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HANGZHOU, China — In what is sometimes dubbed China’s Silicon Valley, tech giants and startups in Hangzhou are racing to build cutting-edge chips, robotics and brain-computer interfaces. Across town, aspiring founders are creating AI pets and fortune-telling apps. The city on China’s southeastern coast is reinventing itself as an artificial intelligence hub. A year after the rise of DeepSeek drew global attention, Hangzhou’s fast-moving AI scene reflects both global ambitions and intensifying competition at home. The sprint toward physical AI China and the U.S. are moving in lockstep to develop what many see as AI’s next frontier: physical applications. From Meta…

Details By Jessica A. Rickert, DDS January 01, 2026 Dentistry has always been on the cutting edge of science and technology.  Now, Artificial Intelligence is transforming dentistry.  AI is used to generate and analyze digital images to assist in diagnosing conditions, predicting anomalies and planning surgeries.  AI-powered diagnostic tools are achieving over 90% accuracy, resulting in early detection of dental diseases. Digital images include radiographs, magnetic resonance images (MRI) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). We did not attain our online goal. Please support our year-end campaign. CLICK HERE TO DONATE. Digital impressions result in highly accurate 3D models of a patient’s teeth and oral structures. Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD-Cam) technology…

CEXs bring considerable risks to the security and integrity of decentralized blockchain systems. Events like the Flow exploit recently demonstrated this, exposing vulnerabilities that can undermine user trust and reveal the dangers of relying too much on centralized systems. How can CEXs become vulnerabilities for Decentralized Networks? CEXs act as custodians of users’ assets and private keys. This centralization creates a vulnerability because if a CEX gets hacked, it can lead to massive theft of funds and instability in the market. A notable case was the Flow exploit that involved the theft of nearly $4 million. A single account, for…

Japan has put a real ion-trap quantum device online, making it accessible through the cloud Japan has taken a practical step toward remote quantum computing by placing an ion-trap qubit system online and making it accessible through cloud infrastructure. Researchers at Osaka University, working through the university’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB), announced that a trapped-ion quantum device can now be operated remotely without physical access to the laboratory. Ion-trap systems differ from more familiar superconducting quantum computers in that they use individual charged atoms held in place by electromagnetic fields, rather than fabricated circuits. These atoms…

In recent months, the United States has entered a dangerous phase of digital vulnerability just as adversaries accelerate their use of artificial intelligence. Anthropic recently disclosed that a nation state-linked threat actor attempted to use its commercial AI models to enhance cyber espionage operations, one of the first publicly documented attempts to operationalize AI for real-world intelligence gathering and offensive cyber activity. The company ultimately blocked the activity, but it demonstrated how quickly hostile actors are adapting and how easily these tools can be repurposed for malicious use. At the same time, the U.S. is grappling with a significant loss…

Open-source plugin now available on the CrafterCMS Marketplace This plugin showcases how MCP, the industry’s emerging open standard for AI/tool interoperability, can unlock powerful new content workflows and intelligent interactions” — Russ Danner, VP Products and Customer Success, CrafterCMS MCLEAN, VA, UNITED STATES, December 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — CrafterCMS, the AI-enabled headless CMS for enterprises, today announced the release of its MCP Client Plugin, a developer-ready extension that brings seamless Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to CrafterCMS. This plugin empowers organizations to connect AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to their content workflows and digital experiences more intelligently and…

Transformation is more than another manufacturing buzzword. Today, 98 percent of manufacturers have a digital initiative in flight—up from 78 percent in 2019—and they’re channeling roughly 30 percent of their 2024 operating budgets into smart operations. If you run a plant, division, or enterprise network, you need to grasp what that shift really means—beyond installing new machines—so you can turn data, automation, and connected workflows into day-to-day results. Key drivers behind the push to transform A connected, data-driven factory floor is the foundation of modern manufacturing transformation. According to AlixPartners, customers now expect delivery in roughly 3.5 days, a full…

A slate of new Texas laws are taking effect in 2026, bringing changes that touch immigration enforcement, small businesses, housing disputes and the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence. The measures, passed during the last legislative session, reflect lawmakers’ priorities on public safety, economic relief and emerging technology for the new year.Below is a breakdown of some of the key laws now in force.ICE cooperation requirement for Texas county jails (SB 8)Senate Bill 8 requires Texas sheriffs who operate county jails to cooperate with federal immigration authorities through the 287(g) program, a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Under the…

As the clock struck midnight on 2025, the tech sector found itself in an uncharacteristically defensive posture. While the broader markets enjoyed a respectable year, the final weeks of December saw a cooling of the “AI fever” that had dominated the last 24 months. Leading the retreat were cloud heavyweights Microsoft and Oracle, both of which faced selling pressure following earnings reports and macroeconomic shifts that raised uncomfortable questions about the sustainability of the current artificial intelligence build-out.The immediate implications are clear: the “growth at any cost” era of cloud computing is transitioning into a phase of “AI economics,” where…

Jan 01, 2026Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a persistent nine-month-long campaign that has targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications to enroll them into a botnet known as RondoDox. As of December 2025, the activity has been observed leveraging the recently disclosed React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182, CVSS score: 10.0) flaw as an initial access vector, CloudSEK said in an analysis. React2Shell is the name assigned to a critical security vulnerability in React Server Components (RSC) and Next.js that could allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution on susceptible devices. According to statistics from…