Google DeepMind announced SIMA 2 on Thursday, a next-generation AI agent that integrates the company's Gemini language model to navigate and interact with 3D virtual environments, marking what researchers describe as a step toward artificial general intelligence and real-world robotics applications. #GoogleDeepMind #SIMA2 #GeminiAI #VirtualWorlds #AGI #AIInnovation https://www.perplexity.ai/...
Google's SIMA 2 agent uses Gemini to reason and act in virtual worlds | TechCrunch
“SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it's a self-improving agent... which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/googles-sima-2-agent-uses-gemini-to-reason-and-act-in-virtual-worlds/Chinese researchers have introduced a photonic quantum chip that reportedly accelerates complex problem-solving by over 1,000 times, marking a leap forward in the global quantum computing race. The chip received the "Leading Technology Award" at the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on November 7-9, standing out among 17 winners selected from more than 400 candidates across 34 countries. #ChinaTech #QuantumComputing #PhotonicChip #TechBreakthrough #WuzhenSummithttps ://www.perplexity.ai/discover...
Quantum chip gives China’s AI data centres ‘1,000-fold’ speed boost: award-winning team | South China Morning Post
Emerging tech that uses light to boost computer power is already being used in aerospace, biomedicine and finance.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3332604/quantum-chip-gives-chinas-ai-data-centres-1000-fold-speed-boost-award-winning-teamUniversity of Cambridge researchers have achieved atomic-level precision in controlling halide perovskite materials, developing a vapor-based manufacturing technique that could help address long-standing stability issues hindering the commercial rollout of next-generation solar cells. #Perovskite #SolarEnergy #Cambridge #EnergySandwich https://www.perplexity.ai/...
Revolutionary Energy Sandwich Fuels Solar, Lighting | Mirage News
Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely
https://www.miragenews.com/revolutionary-energy-sandwich-fuels-solar-1570219Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a technique that could extend quantum computer connections from a few kilometers to 2,000 kilometers, bringing a global quantum internet closer to reality. #QuantumComputing #QuantumInternet #TechBreakthrough #UChicago https://www.perplexity.ai/...
Breakthrough Links Quantum Computers 200X Farther | Mirage News
Quantum computers are powerful, lightning-fast and notoriously difficult to connect to one another over long distances.Previously, the maximum
https://www.miragenews.com/breakthrough-links-quantum-computers-200x-1565556Scientists Just Built A 1-Kilometer Resolution Digital Twin Of Earth - Universe Today
Weather forecasting is notoriously wonky - climate modeling even more so. But their slowing increasing ability to predict what the natural world will throw at us humans is largely thanks to two things - better models and increased computing power. Now, a new paper from researchers led by Daniel Kloc..
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-just-built-a-1-kilometer-resolution-digital-twin-of-earthNew AI systems are teaching machines to verifiably function safely - The Brighter Side of News
AI learns to mathematically prove system stability, ensuring autonomous machines like cars and grids operate safely.
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Battery breakthrough could extend lithium cell lifespan by 9,000 hours, study says | The Independent
Findings present promising way to scale up lithium batteries for real-world applications, scientists say
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/lithium-battery-breakthrough-lifespan-extension-china-b2849756.htmlSEOULTECH Researchers Develop VFF-Net, Revolutionary Alternative To Backpropagation That Transforms AI Training | Mirage News
Deep neural networks (DNNs), which power modern artificial intelligence (AI) models, are machine learning systems that learn hidden patterns from
https://www.miragenews.com/seoultech-researchers-develop-vff-net-1552296How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT researchers have combined two different methods of producing ammonia that minimizes waste products that, when combined with some other simple upgrades, could reduce the greenhouse emissions from production by as much as 63%.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/how-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-ammonia-production-1008Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle | New Scientist
Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2499052-biodegradable-plastic-made-from-bamboo-is-strong-and-easy-to-recycle/Archer Aviation Stock Fuels Retail Trader Frenzy On Tesla Tie-Up Speculation
The airtaxi maker’s stock surged 13.7% on Friday after it posted a video that showed its flagship Midnight aircraft alongside a Tesla Optimus robot, as well as a car.
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/archer-aviation-stock-fuels-retail-trader-frenzy-on-tesla-tie-up-speculation/ch6bYeoR3XcAI Adoption Jumps to 84% Among Researchers as Expectations Undergo Significant 'Reality Check' | MarketScreener
New Wiley study shows enduring optimism, evolving views about the role of AI ...
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/ai-adoption-jumps-to-84-among-researchers-as-expectations-undergo-significant-reality-check-ce7d5bddde80f12cQuantum uncertainty tamed at the University of Arizona | University of Arizona News
Using pulses of ultrafast "squeezed" light, researchers have tracked quantum uncertainty in a process that could lead to faster, more secure communications and advanced quantum technology.
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