WTF?! OpenAI didn’t try to hide the fact that its AI agents were involved in unauthorized activities against other organizations, but how many organizations were affected? Hugging Face grabbed most of the headlines, and we know of several others, but the company has now revealed that it has notified more than 100 organizations. The ChatGPT … Read more
Innovation is often described as a breakthrough. In practice it is slower, messier and far less predictable. This category examines how new ideas actually go from concept to implementation and why many don’t make it very far. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes new technologies, novel manufacturing methods, and unconventional approaches to long-standing problems. But the focus … Read more
Face palm: With AI demand driving memory prices to record highs, consumers are hoping that a quick end to the AI boom could make RAM affordable again. However, memory maker Micron believes that even if the AI bubble bursts, the rapid growth of humanoid robot manufacturing could keep memory demand high through 2027 and beyond. … Read more
Raytheon has won a potential $24.4 billion U.S. contract to produce Standard Missile-6 interceptors over the next five years. The agreement also includes two option years, giving the U.S. Navy a longer path to expanding its SM-6 inventory. The missile supports both defensive and offensive missions from ships and land-based launchers. The size of the … Read more
Nvidia has released a software security update for the display driver for GeForce Maxwell, Volta and Pascal series GPUs, which are no longer supported by Game Ready drivers. What’s new: This update resolves several issues that may have security implications. Supported products: GeForce 10 series GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 … Read more
The US military now believes that directed energy weapons will no longer be used experimentally, but will instead be used regularly on the battlefield in the Strait of Hormuz. Laser systems are used against drones and other aerial threats, and the U.S. Army has also committed nearly half a billion dollars to bring a new … Read more
Crystal ball: Michael Burry rose to fame as one of America’s best-known investors after profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008. He no longer manages outside funds, but remains deeply pessimistic about the AI boom and warns that a bubble could do serious damage to the world’s financial fortunes. In a recent post on … Read more
NANO Nuclear Energy has agreed to acquire US nuclear fuel processing facilities, including an existing license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in a deal valued at $13.5 million. The Company is purchasing the assets of Radnostix, formerly International Isotopes, and its subsidiary International Isotopes Fluorine Products. The package includes technologies for deconversion of depleted uranium … Read more
In short: It’s been just over seven months since Apple introduced the MacBook Neo, the sub-$600 laptop that sent the entire PC industry into a frenzy. Several major players in the PC space have since released countermeasures, and HP’s latest version looks pretty tempting. The new HP OmniBook 5 is described as a premium consumer … Read more
Future fusion reactors and commercial jet engines share a common challenge: their critical parts must withstand high heat and stress without cracking. Building materials tough enough for these extreme conditions typically require heavy industrial processing, such as repeated rolling or forging of hot metal. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that heat alone … Read more