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The deep tech sector experienced explosive growth in 2026, with the global total of companies surpassing 96,000 and annual financing reaching as high as $375 billion, with the United States holding absolute dominance. This article outlines key data such as company distribution, financing stages, and top investors.
NSF awards UC San Diego a six-year, $18 million MRSEC grant to support research and development of quantum materials. The center will focus on two major research directions: quantum metamaterials and chemically tailored two-dimensional superlattices, while integrating high-performance computing and talent cultivation to advance quantum computing and low-power electronics.
Based on the WIPO report, this article outlines the patent landscape for land, sea, air, and space transportation, provides an in-depth analysis of technology trends, major patent holders, and geographic distribution in land transportation, and explores the future transformation direction of transportation.
This week's chip industry news roundup: UC Berkeley questions the necessity of large-scale data centers; OCP launches CPO system architecture initiative; ASE and Lam Research expand production capacity; Sony and TSMC collaborate on image sensors; Nvidia's $500 billion AI infrastructure financing plan sparks heated debate; enterprise SSD share in the storage market rises; Intel secures $20 billion in financing, etc.
Researchers conducted a systematic analysis of nearly 10,000 predictions regarding AGI and the singularity, finding that the median prediction falls between 2035 and 2050, but experts differ significantly. This article summarizes the main viewpoints, challenges, and potential impacts on society.
Demis Hassabis emphasizes the necessity of world models for AGI; Google Genie 3, Tesla FSD, and Nvidia simulators are already in application; LeCun left Meta to start a venture focused on world models. Industry progress and challenges coexist.