ULTRARAM nears pilot production after scalable epitaxy breakthrough

Quinas Technology and IQE plc say ULTRARAM has cleared a major manufacturing hurdle after they developed an industrially scalable epitaxy process, and the partners are now discussing pilot wafers and packaged chips with foundries. Innovate UK funding and recent intellectual property recognition helped move the project from university labs toward commercial evaluation.
Intel collaborates with LG Innotek to implement an Artificial Intelligence-powered smart factory

LG Innotek will deploy Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors alongside Intel Arc built-in graphics processing units, unified by the OpenVINO software tool kit, to extend Artificial Intelligence across its Gumi factory. The initiative aims to create a fully automated production system that preserves performance while reducing defects.
NVIDIA Jetson Thor unlocks real-time reasoning for general robotics and physical Artificial Intelligence

NVIDIA´s Jetson Thor modules are now generally available, offering a major edge compute boost to run real-time Artificial Intelligence reasoning on robots. The platform targets humanoid, industrial and research robots with higher on-device compute, memory and low-latency inference.
NVIDIA rolls out DRIVE AGX Thor developer kit for automotive Artificial Intelligence development

NVIDIA has opened preorders for the DRIVE AGX Thor developer kit, a Blackwell-architecture platform purpose-built to accelerate automotive Artificial Intelligence development, with delivery expected in September. The kit targets developers and researchers building advanced sensor and reasoning models for autonomous vehicles.
How lidar measures the cost of climate disasters

After the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in January 2025, researchers used airborne lidar to map landscape changes and quantify losses that satellite imagery cannot fully reveal.
Amazon Bedrock for scalable generative Artificial Intelligence on AWS

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed AWS service that simplifies building and scaling generative Artificial Intelligence applications by giving teams access to foundation models and tools without managing infrastructure. The article outlines core features, practical use cases, and getting-started advice for intermediate AWS users.
China´s intelligent computing power set to grow over 40% in 2025, driven by Artificial Intelligence

Industry forecasts at the 2025 China Computing Power Conference predict more than 40 percent year-on-year growth in China´s intelligent computing power for 2025, propelled by rapid Artificial Intelligence advances and expanding applications across sectors.