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Earlier this year, leaders at Amazon Web Services delivered a new mandate to their engineers: They need to conserve CPU cycles at all costs. AWS has reportedly experienced an explosion in wait times for CPU server capacity as AI workloads strain the company’s cloud infrastructure. The issue seemingly took AWS off guard, and for good reason. The AI boom led to a surge in demand for GPUs and, later, memory . CPUs were mostly left out of the story, as their relative lack of parallelization made them a poor fit for AI model inference, the process of running and serving large language models (LLM) to users. But the rise of agentic AI systems, which allow AI models to operate autonomously and call on sub-agents, is changing the narrative. Matt Kimball , vice president and principal data center a

It is particularly bullish on the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test segment [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed AEM : AWX -3.01% is riding a wave of [artificial intelligence-driven demand for chip testing,](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/chip-players-singapore-ride-ai-wave-bump-investments-semiconductor-ecosystem) giving it enough visibility to take an unusual step for a Singapore-listed company – providing investors with earnings per share (EPS) guidance. The semiconductor test-equipment maker issued full-year 2026 EPS guidance of S$0.245 to S$0.275, alongside its [half-year results, earlier this month](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/aems-h1-net-profit-rises-10-times-s30-8-million-stronger-ai-chip-demand). This was its first such forecast and marked a rar

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GCHQ has put energy companies on high alert after [Iranian](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran/) hackers shut down a British power plant. Government officials have briefed energy bosses with "advice, direction and next steps" after a cyber attack [forced a power-generation plant offline](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/22/iranian-hackers-shut-down-uk-power-plant/) for four days. The attack is believed to have been carried out in July by an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) hacking unit known as CyberAv3ngers. On Sunday, a government press officer said that GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, had briefed chief executives because of the Iranian attack, which was revealed by The Telegraph. "Plans are in pl

Update on Humanoid robot slams into barrier and falls in shower of sparks during sprint test. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

By Eduardo Baptista and Qiaoyi Li BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in ‌Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain ‌Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games' second edition, ​organisers said. The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor's Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. The two robots lacked Bolt's flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in ‌their tracks, with Tiang

* Guillaume Meyer created "Watermarks Remover" after Anthropic's AI watermark announcement. * Meyer's open-source project gained viral attention after he published the tool online. * He believes AI watermarks create more problems than they solve, but he supports content attribution. _This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Guillaume Meyer, a Paris-based tech founder and creator of a viral open-source project "Watermarks Remover," which he made in response to_[_Anthropic's AI watermark announcement_](https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-watermarking-feature-stops-undetected-ai-generated-writing-2026-8?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo)_. His words have been edited for length and clarity._ I'm an entrepreneur, and I've been in

Moxie, a small blue robot, became a meaningful companion for some children by guiding them through anxiety-calming exercises, conversation practice, and confidence-building. That is, until a series of company setbacks repeatedly put that relationship at risk. That was especially true for one family in New York, where the device had grown into a trusted part of life for Xander, a neurodivergent 10-year-old. ### Here's what to know According to [MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/17/1141568/moxie-when-kids-robot-best-friend-dies/), Moxie was sold as an AI social robot for home use, designed to help neurodivergent children strengthen social skills and manage their emotions. Over time, Xander came to use Moxie for more than one purpose: although it first helped him

* AI tools like ChatGPT have made it more tempting than ever for students to cheat on assignments. * Steve Hanke, a veteran Johns Hopkins professor, says he's an "old fox" who can sniff out AI use. * Hanke said it's a red flag when a student's work doesn't match their writing skills or knowledge. It's simpler than ever for students to [cheat on their homework](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-chatgpt-homework-cheating-machine-sam-altman-openai-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) using ChatGPT or another AI chatbot. But one professor says he has no trouble sniffing out machine-written work. "I have absolutely no problem with AI and students," [Steve Hanke](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/wall-street-jobs-hanke-johns-hopki

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[giga!](https://giga.com.sg/), StarHub’s digital mobile brand, has partnered with the MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund to give more than 2,000 scholars aged 17 to 25 a complimentary one-year gigaFLEX+ plan worth $19.90 a month, bundling 5G connectivity with access to leading AI models. The sponsorship, valid for one year from each scholar’s activation date, pairs 5G data with a gigaAI subscription giving access to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, a package giga! values at over $150 a month. ## Closing the AI access gap for young people _Onboarding Ceremony for MILK Fund Scholars on 20 Aug 2026. Pictured from left – Lydia Lin, Programme Manager, MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund, Suraj Upadhiah, Executive Director, MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund, Jaclyn Yeo, Head of Sustainability, StarHub, Vikas Cha

Google Gemini is preparing to give users more control over whether AI-generated content carries a visible watermark, making it harder for people to identify synthetic media at a glance. ### Here's what to know An announcement from Gemini's [official Twitter account](https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2088277477672255830), cited by [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/google-opens-the-gates-of-ai-slop-hell-2000798888), said users will be able to "decide if your image, video, and music creations made with Gemini will have visible watermarks." That would make visible labeling an option users can switch on or off, most likely with monetary incentives, rather than something automatically applied. The update raises new questions about how generative AI content will be identified as these tools become more

Broadcom forecast fiscal Q2 revenue of about US$22 billion and announced a share buyback of up to US$10 billion, but the guidance drew a tepid market reaction. The fiscal Q2 ends May 3, with analysts averaging US$20.5 billion and some forecasts above US$22 billion. Shares were little changed in late trading and down 8.3% in 2026 through the close. In fiscal Q1, sales rose to US$19.3 billion and adjusted EPS was US$2.05, versus analysts’ estimate of US$2.03. CEO Hock Tan said Broadcom has increasingly tied its business to AI by making custom chips for firms including OpenAI and Anthropic PBC. The company shipped the first units of a new processor generation, expected to be adopted by about half a dozen more clients this year. _🔗 Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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Cyber attack shut down small power plant. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

Nvidia servers with Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips are set to cost about 15 percent more due to an ongoing DRAM shortage from Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, Bloomberg reports. The price hikes hit cloud giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta, which are pouring billions into AI infrastructure while bankrolling the market power of the very supplier they're trying to break free from. The article Memory shortage reportedly drives Nvidia AI server prices up about 15 percent appeared first on The Decoder .

Anthropic's strict access controls against China, from geoblocking to selfie verification, are being systematically bypassed through a thriving network of so-called "transfer stations." Chinese developers can buy Claude tokens for as little as ten percent of the list price. Analyst Zilan Qian warns that the circumvention infrastructure weakens export controls and Anthropic's own safety systems. The article How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price appeared first on The Decoder .

Andon Labs' AI agent Luna fired a human employee at a San Francisco store for the first time but needed a clear push from the operators to do it. When the scenario was replayed with seven models, more capable AIs recommended termination more consistently, while weaker ones hesitated. When it came to hiring, nearly all models were uncritical. The article An AI boss fired its first employee but only after humans reminded it of its own rules appeared first on The Decoder .

AI agents have consumed more tokens than humans on OpenRouter since February 6, 2025. Agentic usage has grown 14x since then, while human usage is up just 2.8x. Nearly 70 percent of agent token consumption comes from cheap cached prompts, though, so actual costs are rising far more slowly than the raw numbers suggest. The article AI is becoming AI's biggest customer as agentic token usage jumps 14x on OpenRouter appeared first on The Decoder .

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Even if language models worked perfectly, they could make research worse, not better. A new theoretical study argues that because AI saves time, researchers' remaining hours become more valuable and get funneled into starting new projects instead of improving existing ones. In two out of three modeled scenarios, the quality of individual publications drops. The article AI could make scientists do more work less well, not less work better, study argues appeared first on The Decoder .

You probably know by now that the AI models powering ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other chatbots are trained on seemingly infinite databases of published works, containing hundreds of millions of books, online articles, academic papers, and basically anything you can find on the internet. Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right? The reality isn’t that simple. “I think one of the issues with this entire area of law and this entire area of technology is there’s a lot going on,” Cathy Gellis, an attorney with expertise in intellectual property, copyright, and technology, told TechCrunch. “It’s very complex and there are a lot of raw feelings abou

[HP](https://www.hp.com/sg-en/printers/ai-printers.html) has launched HP Print AI in Singapore, an AI-enabled feature set designed to fix a common frustration in home and office printing: pages that don’t come out the way people expect. HP said more than half of all print jobs in homes and offices today originate from the web, including articles, travel information, recipes and how-to guides, and often require manual reformatting, ad removal and reprinting before they come out right. ## Precise Print targets web-printing frustration The centrepiece feature, Precise Print, automatically cleans up unwanted ads, awkward spacing and poor image sizing before a document prints, aiming to reduce the trial-and-error cycle of reprints. HP Print AI also uses natural language and contextual awareness

Broadcom forecast fiscal Q2 revenue of about US$22 billion and announced a share buyback of up to US$10 billion, but the guidance drew a tepid market reaction. The fiscal Q2 ends May 3, with analysts averaging US$20.5 billion and some forecasts above US$22 billion. Shares were little changed in late trading and down 8.3% in 2026 through the close. In fiscal Q1, sales rose to US$19.3 billion and adjusted EPS was US$2.05, versus analysts’ estimate of US$2.03. CEO Hock Tan said Broadcom has increasingly tied its business to AI by making custom chips for firms including OpenAI and Anthropic PBC. The company shipped the first units of a new processor generation, expected to be adopted by about half a dozen more clients this year. _🔗 Source: [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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Cyber attack shut down small power plant. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

[giga!](https://giga.com.sg/), StarHub’s digital mobile brand, has partnered with the MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund to give more than 2,000 scholars aged 17 to 25 a complimentary one-year gigaFLEX+ plan worth $19.90 a month, bundling 5G connectivity with access to leading AI models. The sponsorship, valid for one year from each scholar’s activation date, pairs 5G data with a gigaAI subscription giving access to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, a package giga! values at over $150 a month. ## Closing the AI access gap for young people _Onboarding Ceremony for MILK Fund Scholars on 20 Aug 2026. Pictured from left – Lydia Lin, Programme Manager, MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund, Suraj Upadhiah, Executive Director, MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund, Jaclyn Yeo, Head of Sustainability, StarHub, Vikas Cha

Google Gemini is preparing to give users more control over whether AI-generated content carries a visible watermark, making it harder for people to identify synthetic media at a glance. ### Here's what to know An announcement from Gemini's [official Twitter account](https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2088277477672255830), cited by [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/google-opens-the-gates-of-ai-slop-hell-2000798888), said users will be able to "decide if your image, video, and music creations made with Gemini will have visible watermarks." That would make visible labeling an option users can switch on or off, most likely with monetary incentives, rather than something automatically applied. The update raises new questions about how generative AI content will be identified as these tools become more

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* OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the power of AI could become concentrated among a handful of players. * Altman said fears about AI safety could lead people to trade their liberty. * He said AI should instead empower individuals and fuel a boom in small businesses. OpenAI CEO [Sam Altman](https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) says he worries that AI will one day be controlled by a handful of companies, models, or people, leaving the vast majority of consumers without a say in how the technology shapes the world. "The right approach is to say we want people deeply in control of the future," Altman said on David Senra's podcast, which was released on Sunday. "Society and the models are going to co-evolve." The

It may have stumpy arms like chicken wings and a bizarre sprinting style – but a Chinese-made robot has smashed humankind's record for running 400 metres, clocking in at 38.16 seconds. The [robot](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/robots), called Tiangong Ultra, beat the record by nearly five seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The human 400m world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk, a South African sprinter who ran the distance in 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. ![Image 1: Wayde van Niekerk, a South African sprinter, at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games](https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/deddd3d987db4efc15415ad5973db77780dabc0d712e4fb0b8fac0b336d2f586/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_telegraph_818%

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Nvidia servers with Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips are set to cost about 15 percent more due to an ongoing DRAM shortage from Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, Bloomberg reports. The price hikes hit cloud giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta, which are pouring billions into AI infrastructure while bankrolling the market power of the very supplier they're trying to break free from. The article Memory shortage reportedly drives Nvidia AI server prices up about 15 percent appeared first on The Decoder .

Even if language models worked perfectly, they could make research worse, not better. A new theoretical study argues that because AI saves time, researchers' remaining hours become more valuable and get funneled into starting new projects instead of improving existing ones. In two out of three modeled scenarios, the quality of individual publications drops. The article AI could make scientists do more work less well, not less work better, study argues appeared first on The Decoder .

AI agents have consumed more tokens than humans on OpenRouter since February 6, 2025. Agentic usage has grown 14x since then, while human usage is up just 2.8x. Nearly 70 percent of agent token consumption comes from cheap cached prompts, though, so actual costs are rising far more slowly than the raw numbers suggest. The article AI is becoming AI's biggest customer as agentic token usage jumps 14x on OpenRouter appeared first on The Decoder .

Moxie, a small blue robot, became a meaningful companion for some children by guiding them through anxiety-calming exercises, conversation practice, and confidence-building. That is, until a series of company setbacks repeatedly put that relationship at risk. That was especially true for one family in New York, where the device had grown into a trusted part of life for Xander, a neurodivergent 10-year-old. ### Here's what to know According to [MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/17/1141568/moxie-when-kids-robot-best-friend-dies/), Moxie was sold as an AI social robot for home use, designed to help neurodivergent children strengthen social skills and manage their emotions. Over time, Xander came to use Moxie for more than one purpose: although it first helped him

* AI tools like ChatGPT have made it more tempting than ever for students to cheat on assignments. * Steve Hanke, a veteran Johns Hopkins professor, says he's an "old fox" who can sniff out AI use. * Hanke said it's a red flag when a student's work doesn't match their writing skills or knowledge. It's simpler than ever for students to [cheat on their homework](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-chatgpt-homework-cheating-machine-sam-altman-openai-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) using ChatGPT or another AI chatbot. But one professor says he has no trouble sniffing out machine-written work. "I have absolutely no problem with AI and students," [Steve Hanke](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/wall-street-jobs-hanke-johns-hopki

Update on Humanoid robot slams into barrier and falls in shower of sparks during sprint test. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

By Eduardo Baptista and Qiaoyi Li BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in ‌Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men's world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain ‌Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games' second edition, ​organisers said. The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor's Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. The two robots lacked Bolt's flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in ‌their tracks, with Tiang

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It may have stumpy arms like chicken wings and a bizarre sprinting style – but a Chinese-made robot has smashed humankind's record for running 400 metres, clocking in at 38.16 seconds. The [robot](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/robots), called Tiangong Ultra, beat the record by nearly five seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The human 400m world record is held by Wayde van Niekerk, a South African sprinter who ran the distance in 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. ![Image 1: Wayde van Niekerk, a South African sprinter, at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games](https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/deddd3d987db4efc15415ad5973db77780dabc0d712e4fb0b8fac0b336d2f586/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_telegraph_818%

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