Intel’s roadmap adds mysterious ‘hybrid’ AI processor featuring x86 CPUs, dedicated AI accelerator, and programmable IP — chip may capitalize on a market forgotten by Nvidia and AMD

Intel’s AI strategy begins to take shape as the company announces mysterious x86 CPU with AI acceleration and programmable logic.
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SoftBank pauses $50bn AI data center operator acquisition talks — move plunges Stargate data center plans into uncertainty as regulatory roadblocks pose significant challenge

SoftBank has paused talks to acquire U.S. data center operator Switch, stepping back from what would have been one of its largest deals to date.
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Newegg stock price falls 17.7% after Chinese owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities — company insists it’s operating normally and ‘in accordance with the laws’

Various law firms are calling out to Newegg investors for a potential class action lawsuit as the company’s stock price fell by 17.7% after the chairperson of its majority stockholder was detained on suspicion of corruptio…

Exploring Clawdbot, the AI agent taking the internet by storm — AI agent can automate tasks for you, but there are significant risks involved

Clawdbot is a new pseudo-locally-hosted gateway for agentic AI that offers a sneak peek at both good and bad futures for the technology.
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Nvidia pumps another $2 billion into CoreWeave and announces standalone availability of Vera CPU — chipmaker increases stake in its customer to 9%

Nvidia is spending another $2 billion investing in CoreWeave, one of its AI customers, due to “confidence in their growth and confidence in CoreWeave’s management,” according to CEO Jensen Huang.
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Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices

Neurophos built a silicon photonics chip that’s 10,000 smaller than current tech and could potentially deliver 10x the performance of Nivida’s Vera Rubin GPUs using the same amount of power and available chip fab technolog…

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Xi Jinping calls AI ‘epoch-making’ as China’s focus tightens on domestic tech — likens change to Industrial Revolution or the dawn of the internet

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emphasized the importance of advancing AI in his first formal meeting of 2026 with ministers.
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Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in the Netherlands — data carriers, cash, cars, and house also seized as part of ongoing investigation

The police have picked up four people suspected of the theft of multiple NFTs amounting to 1.4 million Euros or US$1.65 million. The group was released after interrogation, but their house, cars, data carriers, and cash we…

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Ambitious 170 km long Saudi megacity ‘The Line’ has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design

New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject ‘The Line’,’ possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers.
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Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar

These two companies are selling action cameras and drones that have the same look, performance, and specifications as DJI’s products, but they do not acknowledge any relationship with the Chinese drone maker.
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