The post-transformer era has an answer to AI’s energy crisis

The key to solving the AI energy crisis is to move beyond the transformer.

‘It doesn’t catch fire’: Why China’s “fireproof” sodium battery could be the breakthrough that makes EVs safer than ICE cars

Chinese researchers develop sodium-ion battery design that forms internal heat barrier to stop thermal runaway reactions linked to battery fires.

Could Google Gemini surpass ChatGPT as the biggest AI chatbot within a year? If it maintains its current growth trajectory, I wouldn’t bet against it

Google’s chatbot nearly quadrupled market share in twelve months while ChatGPT cooled slowly, setting up a potential leadership battle by 2027.

‘Has the Wi-Fi industry been solving the wrong problem?’ A team of former Bell Labs and Nokia engineers wants to make your router 10x better thanks to a unique chip

WavKong introduces a router using Digital Pre-Distortion to improve Wi-Fi consistency, questioning whether industry focus on peak speeds addresses real-world performance.

Talk about bad timing — even Linux is asking for more RAM now, despite global shortages hitting PC users hard

Ubuntu raises its minimum RAM to 6GB despite global shortages, calling it an honesty bump for modern web browsing and multitasking.

‘Our work shows that Rowhammer, which is well-studied on CPUs, is a serious threat on GPUs as well’: High-end Nvidia hardware targeted by all-new attacks entering a new “territory.”

New Rowhammer attacks on Nvidia GPUs enable full system compromise by manipulating memory, exposing risks in shared environments despite limited real-world use.

‘A more secure, scalable platform that runs on modern infrastructure and supports AI-native workflows’: Why Cloudflare’s new EmDash is the “spiritual successor” to WordPress

Cloudflare outlines its vision for EmDash as a modern CMS designed to improve security, support AI-native workflows, and modernize how websites are built and managed.

‘This creates a layered form of obfuscation’: New report says criminals are using emojis to avoid detection

Security analysts aren’t scanning the dark web for emojis, allowing criminals to share messages wiithout being spotted.