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The Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC) advances high-performance computing in Europe by advancing cutting-edge systems such as JUPITER and integrating AI and quantum technologies to tackle complex scientific, social and industrial challenges. At the heart of European scientific computing, the Julich Julich Supercomputing Center (Julich, North Rhine-Westphalia) has grown from a national computational science hub in the 1980s to a global powerhouse in high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and emerging quantum technologies. With a long tradition of innovation, strong collaboration across academia and industry, and a firm commitment to advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty, JSC is shaping the next era…
Marvel Fusion is developing economically viable laser-based inertial fusion energy through advances in laser technology, fuels, and fast ignition concepts with the goal of providing reliable clean energy without long-life radioactive waste. Founded in 2019, Marvel Fusion is an innovative fusion company in the field of laser-based inertial fusion energy. The company is focused on advances in laser technology, fuels, and fast ignition concepts that can be integrated into validated target concepts while paving the way for highly advanced fusion target designs. To pursue these goals, Marvell Fusion combines nanotechnology, ultrafast lasers, and advanced fuel innovations. fusion Fusion power plants…
Researchers are developing a robotic “fingertip” that can restore a surgeon’s sense of touch during minimally invasive robotic surgery. Modern surgery has moved from long incisions to smaller incisions guided by robots and AI. But in the process, surgeons lost something important: the opportunity to feel directly inside the body. Without palpation, it is difficult to detect tissue abnormalities during surgery. A group of surgeons and technicians across Europe are currently working to restore this important aspect of surgery. In an EU-funded research collaboration called PALPABLE, they are developing a soft robotic “fingertip” that can sense tissue hardness and softness…
Google announced Wednesday that it has joined forces with other partners to disrupt IPIDEA. IPIDEA is one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks, the company says. To this end, the company said it has taken legal action to suspend dozens of domains used to control devices and proxy traffic passing through them. At the time of writing, IPIDEA’s website (‘www.ipidea.io’) is no longer accessible. The company advertised itself as “the world’s leading provider of IP proxies” with more than 6.1 million IP addresses updated every day and 69,000 new IP addresses every day. “Residential proxy networks have become a…
Earlier this month, Meta reportedly laid off 10% of the staff at its virtual reality division, Reality Labs, cutting up to 1,000 employees. Now, in a development that appears to be directly related, the company revealed that the division lost billions of dollars last year. Meta’s earnings report on Wednesday showed the struggling virtual reality business lost about $19.1 billion in 2025, slightly more than its 2024 loss (losses for that year hovered around $17.7 billion). The division posted a loss of $6.2 billion in the fourth quarter, according to the report. These losses matched the revenue generated by the…
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta users will start seeing the company’s new AI models and products in the coming months. “In 2025, we rebuilt the foundation of our AI program,” Zuckerberg said on an investor call Wednesday, referring to the company’s recently reorganized AI lab. “Over the coming months, we will begin shipping new models and products…and we look forward to steadily pushing the frontier through the new year.” However, Zuckerberg did not provide specific timelines or products, but highlighted AI-driven commerce as an area of particular focus for Meta. “This has implications for commerce,” Zuckerberg continued. “Our new Agent Shopping…
Nuclear startups have raised a lot of money in recent months, with well over $1 billion raised to date. Data centers and their thirst for power are one of the drivers. But recent changes to federal nuclear safety policy could provide another catalyst to clear the path to rapid reactor development, with potential costs to human and environmental health. NPR reports that the Trump administration has quietly changed the way the Department of Energy oversees the safety and security of nuclear power plants built on its sites. Approximately one-third of the rulebook has been obsolete and several sections have been…
The relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI is notoriously rocky, but Microsoft, one of its major investors, has benefited greatly from OpenAI’s unprecedented revenue growth. The software giant reported this sizable item when it reported its latest quarterly results on Wednesday. The investment in OpenAI increased net income by $7.6 billion. OpenAI reportedly has a 20% revenue-sharing agreement with Microsoft (though neither company has ever publicly confirmed it). The software giant has invested more than $13 billion in its AI research lab and is currently considering raising additional funding at a valuation of $750 billion to $830 billion, Bloomberg reports. In…
Tesla will end production of its Model S sedan and Model X SUV, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday during the company’s quarterly earnings conference. He said the company plans to produce the final versions of both electric vehicles next quarter, adding that the company will provide support to existing Model S and Model X owners “for as long as people own the cars.” “It’s time to end the Model S and X program with basically an honorable discharge, because we’re really moving into a future based on autonomy,” he said. “If you’re interested in purchasing the Model S and Model…
A Stone Age man buried in an Italian cave 12,000 years ago suffered from a rare genetic disorder that caused his limbs to become short, a new study has found.DNA analysis of her skeleton revealed that she was a teenage girl with a rare form of dwarfism. Researchers say this discovery is the earliest DNA diagnosis of a genetic disease in an anatomically modern human.”This is a real breakthrough for medicine, as it is the earliest DNA-confirmed genetic diagnosis ever performed in humans, the earliest diagnosis of a rare disease, and the earliest familial genetic case,” study co-author Adrian Daly,…