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Microsoft Research Releases Skala-1.1 DFT Model and Expands Integrations

Microsoft Research announced Skala-1.1, an updated deep-learning exchange-correlation functional trained on 2.5x more data than its predecessor, reporting a weighted average error of 2.8 kcal/mol on the GMTKN55 benchmark. Skala is now available in CP2K and is being integrated into Psi4, FHI-aims, ORCA and VASP. Microsoft Research also introduced a living benchmark to track the performance of successive Skala releases across software packages and hardware.

Why it matters: It reports a concrete accuracy improvement and expanded availability for an AI-driven DFT functional used in computational chemistry and materials science.

K-Search Extends CUDA Kernel Expertise to Apple Silicon via MLX Backend

Researchers at IBM Research, building on Berkeley Sky Lab's K-Search evolutionary kernel-search framework, added a native MLX backend and a structured CUDA-to-MLX translation layer to bring CUDA kernel expertise to Apple Silicon. The evolved attention kernel reached 0.97x the speed of Apple's native MLX attention kernel, and the Mamba SSM kernel delivered up to a 20x prefill speedup over the community mlx-lm implementation on an M1 Max. The team attributes the gains to the translation layer's co

Why it matters: It offers a reproducible, open-source method and concrete benchmark numbers for transferring CUDA kernel knowledge to Apple Silicon, valuable to ML systems and kernel engineers.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI is Designing Next-Gen Models, ASI May Arrive Within 2 Years

On June 6, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced in a CNBC interview that OpenAI has achieved a major milestone where AI is actively participating in the design and development of its own subsequent models. He emphasized that this &quot;AI designing A<!--autointro-->

From Toolbox to Operator: How AI is Driving Closed-Loop Breakthroughs in Cross-Border E-Commerce

By the summer of 2026, the hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the cross-border e-commerce sector has entered a nuanced period of consolidation.Two years ago, when large language models (LLMs) first emerged, sellers were thrilled with si<!--autointro-->

ICRA 2026 Highlights: The Dawn of Physical AI, the Rise of Chinese Innovators, and Data as the Core

On June 5, the five-day IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2026) officially concluded in Vienna, Austria. As one of the most influential global gatherings in the robotics sector, this year&#39;s conference attracted over 8<!--autointro-->

Ant Group Launches Overseas AI Payment Solution Enabling Global Agentic Commerce for Merchants

&quot;The essence of business remains unchanged in the AI era, but agents are reshaping user interaction, service processes, and transactions,&quot; said Han Xinyi, CEO of Ant Group, at the Alipay AI Payment Ecosystem Conference on May 26. At the con<!--autointro-->

Free Token Era? Agnes AI Founder on the Business of Free Multimodal Models

Is the &quot;Free&quot; Token Era Here? A Conversation with the Founder of Agnes AI on the Business and Ambition Behind Free Multimodal AIAnyone who has been genuinely using AI over the past year will share the same feeling: AI is getting more expens<!--autointro-->

SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs: The “Apollo Moment” of the AI Era Has Arrived

01 This Is Not an IPO — This Is an “Operating System Upgrade” for Human CivilizationIn the summer of 2026, the U.S. capital markets will witness an unprecedented “triple convergence” — SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, three AI giants, will knock on Nas<!--autointro-->

Gaode Unveils ABot-Earth 0.5: Native 3D Urban World Model

Gaode Maps (Alibaba Group) Unveils ABot-Earth 0.5: The World&#39;s First Natively 3D-Trained Urban World ModelJune 8, 2026&nbsp;– Today, Gaode Maps, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, officially launched&nbsp;ABot-Earth 0.5, marking a revolutionary miles<!--autointro-->

NVIDIA Nemotron and Cosmos Reason Models Empower Enterprise AI Agents and Physical AI for Industry L

NVIDIA Expands Nemotron and Cosmos Model Families with Advanced Reasoning Capabilities, Adopted by Industry Leaders Including CrowdStrike, Uber, and ZoomAI agents are projected to generate up to $450 billion through revenue gains and cost savings by <!--autointro-->

ZhaoGuan Electronics Relocates HQ to Hangzhou to Advance Physical AI and Embodied Vision

Hangzhou&#39;s industrial sector has welcomed a significant new player. In late April 2026, ZhaoGuan Electronics officially relocated its global headquarters to Linping District, Hangzhou, further bolstering the city&#39;s ambition to become a premie<!--autointro-->

Nvidia and LG Partner to Develop AI-Powered Humanoid Robots and Next-Gen Data Centers

Nvidia and LG Group have officially announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop AI-driven humanoid robots and next-generation data center infrastructure. By integrating Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities and computing pla<!--autointro-->

Four Generations of the Rapidflare Agent Harness: Spark, Flame, Blaze, and Forge

How the Rapidflare Agent Harness Has Evolved Across Four Generations — From a Simple RAG Pipeline in 2023 to a Long-Running, Broader, Deeper Harness in 2026This blog post was originally published on Rapidflare&#39;s website. It is reprinted here with<!--autointro-->

China&#039;s Integrated Computing Network: Making AI Accessible and Affordable for Everyone

The integration of computing networks into everyday life is no longer a distant dream. This year, AI Agents have transitioned from niche tech circles into the daily lives of ordinary people. Tasks such as generating videos, creating spreadsheets, and<!--autointro-->

SYNAPSE: Neuro-Symbolic Visual Thought-to-Text Decoding via Topological Semantic Denoising

Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) have accelerated research into open-vocabulary electroencephalography (EEG)-to-text decoding, a task that translates non-invasive neural activity recorded during visual perception into coherent natu<!--autointro-->