Nature

Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.
Reuters

Exclusive: How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips

SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the ...
IEEE

Voltage-Controlled Pulsed Current Source With Hyperbolic, Squared Hyperbolic, and Quasi-Dirac Delta Function Time Dependence

Abstract: A voltage-controlled pulsed current source (VCPCS) capable of generating current pulses with four different waveforms in the time domain is presented in this article. These waveforms are the ...
Reuters

Exclusive: Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand, sources say

Nvidia considers adding H200 production capacity for Chinese demand, sources say Chinese tech companies seeking large H200 orders from Nvidia now Chinese government yet to approve H200 chip purchases ...
Microsoft

Microsoft opens state-of-the-art Quantum Lab in Lyngby, Denmark, accelerating progress toward scalable quantum computing

The expanded Lyngby facility is Microsoft’s largest quantum site and a firm investment in the long-term commitment to partner with Europe on realizing the benefits from quantum. The investment ...
SiliconANGLE

Open-source image generator startup Black Forest Labs raises $300M

Black Forest Labs Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence models optimized for image generation tasks, has raised $300 million in funding. Salesforce Ventures and prominent venture ...
capitolnewsillinois

7th Circuit stays judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of riot control weapons

This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. CHICAGO — The 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals has halted a federal judge’s order restricting immigration agents’ use of ...
Hackaday

Precision Current Sources By The Numbers

It isn’t unusual to expect a precisely regulated voltage in an electronic project, but what about times when you need a precise current? Over on EDN, prolific [Stephen Woodward] explains how to use a ...
TechCrunch

Pine Labs gets warm market welcome on $440M India IPO despite a valuation trim

Payment technology company Pine Labs, backed by PayPal and Mastercard, won over public investors on Friday, finishing its first day of trading 14% higher even after lowering its valuation for its $440 ...
The Motley Fool

Could This Anti-Obesity Drug Biotech Be Poised to Soar in 2026?

BioAge Labs is developing a promising weight management candidate. The medicine could have several advantages over approved anti-obesity drugs. However, BioAge is an early-stage biotech whose ...
Wired

Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab

Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at OpenAI, is the new “research principal” of Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move comes after Zuckerberg went on a hiring blitz earlier ...