MIPS, a subsidiary of GlobalFoundries (GF), has introduced new capabilities for its MIPS Actus reference platform, targeting the computing and control requirements of humanoid and industrial robots. Built on GF’s FDX FD-SOI technology, Actus combines real-time motor control, deterministic networking and edge processing on a single chip designed for compact robotic joints. The platform aims…
Semtech has launched an SGP.32-compliant version of its Smart Connectivity Premium service, giving Internet of Things (IoT) customers a single eSIM SKU that combines a global multi-network connectivity profile with local mobile network operator profiles. Managed through the company’s AirVantage platform, the solution is designed to simplify remote provisioning, reduce dependence on individual carriers and…
AGIBOT has completed a 24-hour convenience store robotics trial in Shanghai, where six G2 wheeled humanoid robots collectively performed 1,730 tasks involving customer assistance, coffee preparation, product restocking and cleaning. The experiment tested how embodied AI systems handle continuous operations, changing environments and unexpected customer-facing situations, offering a practical assessment of autonomous robotics beyond controlled…
NVIDIA, South Korean AI chipmaker Rebellions and telecommunications operator SK Telecom are collaborating to develop sovereign AI infrastructure that combines NVIDIA GPUs with Korean-designed neural processing units (NPUs). The partnership will use NVIDIA NVLink Fusion and MGX rack architecture to build integrated AI computing systems, with a focus on improving inference performance, energy efficiency and…
Truveta has launched a care insights solution that uses daily updated, de-identified electronic health record data and AI-powered natural-language analysis to help pharmaceutical and medical device companies track how treatments are adopted and used in real-world clinical care. Understanding whether a treatment works in a clinical trial is only one part of modern healthcare. Once…
NXP Semiconductors has launched a unified robotics platform designed to bring AI processing, sensing, real-time control, communications, safety and security into a common hardware and software foundation. Built on the company’s Neural Axis Architecture, the platform initially targets autonomous drones and is intended to expand to service robots, autonomous mobile robots and other physical AI…
Ingenix says its Thalamus Reasoning model has ranked first among 29 models on LongevityBench, an independent benchmark focused on language models for cellular aging research. The company also plans to open-source a related model, Thalamus Decision, giving academic and commercial researchers access to technology designed to reason across biological data types. Ingenix has announced new…
Laboratoires Pierre Fabre and XtalPi have entered a drug discovery collaboration that combines artificial intelligence, robotics and pharmaceutical R&D expertise to develop novel small-molecule clinical candidates. The multi-program agreement will initially focus on oncology, with potential applications in dermatology and rare diseases, targeting areas that have historically proved difficult for conventional drug discovery approaches. The…
China’s Zhejiang province is positioning itself as a major artificial intelligence hub by expanding computing infrastructure, supporting open-source model development, and bringing AI into manufacturing and commercial applications. The strategy was highlighted at the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, where provincial industry figures showed core AI industry revenue reaching 582.87 billion yuan in the…
