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Aerospace materials manufacturer Toray CMA has introduced a fast-cure version of its 3960 pre-preg system that reduces composite curing time by up to 45 percent, offering a potential solution to one of the most persistent bottlenecks in aircraft production. The new material, designated 3960-FC, is designed for primary aircraft structures, rotorcraft components, mid- to large-sized […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described the technology industry’s embrace of full remote work as “one of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time,” reigniting the debate over whether pandemic-era work arrangements should survive into the post-pandemic era. Speaking at a Stripe conference in San Francisco, Altman argued that the belief that startups […]
Junyang Lin, the former technical lead of Alibaba’s Qwen project, has published a detailed critique of the hybrid thinking approach that powered the Qwen3 generation of models — and laid out why he believes agentic thinking, not longer reasoning chains, is the correct path forward. Lin stepped down from his role at Alibaba in March […]
Junyang Lin, the former technical lead of Alibaba’s Qwen project, has published a detailed critique of the hybrid thinking approach that powered the Qwen3 generation of models — and laid out why he believes agentic thinking, not longer reasoning chains, is the correct path forward. Lin stepped down from his role at Alibaba in March […]
Two robotics stories this week capture the field’s widening gap between spectacle and substance: a viral video of a humanoid robot “attacking” coworkers in an Indonesian office was exposed as a choreographed stunt, while researchers at the University of Basel published work on a miniature dental robot small enough to fit inside a patient’s mouth. […]
Two robotics stories this week capture the field’s widening gap between spectacle and substance: a viral video of a humanoid robot “attacking” coworkers in an Indonesian office was exposed as a choreographed stunt, while researchers at the University of Basel published work on a miniature dental robot small enough to fit inside a patient’s mouth. […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has described the technology industry’s embrace of full remote work as “one of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time,” reigniting the debate over whether pandemic-era work arrangements should survive into the post-pandemic era. Speaking at a Stripe conference in San Francisco, Altman argued that the belief that startups […]
Micron Technology has broken ground on a US$9.3 billion (approximately GBP 7.2 billion) expansion of its memory chip manufacturing facility in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in the latest sign of the global race to meet surging AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory. The project will significantly increase production of advanced memory chips, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used […]
Samsung has begun teasing its next foldable lineup with a series of cryptic videos that point to the most significant design overhaul of the Galaxy Z Fold since the series launched. The teaser campaign, posted across Samsung’s social media channels, shows everyday objects — pizza slices, chocolate bars, paint strokes, puzzles, and photo strips — […]
Samsung is preparing to bring an Apple-style Center Stage feature to its next-generation flagship phones, according to a report from Dutch Samsung news site GalaxyClub. The Galaxy S27 Pro and S27 Ultra are rumored to feature a new 16-megapixel front camera sensor with a square format, replacing the 12-megapixel sensor that has been used across […]
