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Switzerland releases Apertus 70B, a fully open-source and EU AI Act-compliant LLM
Switzerland has launched Apertus 70B, a fully open-source foundation model developed by a collaboration of leading Swiss institutions including ETH Zurich, EPFL, and CSCS. This initiative aims to provide a sovereign AI …
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JUPITER exascale supercomputer powers brain mapping and climate simulation
Europe's first exascale supercomputer, JUPITER, located at Germany's Forschungszentrum Jülich, is enabling groundbreaking scientific research. The system, powered by NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips and InfiniBand network…
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Switzerland launches Apertus, its first open, multilingual AI model
Apertus, Switzerland's first large-scale, open, and multilingual language model, has been developed by researchers from ETH Zurich, EPFL, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre. This initiative is notable for bein…
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ETH Zurich microrobots reconnect severed spinal cords in mice
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed biohybrid microrobots, termed NPCbots, capable of reconnecting severed spinal cords in mice. These robots combine neural progenitor cells with magnetic nanoparticles, allowing th…
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ETH Zurich Releases Comprehensive Robotics Course Covering Foundation Models
ETH Zurich has released a popular robotics course that covers topics from foundational robotics principles to foundation models. The curriculum includes robot control, learning-based robotics, and the latest in foundati…
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Yann LeCun outlines 'World Models' for next AI revolution
Yann LeCun presented his concept of "World Models" at ETH Zurich's "Frontiers of Embodied AI" event. He discussed how these models could drive the next AI revolution by overcoming the limitations of current LLMs. LeCun'…
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Nvidia launches GR00T humanoid robot, fueling US-China physical AI race
Nvidia has entered the race for physical AI with its new GR00T humanoid robot, which utilizes a body from China's Unitree Robotics and is powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPU. This collaboration highlights the growing U.S.…
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Earth's rotation slowing faster than in 3.6 million years due to climate change
Earth's rotation is slowing at a rate unprecedented in at least 3.6 million years, primarily due to climate change-induced melting of ice sheets and glaciers. This redistribution of mass is causing the planet to bulge a…
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NVIDIA launches GR00T humanoid robot platform with Jetson AGX Thor
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Isaac GR00T reference design at Computex 2026, a platform for humanoid robots. This design integrates the 75-degree-of-freedom Unitree H2 Plus robot with NVIDIA's Jetson AGX Thor T50…
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NVIDIA, Unitree, Sharpa launch integrated humanoid robot platform
NVIDIA, in partnership with Unitree and Sharpa, has launched the Isaac GR00T reference design for humanoid robots. This integrated platform combines Unitree's H2 Plus robot chassis with Sharpa's tactile hands and NVIDIA…
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Gaoqing Dynamics launches Mini Pi plus open-source humanoid robot
Gaoqing Dynamics has launched the Mini Pi plus, a lightweight, open-source humanoid robot platform designed for research and education. The 15kg robot aims to address the "impossible triangle" of high performance, low c…
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Fabricked flaw bypasses AMD EPYC security, exposing VM memory
Researchers have discovered a software-only vulnerability named "Fabricked" that bypasses AMD's SEV-SNP confidential computing protections on EPYC processors. The exploit targets the Infinity Fabric interconnect during …
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Irish hospital successfully uses CMR Versius surgical robot on 12 patients
St. John's Hospital in Limerick, Ireland, has become the first in the country to utilize the CMR Versius surgical robot. This advanced robotic system has been successfully employed in 12 patient operations. The hospital…
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AI models show surprising preferences, exhibit 'addiction-like' behavior to 'AI drugs'
Researchers have explored AI wellbeing by measuring expressions of pleasure and pain, finding that models exhibit consistent and surprising preferences. These preferences, assessed through self-reports, signed utilities…
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Fusion power cost declines may be slower than anticipated, study suggests
New research published in Nature Energy suggests that fusion power may not become significantly cheaper over time, contrary to optimistic projections. The study estimates fusion's "experience rate"—the cost reduction pe…