DeepSeek V4.1-Flash: Open Weights, a Quarter of the Memory, and $0.003 Cache Reads Reshape AI Agent Economics
Posted on 13th Sep 2026 06:03:25 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash on September 10, 2026: the smallest model in a new architecture family, it cuts the KV cache to a quarter of its predecessor's HBM footprint, prices off-peak cached input at $0.003 per million tokens, and beats DeepSeek's own V4-Pro on agentic benchmarks under an MIT license.
IDScan Confirms Data Breach: 153 Million Driver's Licenses Stolen in Year-Long Hack
Posted on 12th Sep 2026 06:03:56 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Identity verification giant IDScan confirms hackers stole digital scans of 153 million US and Canadian driver's licenses in a year-long breach. FBI investigating, lawsuits filed.
OpenAI Says AI Solved the Navier–Stokes Millennium Problem: What the Proof Means for Mathematics
Posted on 11th Sep 2026 06:05:38 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
OpenAI's AI system claims to have solved the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, a 90-year-old Millennium Prize puzzle in fluid dynamics, using 10,000 coordinating AI agents and a Lean-verified proof.
Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek: How NVLink Fusion Keeps Nvidia at the Center of the Custom AI Chip Boom
Posted on 10th Sep 2026 06:04:39 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Nvidia is buying $3.5 billion of MediaTek convertible bonds and opening its NVLink Fusion platform to the Taiwanese chipmaker's customers. The deal reveals how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure even as Big Tech builds its own custom silicon.
From Dance Floor to Battlefield: China Readies Humanoid Robots for Combat
Posted on 9th Sep 2026 06:05:56 in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
At Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, robots sprinted past Usain Bolt's 100m record and fell apart mid-race to cheering crowds. Two days later, the PLA Daily drew its own conclusions: these machines are headed for the battlefield. A Reuters review of 100+ procurement notices, studies and defense-company materials shows how China is planning for humanoid soldiers.
