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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sports-related event contracts are not swaps, contradicting an April 3rd Circuit ruling and setting up a potential Supreme Court conflict on prediction market regulation. This legal split creates uncertainty for prediction market platforms and could affect whether such markets receive regulatory approval.
Read original →Google Deepmind's Co-Scientist system, powered by Gemini, now plans experiments, operates lab equipment autonomously, and writes scientific papers across materials synthesis, medical AI, and other disciplines with experimentally validated results. Autonomous AI research systems directly accelerate materials discovery cycles, potentially compressing development timelines for advanced materials including battery chemistries and semiconductor substrates.
Read original →Microsoft-backed DataOne data center in Vineland, New Jersey faces community backlash over unpermitted gas turbines, a 1.5 million-gallon LNG tank, and alleged construction code violations in the $19.4 billion facility. Regulatory and permitting delays at large AI data center projects raise capital deployment timelines and operational costs for hyperscalers pursuing data center expansion.
Read original →Trump lost a bid to transfer his New York hush money case to federal court; the conviction relates to conduct preceding the 2016 presidential election. This legal outcome has no direct bearing on technology, investing, or critical minerals sectors.
Read original →Want to organize your photos but don't know where to start? Here are my methods for tackling a massive cloud library.
Read original →Researchers from University of California, Los Angeles published a technical paper titled “An Open-Source Benchmark Suite of 3D-IC Testcases.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents an “open-source suite of 3D-IC benchmark testcases” and provides “reusable virtual chiplet models covering compute, memory, I/O, analog, and substrate components.” Find the technical paper here. August 2026. Soni, Rohan, Jooyeon... » read more The post Open-Source Benchmark Suite For 2.5D/3D Heterogeneous Integration Research in Physical Design (UCLA) appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Read original →Argentina and Chile approved operating protocols to integrate three mega-mining projects across the Andes Mountains, advancing a legal framework designed to unlock more than US$20.7 billion in copper investment. Officials from both countries convened in Santiago on Thursday (August 27) under the Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty, an agreement signed in 1997 but rarely utilized until the administrations of Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast and Argentine President Javier Milei revived it this year, according to a Reuters report. During the meeting, the administrative commission signed Specific Additional Protocols (PAE) establishing concrete rules to share infrastructure and resources for the Vicuña, NexoAndino, and Filo Sur projects. The mineral deposits for all three developments straddle the border between Argentina's San Juan province and Chile's Atacama region. "The development of bi-national projects ... creates enormous opportunities for Chilean suppliers, for the use of Chilean infrastructure, for providing services to the Argentine industry and for developing partnerships," Joaquin Villarino, head of Chile's Mining Council, said. Argentine projects located near the Andes can potentially access Chilean ports and tap into the world's largest copper-producing supply chain. This access reduces costs and shortens transport routes to the Pacific Ocean, accelerating mine construction and export capacity. The Vicuña project integrates the Josemaría deposit in Argentina, Tamberías in Chile, and Filo del Sol, which straddles the border. The asset is controlled by a joint venture between Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN,OTCPL:LUNMF) and BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP). Meanwhile, the newly authorized NexoAndino protocol combines the Los Helados project in Chile and Lunahuasi in Argentina, while Filo Sur allows exploration teams to unify operations across the border. Since taking office in March 2026, the Kast administration in Chile has received more than US$24.3 billion in mining projects for environmental review to support its reform. Meanwhile, Argentina is experiencing its largest copper investment cycle in history. Seven copper projects totaling US$22 billion have already secured approval under President Milei’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), which guarantees 30 years of tax and currency stability. Argentina has not produced copper since the Alumbrera mine closed in 2018. However, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) recently identified eight major copper developments across the country that could absorb US$44 billion in capital. The bank forecasts Argentine copper production could reach 1.2 million tons annually by 2035, generating roughly USD 26 billion in export revenue. Representatives from several cross-border projects, including McEwen Mining (TSX:MUX,NYSE:MUX) subsidiary McEwen Copper's Los Azules and Glencore's (LSE:GLEN,OTCPL:GLCNF) El Pachón, are scheduled to meet in Santiago on Friday (August 28) to further discuss integration opportunities. Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time updates! Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Read original →Scaling AI in business is less about technology and more about accountability, governance, and healthy relationships between humans and agents.
Read original →Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology published a technical paper titled “Thermal Tuning Overhead in Wafer-Scale Optical Interconnects for LLM MoE Training: A Cross-Layer Analysis and Ferroelectric-Based Mitigation.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper analyzes “wafer-scale optical interconnects” for mixture-of-experts LLM training and finds “repeated tuning stalls during communication phases.” It also reports “speedups of 2.7x” for... » read more The post Ferroelectric Tuning Reduces Optical-Interconnect Stalls In LLM Training (Georgia Tech) appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Read original →After confusing markets at his July news conference, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh used Jackson Hole to give a clearer view of the case for higher interest rates.
Read original →Research suggests a gap between AI ambition and on-the-ground reality, but the good news is that professionals can fill it by focusing on well-grounded explorations and solid production use cases.
Read original →Researchers from University of Michigan-Dearborn published a technical paper titled “Generative Design of Liquid-Cooling Channels for Thermal Management of 2.5D and 3D Integrated Advanced Packaging.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents “a physics-guided generative design framework for liquid cooling channel topology optimization” in a “2.7 kW multi-chip package containing two high power GPUs and one CPU.”... » read more The post Generative Design Optimizes Liquid-Cooling Channels For 2.5D And 3D Packages (UM-Dearborn) appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Read original →Apple raised prices for Apple Music by $1 per month in July, citing licensing costs.
Read original →Google Deepmind is testing a double-blind evaluation of a frontier AI model for the first time. Cryptographic protection through Confidential Space is meant to keep Google from seeing the test questions and keep evaluators from seeing the model weights. The pilot project with the Singapore AI Safety Institute uses a Gemini Flash Lite and could set a new standard for tamper-proof AI benchmarks. The article AI benchmarks have a trust problem and Google wants to fix it appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Researchers from Peking University, Chinese Academy of Sciences et al. published a technical paper titled “Homo-metal-element mediated surface modification of sapphire for robust epitaxy of wafer-scale single-crystalline 2D semiconductors.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents a “homo-metal-element (W/Mo and Al) surface modification strategy of commercial C/M sapphire” and demonstrates “2-inch scale monolayer WS2 or MoS2 single-crystal... » read more The post Sapphire Surface Modification Enables Wafer-Scale 2D Semiconductor Growth (Peking U., CAS et al.) appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.
Read original →Investors assessed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish message in his keynote address at Jackson Hole.
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