Science & Tech

Samsung to Deploy ASML High‑NA EUV in DRAM by 2028, Joins 12‑Inch Photomask Initiative

Samsung says it will work with ASML to adopt High‑NA EUV for high‑volume DRAM by 2028 and join an industry effort on 12‑inch photomasks.

$ASML, #samsung, #asml, #high-na, #euv, #photomasks

NVIDIA Paper Says AI Scored Above Top Human at IOI 2026 in Unofficial Run

NVIDIA researchers report an AI scored 535.4 on IOI 2026—above the gold cutoff and the top human score—but the run was unofficial and unsupervised.

$NVDA, #ai, #nvidia, #competitiveprogramming, #ioi

Revised arXiv paper says AI agent solved 44 of 50 IMO geometry problems using ~13,000 examples

A revised arXiv preprint reports InternGeometry, an LLM agent, solved 44 of 50 IMO geometry problems using roughly 13,000 training examples, claiming high data efficiency.

#ai, #geometry, #machine-learning, #mathematics

Nearly 4,000 BTC Appeared to Move Out of Blockstream’s Liquid Federation; Authorization Unclear

On Sept. 6 nearly 4,000 BTC appeared to move from Blockstream’s Liquid federation, shrinking LBTC’s shown reserves; Blockstream had not confirmed the transfer.

#crypto, #bitcoin, #blockstream, #liquid

1.65M SOL Unlock on Sept. 3 Likely Tied to Phantom’s PSOL Reserve, Not an Immediate Sell-Off

A 1,653,685 SOL unlock on Sept. 3 went to Phantom’s PSOL reserve stake account, suggesting routine liquid-staking reserve management rather than an obvious whale sale.

#solana, #crypto, #staking, #phantom

Google DeepMind unveils WeatherNext 3, a higher-resolution global weather AI

Google DeepMind's WeatherNext 3 raises global forecast resolution to ~5 km, improves precipitation skill and offers datasets with mixed real-time licensing.

$GOOGL, #technology, #weather, #ai, #forecasting

NVIDIA confirms $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face

NVIDIA confirmed it will buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, saying the AI model hub will remain open and users won't need NVIDIA compute to build.

$NVDA, #nvidia, #huggingface, #ai, #acquisition

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Sets April 8, 2027 Release for PS5, Switch 2, Xbox and PC

Square Enix announced on PlayStation’s Sept. 3 State of Play that Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the Remake trilogy finale, launches April 8, 2027 across major platforms.

#finalfantasyvii, #finalfantasy, #gaming, #squareenix

Guild Wars 3 preview: ArenaNet outlines movement-focused MMO, fall 2027 beta

ArenaNet’s preview of Guild Wars 3 highlights movement-heavy combat, cleaner HUD, PC and PS5 plans and a buy-to-play model; first beta slated for fall 2027.

#guildwars3, #arenanet, #mmorpg, #gaming

NVIDIA says AI outscored top human on IOI 2026 problem set in unofficial run

NVIDIA researchers report an AI scored 535.4 on the IOI 2026 problem set—above the top human's 498.27—but the run was unofficial and unsupervised.

#ai, #nvidia, #competitiveprogramming, #ioi

RBA opens consultation to adapt RITS for tokenised wholesale markets, says no retail CBDC case

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks input on adapting RITS to support tokenised wholesale markets while reaffirming no public-interest case for a retail CBDC.

#rba, #cbdc, #tokenisation, #australia

AMD publishes detailed Instella‑MoE technical report; weights licensed for research use

AMD published a detailed technical report and checkpoints for Instella‑MoE, a 16B MoE model trained on its Instinct GPUs — but model weights are licensed for research only.

$AMD, #amd, #ai, #moe, #openmodels

Judge Rules Pentagon Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic Over Surveillance Stance

A federal judge found the Pentagon unlawfully labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' after the company refused to allow its AI for mass U.S. surveillance.

#anthropic, #ai, #pentagon, #firstamendment

John Ternus Becomes Apple’s CEO as Tim Cook Moves to Executive Chair

John Ternus became Apple’s CEO on Sept. 1 as Tim Cook moved to executive chair; Apple disclosed governance and compensation changes tied to the transition.

$AAPL, #apple, #ceo, #timcook, #johnternus

Judge Approves Meta Settlement That Mandates Age Checks, Teen Limits and Years of Audits

Federal judge approved a ~$17bn Meta settlement that mandates age-assurance checks, default teen limits, parental controls and years of audits.

#meta, #privacy, #teens, #settlement