The Groq deal secures key talent for Nvidia, including CEO Jonathan Ross, creator of the TPU, and keeps them from companies that may try to make their own chips (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)

M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: The Groq deal secures key talent for Nvidia, including CEO Jonathan Ross, creator of the TPU, and keeps them from companies that may try to make their own chips  —  NVIDIA gets a creator of the TPU, access to inference tech & IP, and stops anyone […]

Dec. 26, 1995: Comet C/1955 Y1 is discovered

Having witnessed Comet Ikeya-Seki as a child in 1965, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Hyakutake was eager to discover a comet himself. And on Dec. 26, 1995, he did so, searching the skies with 25×150 binoculars and spotting Comet C/1955 Y1.  Comet C/1955 Y1 would also come to be known as […]

Studying Physics in Microgravity

In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, conducted inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) aboard the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. A bulk container installed in the MSG, filled with viscous fluid and embedded particles, is subjected […]

As startups flood the market with AI shopping agents, Amazon is playing defense by blocking agents’ access to its site and investing heavily in its own tools (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Annie Palmer / CNBC: As startups flood the market with AI shopping agents, Amazon is playing defense by blocking agents’ access to its site and investing heavily in its own tools  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy could see how dramatically artificial intelligence was altering e-commerce.