources, and systems in a standardized manner. MCP solves integr…

Ollama's new MLX engine enables local LLM inference on MacBook Air at twice the speed, making powerful AI accessible on consumer hardware without cloud dependency.

Micron Technology and SanDisk stocks have surged over 200% as AI-driven demand for high bandwidth memory and NAND flash creates a global shortage, with Micron up 550% to a $600B market cap and SanDisk up 3,000% to $157B.…

Meituan's LongCat team released LongCat-2.0, a 1.6 trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts AI model trained entirely on domestic AI ASICs, claiming it as China's largest model trained on home-grown hardware. The model, des…

SPHERE AX signed an MOU with Blaize Holdings to collaborate on edge AI products, targeting smart cities, factories, security, robotics, and mobility. The partnership aims to combine Blaize's AI semiconductors with SPHERE…

Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16 gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is on sale for $1,979.99 at Newegg, a $220 discount. The deal offers a high-performance 50-series GPU and top-tier CPU for unde…

An AI data center developer is suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water for a 330-megawatt facility in California's Imperial Valley, after the Imperial Irrigation District denied the request. The c…

Asian shares mostly rose on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, while the Japanese yen hit a 39-year low against the U.S. dollar, trading near 162 yen. South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan rebounded from earlier losses, with …

A developer built a Hugging Face MCP server that enables AI agents to perform deep audits of model repositories directly from an IDE, eliminating the need for manual browsing. The tool allows agents to inspect file struc…

LongCat-2.0, a 1.6 trillion parameter Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, introduces a hierarchical routing mechanism and hybrid parallelism to scale model capacity while maintaining deployment feasibility. The archit…

DeepSeek is introducing peak-hour surcharges for its API services, reversing its earlier price cuts that triggered a price war among Chinese AI companies. The surcharge doubles the cost of accessing its V4 models during …

Ottawa-based defence tech company Dominion Dynamics raised $139 million CAD in Series A financing, led by Georgian with participation from Valor Equity Partners, OMERS Ventures, and others. The round, Canada's largest de…

TurboPrefill introduces intra-prompt pipeline scheduling for multi-GPU prefill, achieving up to 2.7× faster performance than llama.cpp on Llama-3-70B by overlapping GPU stage execution. The PoC shows gains of 87-135% acr…

An autonomous AI agent named Alice Spark, running on a Windows VM, recovered from a system crash and shipped a product by noon. The agent fixed its own environment, migrated a website to a permanent free host by using an…

Ferrari and BMW have begun replacing copper wiring with aluminum in their electric and hybrid vehicles, challenging the demand thesis that has driven copper prices to record highs. The shift, driven by aluminum's lower c…

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives raised Apple's 12-month price target to $400, the most bullish on Wall Street, driven by AI services monetization that could add $75-$100 per share. The bull case assumes AI features generate $15…

Han Seong-sook, Korea's soon-to-be prime minister, is expected to accelerate the country's AI transformation as President Lee Jae Myung pushes to make Korea a top-three AI power. The parliamentary committee approved her …

LG Electronics has established a Robotics Business Center directly under its CEO, consolidating commercialization, sales, and operations for home, industrial, and commercial robots. The move, reported by Korea Herald and…

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook, currently minister of SMEs and startups, as prime minister nominee, citing her IT and startup experience as suited to lead an 'AI transformation.' If confirm…