Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86

He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to ...
C&EN

A new, ultrabright laser powers a cryo-EM advance 15 years in the making

Fifteen years ago, physicists worked out a method to increase image contrast by hitting the electron imaging beam with an ...

Upstart chipmakers keep challenging Nvidia. This time it's Microsoft-backed D-Matrix

Nvidia challenger D-Matrix is entering full production of an AI chip it says is 10 times faster than a GPU and bypasses the ...
No Jitter

Computer-Using Agents: Visualizing access to legacy systems

Computer-Using or Computer Use Agents (CUAs) are agentic AI capabilities that enable an AI model to perceive a screen “visually” and control it like a person would — clicking, typing, navigating an ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Inc

With the MacBook Neo, Apple Made the Perfect AI Computer

One of the things that conversation seems to have missed is the idea that the Neo is perfectly equipped to do the only thing that tech companies seem to think anyone cares about: AI. You can argue ...
Scientific American

Brain implant allows people who are paralyzed to type using their thoughts at speed of texting

For people with near-total paralysis, the ability to communicate easily in real time is a challenge. For years, scientists have been working to remedy that by developing devices that can decode brain ...
collider

‘The Matrix 5’ Confirmed With 1 Key Update From First-Time Franchise Director

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and ...
CNET

Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a Computer

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...
Android Authority

I hacked my own computer using OpenClaw and it was terrifyingly easy

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) is an agentic AI tool taking the tech sphere by storm. If you’ve missed it, it’s a gateway that plugs your tool-capable AI model of choice into a wide range of ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
BGR

Does It Matter Which USB Port You Use On Your Computer?

When you're getting ready to plug an external hard drive or USB flash drive into your favorite device, you have a choice to make. That's because most computers have multiple USB ports, and despite ...