MIT - Weekend Reads

IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore’s Law another decade

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The company, along with others, is pursuing a new paradigm for cramming more transistors on chips—building up.

The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The AI era needs ever faster chips. ASML has a monopoly on the expensive contraptions needed to pattern them. Can anyone catch up?

Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The long-awaited V4 is more efficient and a win for Chinese chipmakers.

Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

As the battle over the future of AI chips plays out, the fight for top talent is also ramping up.

PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a useful quantum machine. It aims to be the first.

Future AI chips could be built on glass

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A specialized glass layer could make tomorrow’s computers faster and more energy efficient.

Chiplets: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Chipmakers are betting that smaller, more specialized chips can extend the life of Moore’s Law.

Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The compute explosion is the technological story of our time. And it is still only just beginning.

BasiGo

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

BasiGo aims to replace the tens of thousands of diesel-powered buses on sub-Saharan African roads with electric ones that generate far fewer emissions. The company’s pay-as-you-drive business model has helped make EVs more attainable and is changing the way public transport operates.

Brimstone

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Brimstone is making strides on two industrial problems, reducing the emissions from cement and providing a way to produce more critical minerals within the US that would unlock a cleaner and more efficient process for manufacturing building materials, aluminum, steel, and more.

Energy Dome

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Energy Dome uses compressed carbon dioxide gas in its massive grid batteries, which can deliver power for up to 24 hours to meet energy demand and balance out renewables on the grid.

Envision Energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

With 103 gigawatts of wind power installations worldwide and more than 50 gigawatt-hours of battery energy storage systems, Envision is one of the world’s largest renewable companies as it continues to innovate in the wind sector.

Fervo Energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Fervo Energy wants to expand geothermal power by looking to work with large data center operators like Google to develop its enhanced geothermal power plants across the US, and drive down costs in the process to compete with fossil fuels.

Form Energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Form Energy is building iron-based batteries that can store energy for multiple days. The company is ramping up supply at its factory and signing deals for commercial projects.

Moment Energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

To meet the growing demand for energy storage, Moment Energy wants to shortcut a supply chain that now flows largely through China, by domestically repurposing EV batteries into new grid-connected storage systems.

WaveSave

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

As sea levels rise and flood risks worsen due to global warming, WaveSave’s easy-to-erect portable dam offers a quick-response tool. People can use the dam to protect themselves and their property, and it can also store freshwater for later use.

WeLion New Energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

WeLion New Energy is on a quest to make safer, better batteries. The company’s semi-solid-state cells could improve safety and offer greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries to power electric cars, boats, and drones.

X-energy

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

X-energy is developing small modular reactors to satisfy some of the planet’s most power-hungry users: industrial manufacturers that need high temperatures to produce billions of tons of concrete, plastics, fibers, and chemicals.