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130+ Customers Choose Intel Series 3 Processors for Edge Devices

Intel announced that over 130 customers are using its Series 3 processors for edge AI and computing designs. One notable deployment involves Sensory AI's Ella, the first multi-agent Physical AI store in public commercial service.

Detroit’s rising developers are supported by the Apple Developer Academy

The Apple Developer Academy in Detroit is celebrating its fifth graduation, a partnership with Michigan State University and the Gilbert Family Foundation.

Meet the Intel Pioneer Behind EMIB Chip Packaging

Ravi Mahajan, an Intel Fellow and director of Substrate and Advanced Packaging Pathfinding at Intel Foundry, is recognized as the inventor of EMIB (Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge). He has spent over 30 years advancing semiconductor packaging technologies at Intel.

Intel Arc G-Series Processors Set a New Standard for Handheld PC Gaming

Intel announced the Intel Arc G-Series processors, a new product family for handheld gaming systems. The series includes the Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme models, based on the Panther Lake architecture and running on Windows 11.

NVIDIA Research Advances Robotics From Simulation to the Real World

NVIDIA Research presented eight papers at ICRA 2026 on simulation-to-real transfer for robotics. Topics include multi-arm coordination (ScheduleStream), cross-embodiment navigation (COMPASS), adaptive grasping (Grasp-MPC), and deformable object manipulation. The papers demonstrate significant performance improvements over baselines in simulated and real-world environments.

“The throughline is clear: sim-to-real is becoming a foundation for robots that can adapt, generalize, and operate with greater reliability outside the lab.” — NVIDIA

The Name’s Gaming … Cloud Gaming: ‘007 First Light’ Launches on GeForce NOW

GeForce NOW adds 007 First Light, letting members stream the game from various devices. A limited-time offer includes the game with a 12-month Ultimate membership. The service also adds World of Tanks: HEAT and other titles to its cloud gaming library.

“For a limited time, the game is included with the purchase of a 12‑month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership” — NVIDIA

Agentic AI-powered Arm Metis advances security vulnerability discovery in software

Arm has open-sourced Metis, an AI-powered security framework that identifies complex vulnerabilities in large codebases. It uses a RAG architecture with LLMs and project-specific knowledge to achieve up to 10x higher true positive rates and 50% fewer false positives than leading static analysis tools. Metis is already deployed across over 130 Arm software projects, with plans for company-wide adoption by late 2026.

“Up to 10x higher true positive rates; and Approximately 50% fewer false positives compared to leading static analysis tools.” — Arm

Cherokee language learners bridge generations with iPad and Mac

Apple's Community Education Initiative partners with Oklahoma City University and the Cherokee Nation to provide iPad and Mac devices to young learners, supporting Cherokee language education.

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AI Factories: The New Infrastructure of Intelligence

NVIDIA introduces the concept of AI factories as a new type of infrastructure for generating intelligence. These facilities are designed to process massive amounts of data using accelerated computing to produce AI models and services.

Breadth, depth and value: Arm empowers developers for the agentic AI era

Arm emphasizes its long-term software investments to complement its hardware, aiming to simplify AI development across cloud, edge, and physical environments. The company highlights its ecosystem of over 22 million developers and contributions to more than 1,300 open-source projects, focusing on performance per watt, ease of use, and fast innovation.