Cannabis Farmers Explore Data Center Conversion Amid Industry Decline
Struggling cannabis growers are considering repurposing their facilities into mini data center nodes as the industry faces declining sales and rising costs.
Hugging Face introduces ZONOS3-Mini, an open-source Text-To-Speech model with real-time voice cloning capabilities and 100M active parameters, available for use across multiple platforms.
SpaceX/xAI is building a custom rack-scale AI system called Kessel that replaces traditional NVLink cables with a massive 84-layer PCB midplane, designed for use in both terrestrial and orbital data centers.
Red Hat introduces new tools and partnerships to help enterprises manage AI workloads across hybrid environments and reduce costs.
Google introduces Agent Substrate, an open-source project designed to securely isolate AI agents on Kubernetes clusters, addressing enterprise security and efficiency needs.
Financial companies face new security challenges as AI agents run on Kubernetes, requiring protection of data in use beyond traditional encryption methods.
Google DeepMind announced two new AI models: Gemini Robotics 2.5 for advanced robotics and AlphaGenome 2 for gene prediction, expanding their capabilities in both fields.
Google has donated OpenRL, a tool for model fine-tuning through reinforcement learning, to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. The tool aims to simplify infrastructure management for AI researchers.
The National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative is expanding through partnerships with charities and investors, aiming to fund high-risk scientific research with aggressive timelines.
A new article questions the necessity of AI in consumer electronics, suggesting that mechanical controls can be more reliable and user-friendly in certain contexts.
The Office for Students warns universities of penalties if they fail to adopt AI-resistant exam formats, citing concerns over academic integrity.
A security firm found nearly 95% of Grok-generated web apps were publicly accessible without login, exposing patient data, passwords, and internal sales pipelines.