A 5-line bash script named after a hapless Simpsons character has evolved into Anthropic’s official Ralph Wiggum plugin. It lets Claude Code run in relentless, autonomous loops to fix code overnight. The developer community is calling it the closest thing to AGI they’ve seen.
Bell Canada and Ontario’s Queen’s University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and operate a sovereign AI supercomputing facility. The project aims to support Canadian research and business while safeguarding data from foreign oversight, though key details like compute power remain
Tombot’s emotional support robot dog, Jennie, was a surprise hit at CES, leading to over 5,000 pre-orders. That success directly fueled a $6.1 million Series A round and has the company planning for a massive $100 million raise in 2027.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the first of 18 massive magnets for its Sparc reactor, aiming for a 2027 start. The company also announced a partnership with Nvidia and Siemens to build a digital twin, hoping AI will accelerate the path to fusion power.
The high cost of EV batteries is the biggest barrier to mass adoption. Now, a shift away from energy-hungry “wet-coating” to new dry electrode manufacturing promises to dramatically cut costs and factory footprints, potentially reshaping the entire auto industry.
Accenture is acquiring UK-based AI startup Faculty in an undisclosed deal. Meanwhile, a new demo shows developers running multiple AI coding agents from just a smartphone, hinting at a major shift in how software gets built.
Global banking regulators are considering a proposal that would let major banks lend against pure cryptocurrencies like Dogecoin with far less capital. This would expose the core financial system to assets with no fundamental value. The push comes from finance and crypto trade groups aiming to tap i
The Flatpak team is looking at a radical solution for its persistent graphics driver issues: borrowing GPU virtualization tech from virtual machines. The idea is to use the Venus driver and virglrenderer to completely isolate apps from the host’s GPU drivers. It’s a complex workaround, but it could
Early-stage VC firm Antler is going all-in on a high-volume investment strategy, making over 400 bets in 2025. With a new $160 million U.S. fund, it plans to hit roughly 500 investments this year, betting that spreading capital wide in the AI era is the best path to returns.
With Micron’s RSI hitting 73 and trading 30% above its 50-day moving average, CNBC proposes a specific May 2025 options play. It’s designed to cap upside at $360 while protecting down to $240. But is this strategy too clever for its own good?
