Hardware & Compute
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Relativity Networks raises $22M for faster data-center fiber
The company is developing hollow-core fiber that TechCrunch says can transmit data 30% faster.
Leaked video shows Apple's camera-equipped AirPods
A macOS Tahoe clip suggests camera AirPods could use Visual Intelligence without photo or video recording.
Large Discovery Models: Empirically-grounded Model-Based Open-Ended Search
arXiv:2608.
Former SpaceX engineers launch robotic steel startup
1872 aims to automate much of steel skid fabrication for data centers and nuclear projects by 2027.
Dharma-AI reports GPU allocator lifts utilization
Hugging Face post says priority-aware scheduling beat FIFO across seven benchmark scenarios.
Kog says GPUs can handle agentic workflows
French startup Kog argues deeper inference optimization can extract more from GPUs.
Nvidia pitches $500B plan to support AI buildouts
The chipmaker wants financiers to keep lending against GPUs as AI infrastructure spending grows.
Sandbar bets AI wearables will move toward voice rings
The Stream ring maker says voice could define the next wave of AI notetaking hardware.
Sandbar bets Stream ring on voice AI wearables
The ring maker says AI wearables are moving from meeting capture toward voice-first thought capture.
Discovered Materials raises $9M for AI chip materials search
The YC startup is building AI agents to find materials that could help chips run cooler.
OpenAI smart speaker could cost over $300
Bloomberg reported OpenAI has discussed pricing up to $400 for an unannounced AI smart speaker.
OpenAI smart speaker may cost more than $300
Reports say the Jony Ive-designed device is a portable, display-free smart speaker with moving parts.
Anthropic plans in-house custom silicon team
The Claude maker is hiring engineers to design chips for running its AI models.
Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team
The Claude-maker says it will co-design hardware and models for faster, more efficient AI.
Runware launches modular Sonic Inference Pod
The AI infrastructure company is testing portable data center capacity for inference workloads.
Auterion equips Ukraine Shrike drones with AI targeting
Ukraine began receiving Shrike FPV drones with Auterion autonomy kits for terminal target tracking.
Omen AI raises $31 million to monitor data center coolant
The Series A backs software aimed at detecting bacterial outbreaks in chip cooling systems.
Wall Street weighs Micron as an AI chip beneficiary
Investors are looking at Micron as another public company tied to AI infrastructure demand.
OpenAI plans custom Jalapeño inference chip with Broadcom
Tech firms are pursuing custom AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, TechCrunch reports.