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6 stories taggedAI hardware.

Robots Need to Feel Friction to Truly Understand the Physical World
A new model class called VμA puts the physics of grip at the centre of robot thinking. Here is why that matters for every robot that picks things up.

The AI chip shortage you never heard of is making your next phone more expensive
Factories building AI data centres are gobbling up the same memory chips that go into smartphones. India is feeling it first, and the ripple is heading everywhere.

OpenAI's First Hardware Product Is a $230 Button Pad for Its AI Coding Tool
The Codex Micro puts physical controls on your desk to manage AI-driven coding tasks. It is not the secret Jony Ive device everyone has been waiting for.

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secrets Stolen by Former Employees
Three ex-Apple engineers now at OpenAI stand accused of walking out with confidential knowledge about Apple's hardware operations. The lawsuit lands at the worst possible moment for OpenAI.

Apple's Abandoned Self-Driving Car Quietly Built the AI Chip Inside Every iPhone
A cancelled car project from years ago turns out to be the origin story of Apple's most important piece of AI hardware.

SK Hynix just pulled off the biggest US stock debut by a foreign company, ever
The South Korean memory chip maker raised $26.5 billion on the Nasdaq, riding demand for the chips that make AI work. Here is what that means, and why Washington is already calling.