Prof Francesco Petruccione IBM this week claimed the first sub-nanometre chip, a generation it calls the 0.7nm, or 7-angstrom, node. It says the design packs nearly 100 billion transistors onto a fingernail-sized surface, about twice the density of its 2nm chip from 2021, with up to 50% more performance or 70% better energy efficiency. Production…
[RFI] The United Nations has launched its first global panel on artificial intelligence, as concerns grow that the technology could deepen global inequalities – particularly in Africa, where systems are largely imported after being shaped elsewhere.
The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2026 Japan Prize at 1:00 p.m. on 21 January 2026. Prof. Cynthia Dwork (USA) has been awarded the Japan Prize in the field of Electronics, Information, and Communication. Prof. Shizuo Akira (Japan) and Prof. Zhijian “James” Chen (USA) have been awarded the Japan Prize in the…
