A Bitcoin mining company says it is building 143 humanoid robots but there is one big problem

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A company with roots in Bitcoin mining says production has begun on the first wave of its humanoid robots, with plans to deploy 143 machines at an AI data center campus. There is just one problem: despite the bold claims, the announcement offers few of the details that would normally accompany a robotics project of this scale.

KKR bets $10 billion that AI needs its own infrastructure empire

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KKR is making a massive bet on the future of artificial intelligence. The investment giant has launched Helix Digital Infrastructure with more than $10 billion in committed capital, backed by NVIDIA, Vistra, and the Kuwait Investment Authority. Led by former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, the new company aims to build the data centers, power infrastructure, and connectivity needed to fuel the next phase of AI expansion.

Sovereign AI sounds independent until you notice everything still runs on NVIDIA

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Governments around the world are pushing sovereign AI initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign cloud providers and protect national data. There is just one awkward problem though. Nearly all of this supposedly independent AI infrastructure still runs on NVIDIA hardware and software. As countries build AI factories across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the global AI race increasingly looks less diversified and more dependent on a single American company.

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is the coolest Microsoft hardware in years

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Microsoft finally announced a Surface device that feels genuinely exciting again. The new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box combines NVIDIA Blackwell graphics, 128GB unified memory, and local AI development power in a compact desktop design that could appeal to developers, AI researchers, and even Linux enthusiasts.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang tells graduates to embrace AI despite fears it could replace them

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered an upbeat AI commencement speech at Carnegie Mellon University, but with automation fears growing, some graduates may wonder whether the technology shaping the future could also eliminate parts of it.