OpenAI Poaches Former xAI CFO as Compute Spending Czar, Fueling Musk Rivalry
OpenAI fuels rivalry with Elon Musk by hiring former xAI CFO Mike Liberatore as compute spending czar, bringing expertise in securing billions for data center expansion.
Hardware
Meta Unveils Ray-Ban and Oakley Smart Glasses with Displays and Cameras
Meta unveils innovative Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, featuring displays, cameras, and wristband controls, poised to revolutionize the wearable technology landscape, set for official unveiling by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Connect keynote.
Amazon Unveils New Devices at Fall Hardware Showcase in NYC
Amazon unveils new Echo devices, Kindles, potentially a color Kindle Scribe, and other hardware innovations at its highly anticipated fall showcase in New York City, marking the first major launch under the leadership of Panos Panay, the company's Devices & Services head.
GPU Acceleration Unleashes Blazing-Fast Game of Life Simulations
In a groundbreaking demonstration of GPU acceleration, an ingenious implementation of Conway's Game of Life using CUDA and bitpacking achieves a staggering 120-fold speedup, unleashing lightning-fast simulations that redefine the boundaries of computational performance.
Amazon Develops AR Smart Glasses 'Jayhawk' to Challenge Meta's Market Dominance by 2027
Amazon unveils 'Jayhawk' AR smart glasses featuring full-color displays, cameras, and speakers, targeting a late 2026 launch to challenge Meta's commanding 73% market share in the rapidly growing smart eyewear industry.
Microsoft AI Chief Announces Massive Compute Investment, Plans Clusters 10x Larger Than Current Models
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman announces massive compute investments to build training clusters 6-10 times larger than current 15,000 H100 systems, while the company reportedly plans to integrate Anthropic's AI models into Microsoft 365 Copilot after they outperformed OpenAI models in Excel and PowerPoint.
Apple Offers Extended Free Satellite Connectivity for iPhone 14, 15 and New Watch Ultra 3
Apple extends free satellite connectivity for iPhone 14, 15 and new Watch Ultra 3 users, offering emergency SOS messaging via satellite until November 2026 for eligible devices activated before September 2025 in supported countries.
NVIDIA Soars with $46.7 Billion Q2 Revenue, Forecasts $54 Billion for Q3
NVIDIA reports staggering $46.7 billion Q2 revenue, up 56% year-over-year, with Gaming revenue at $4.3 billion and Data Center revenue soaring, forecasting $54 billion for Q3 fiscal 2026 amid continued strong demand.
CuspAI Secures $100 Million for AI-Driven Materials Discovery
CuspAI, an AI startup developing models for chemistry, raises $100 million Series A at $520 million valuation led by New Enterprise Associates and Temasek, with Nvidia, Samsung Ventures, and Hyundai Motor Group participating to discover new materials for carbon capture, water filtration, and semiconductors.
Floating-Point Math Quirk and Batch Variability Affect LLM Outputs
A quirk in floating-point arithmetic and batch variability in large language models (LLMs) can lead to inconsistent outputs, but achieving deterministic inference through batch-invariant kernels for key operations like RMSNorm, matrix multiplication, and attention resolves these issues.