TSMC’s details next-gen CoWoS roadmap: over 14-reticle packages and 48x leap in compute power expected by 2029 — massive size enables 24 HBM5E stacks and additional memory bandwidth jump

TSMC claims that CoWoS innovations will enable 48x more compute and 34x more memory bandwidth for 2029 AI processors.
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Chernobyl virus turned 27 today, and it could brick your PC in ways modern malware can’t by overwriting BIOS firmware

27 years ago today, on April 26, 1999, a 1 KB virus called CIH detonated its payload on hundreds of thousands of Windows 9x machines worldwide.
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DeepSeek launches 1.6 trillion parameter V4 on Huawei chips as U.S. escalates AI theft accusations — U.S. gov’t alleges IP theft by DeepSeek and other Chinese AI firms

DeepSeek on Friday released a preview of its V4 large language model, the Hangzhou-based startup’s most powerful to date.
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Taiwan’s stock market surpasses the UK’s despite having less than a quarter of the UK’s economy — AI boom propels Taiwan forward, TSMC alone accounts for more than 40% of Taiwan’s total market value

Taiwan’s stock market is now worth more than the United Kingdom’s, in a shift driven almost entirely by the insatiable global appetite for AI chips.
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Mobile SMS blasters in vehicles prowled Canadian streets, causing 13 million network disruptions and infiltrating tens of thousands of devices — blaster blocked 911 calls, stole cellphone data

The authorities say that the three individuals used the SMS blasters to send thousands of smishing messages.

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DARPA calls for proposals for autonomous underwater drones — gov’t looking for a small, cheap autonomous sub that can be developed and built quickly

DARPA is looking for proposals for cheap undersea drones that can be quickly built and deployed nearly anywhere.

US Navy tests laser weapon that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — ‘system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones,’ has essentially unlimited power source

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System was tested aboard the USS George H.W. Bush and neutralized multiple target drones.

New 3D device computes using living brain cells — bioelectronic device uses 3D electronic mesh design paired with living tissue

Princeton researchers have developed a 3D bioelectronic device that combines living brain cells with embedded electronics, allowing neurons outside the body to perform simple computational tasks. The system may help scient…

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NEO Semiconductor’s revolutionary 3D X-DRAM for AI processors has passed proof-of-concept validation — company secures funding to develop next-gen memory HBM alternative

NEO Semiconductor says its 3D X-DRAM passed proof-of-concept testing, using 3D NAND processes to target cheaper AI memory than HBM. The company has secured funding for development.
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How a cavalcade of blunders gave unauthorized users access to Claude Mythos — restricted model accessed by third parties, thanks to knowledge from data breach

Unauthorized individuals have accessed Anthropic’s new Mythos cybersecurity-focused AI model, despite the developer locking it down to just a handful of companies. Considering the AI was purposefully designed to find zero-…

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