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'Changing of the Guard'? AMD, Intel, and Micron Soar While Nvidia Lags(2026-05-10 00:00:09)

While Nvidia has dominated the "infrastructure boom" since 2022's launch of ChatGPT and "the generative AI craze," CNBC writes that "This week offered the starkest illustration yet of what MIzuho analyst Jordan Klein said could be a 'changing of the guard in AI.'" Chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices ...
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Will Maryland's Utility Bills Increase $1.6B to Support Other States' Datacenters?(2026-05-09 20:00:24)

To upgrade its grid for data centers, PJM Interconnection (which serves 13 states) plans to spend $22 billion — and charge nearly $2 billion of that to customers in Maryland, argues Maryland's Office of People's Counsel. The money "will be recovered in rates for decades" and "drive up Maryland...
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Cisco Releases Open-Source 'DNA Test for AI Models'(2026-05-09 15:00:14)

Cisco has released an open-source tool "to trace the origins of AI models," reports SC World, "and compare model similarities for great visibility into the AI supply chain." [Cisco's Model Provenance Kit] is a Python toolkit and command-line interface (CLI) that looks at signals such as metadata ...
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Humanoid Robot Becomes Buddhist Monk In South Korea(2026-05-09 10:00:10)

A four-foot humanoid robot named Gabi has become a monk at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, participating in a modified initiation ceremony where it pledged to respect life, obey humans, act peacefully toward other robots and objects. "Robots are destined to collaborate with humans in every field in the ...
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Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations(2026-05-09 05:00:08)

sciencehabit shares a report from Science Magazine: Cold War spies planted bugs in walls, lamps, and telephones. Now, scientists warn, the cables themselves could listen in. A fiber optic technique used to detect earthquakes can also pick up the faint vibrations of nearby speech, researchers reporte...
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