Top stories in AI today: – AI’s new antibiotics to fight superbugs
– Google’s new Gemma model is smaller than ever
– Automate web monitoring with AI agents
– HTC’s new AI glasses take aim at Meta
– 4 new AI tools, community workflows, and more Read more: https://
therundown.ai/p/superbugs-me
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AI breakthroughs in antibiotics, models, and smart glasses
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Energy Demand of U.S. Data Centers: Visual Analysis
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The Energy Demand of U.S. Data Centers Source @VisualCap https://
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ergy-demand-of-u-s-data-centers/?utm_source=elements.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=charted-the-energy-demand-of-u-s-data-centers&_bhlid=190eef7579458bdfcb12d2968a128fece99f3a91
… #DataCenters #innovation #energy @jblefevre60 @FrRonconi @CurieuxExplorer @bamitav @enilev @Khulood_Almani @Shi4Tech @ipfconline1 @IanLJones98 @BetaMoroney @Eli_Krumova @HaroldSinnott -
7-14B Dense Models Now Accessible on Consumer GPUs
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7-14b dense models are usable by just about everyone – 3090/4090 GPUs; Macs; etc…
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Normal Computing Releases Innovative Thermodynamic Chip Technology
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Cool new thermodynamic chip from Normal Computing.
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GPT-5 GB200 FP4 Precision and Token Speed Analysis
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So GPT-5 is running on GB200, to take full advantage of it, it could be in FP4. So I wonder if this change is hiding the size of the model somewhat. If it was FP8 and on H100, it would be now running at something like 10 tokens per second rather than current 50 tps.
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Latest Robotics Breakthroughs: Laundry Folding and Swarm Control
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Top stories in robotics today: – Figure 02 can now fold laundry
– Nvidia’s new Cosmos world models
– Sound-controlled swarms of microbots
– New robot wrist smoothly opens doors, jars
– Quick hits on other robotics news Read more: https://
robotnews.therundown.ai/p/figure-02-no
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Apple robots, OpenAI GPT-4o return, local AI models, Microsoft hiring
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Top stories in AI today: – Apple plots AI comeback with home robots
– OpenAI brings back 4o after GPT-5 anger
– Run advanced AI models on your computer
– Microsoft goes on the offensive for Meta AI talent
– 4 new AI tools & 4 job opportunities Read more: https://
therundown.ai/p/apple-plots-
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DeepSeek r2 Delay: Ascend Chips Underperform Against Nvidia H20
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The reasons why DeepSeek r2 has been delayed: Despite a team of Huawei engineers working on site, it was not possible to carry out a functioning training process with Ascend chips. Nvidia H20 chips are still significantly superior to Chinese alternatives in terms of
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Liquid AI Launches LFM2-VL Vision Language Models
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Liquid AI introduced LFM2-VL, open-weight vision language models designed for devices like laptops and smartphones The models process text and images with up to 2× faster inference on GPU vs existing VLMs
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Data Centers: The Future of AI and Infrastructure Impact
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Are Data Centers the Future of #AI? See this discussion: https://
thedailyupside.com/etf/thematics-
sectors/the-future-of-ai-etfs-may-be-data-centers/
… and AI-crunching data centers are popping up in many places, with promises of jobs and hopes for tax breaks. Server farms are reshaping local grids, plumbing, and politics: https://
andthewest.stanford.edu/2025/thirsty-f
or-power-and-water-ai-crunching-data-centers-sprout-across-the-west/
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