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Anthropic launches new AI feature to build your own customizable chatbots

Anthropic Anthropic, the American startup company that produces the Claude family of generative artificial intelligence programs, on Wednesday said users can now make full-fledged applications using the "artifacts" function in Claude, and choose from a curated list of pre-built apps others have made. Artifacts, which were introduced in June of last year, and made generally available in August, allow for objects you make at the prompt — a picture, a diagram — to be displayed in their own separa

An intelligent, practical path to reindustrialization

Then, a little over a decade ago, MIT’s “Production in the Innovation Economy” initiative highlighted the opportunities we miss if design and manufacturing teams are miles or even oceans apart—and played a significant role in shaping the nation’s Advanced Manufacturing Initiative. Building on this legacy, and in response to an urgent national interest in restoring America’s manufacturing strength, an inspired group of MIT faculty came together in 2022 to found the Manufacturing@MIT Working Grou

Claude catches up to ChatGPT with built-in memory support

AI startup Anthorpic is planning to add a memory feature to Claude in a bid to take on ChatGPT, which has an advanced memory feature. With memory support, Claude can remember past events and reference them in new chats to improve the results. For example, if you specifically instruct Claude that you prefer Python as your favourite programming language, it'll try to show Python-based code output only. Anthorpic hasn't confirmed memory support for Claude, but as some users spotted on X, referen

China’s Electric-Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hot Spots

Tours of electric vehicle factories have quickly become the hottest ticket in Beijing, with tens of thousands of people signing up each month for the chance to win a free visit. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has reinvented itself as an EV maker in recent years, started offering the one-hour tours in January to visitors interested in seeing its factory up close and getting a race car experience in a Xiaomi EV. As Chinese EV brands expand from competing on low prices to promoting premium

Musk’s attempts to politicize his Grok AI are bad for users and enterprises — here’s why

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Let’s start by acknowledging some facts outside the tech industry for a moment: There is no “white genocide” in South Africa — the vast majority of recent murder victims have been Black, and even throughout the country’s long and bloody history, Black South Africans have been overwhelmingly victimized and oppressed by White European, predo

China's Electric Vehicle Factories Have Become Tourist Hotspots

Tours of electric vehicle factories have quickly become the hottest ticket in Beijing, with tens of thousands of people signing up each month for the chance to win a free visit. Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi, which has reinvented itself as an EV maker in recent years, started offering the one-hour tours in January to visitors interested in seeing its factory up close and getting a race car experience in a Xiaomi EV. As Chinese EV brands expand from competing on low prices to promoting premium

Low-Temperature Additive Manufacturing of Glass

Researchers used the low-temperature additive manufacturing process to build the glass cups above. The optical behavior of the printed cups can be tailored by altering the chemical components of the inks. Additive manufacturing (3D printing) holds promise for fabricating complex glass structures that would be unattainable with traditional glass manufacturing techniques. Lincoln Laboratory’s innovative approach allows additive manufacturing of multimaterial glass items without the need for costl

The 9 Best Pillows (2025) Tested and Reviewed by WIRED

You might think a pillow is a pillow. It just has to be soft and fit under your head, right? Your head, neck, and back disagree. Getting a good night’s sleep can depend heavily on your pillow, so when choosing one, here are a few key questions to ask. What kind of sleeper are you? Do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? Do you stay relatively still, or do you toss and turn a lot? Do you usually have one pillow under your head, or do you cocoon yourself into a pillow chrysalis? This is prob

Texas Instruments pledges 'historic' $60bn US chip investment

Texas Instruments pledges 'historic' $60bn US chip investment Texas Instruments operates 15 sites around the world, including facilities in the US and Asia Computer chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) will invest more than $60bn (£44.74bn) in the US, as President Donald Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in the country. The company said it plans to build or expand seven chip-making facilities at three sites in Texas and Utah, and create 60,000 jobs. TI did not give a

Texas Instruments to make 'historic' $60bn US chip investment

Texas Instruments to make 'historic' $60bn US chip investment Texas Instruments operates 15 sites around the world, including facilities in the US and Asia Computer chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) will invest more than $60bn (£44.74bn) in the US, as President Donald Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in the country. The company said it plans to build or expand seven chip-making facilities at three sites in Texas and Utah, and create 60,000 jobs. TI did not give a

TI to invest $60B to manufacture foundational semiconductors in the U.S.

Unleashing what’s next in American innovation Today, TI is the largest foundational semiconductor manufacturer in the U.S., producing analog and embedded processing chips that are critical for smartphones, vehicles, data centers, satellites and nearly every other electronic device. In order to meet the steadily growing demand for these essential chips, TI is building on its legacy of technology leadership and expanding its U.S. manufacturing presence to help its customers pioneer the next wave

Intel to cut as many as 10,000 factory jobs, one of its largest-ever layoffs

What just happened? Intel is preparing to lay off as much as one-fifth of its factory workforce in a move that will reshape one of the company's core business units. The layoffs, set to begin in July, are expected to affect more than 10,000 employees worldwide, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in Intel's history. In a memo to employees, Intel Manufacturing Vice President Naga Chandrasekaran acknowledged the gravity of the decision. "These are difficult actions but essential to me

The Travel Writer's Dilemma: Share, or Gatekeep?

No reviewer of books or movies faces this predicament, and if an overlooked novel or documentary suddenly wins recognition, most of us rejoice. But destinations are fragile, on several fronts — many can’t bear the weight of thousands. While sailing around Antarctica, even as I marveled at its otherworldly beauty, I was selfishly glad that not many visitors are permitted there, so precarious is its environment. Sometimes, therefore, I simply delight in the fact that my tastes are not the same as

Trump's $499 smartphone will likely be made in China

US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after attending a MAGA, Inc. dinner at the Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC. The Trump Organization's newly-announced smartphone will likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S. Owned by U.S. President Donald Trump, the company on Monday announced

Implementing Logic Programming

Most of my readers are probably familiar with procedural programming, object-oriented programming (OOP), and functional programming (FP). The majority of top programming languages on all of the language popularity charts (like TIOBE) support all three to some extent. Even if a programmer avoided one or more of those three paradigms like the plague, they’re likely at least aware of them and what they’re about. Or they’re applying one of the paradigms while denying that they’re doing so, like Has

DRAM makers set to halt DDR3 and DDR4 production in 2025

Rumor mill: The DRAM industry could be in for a major shake-up this year. Sources claim production of mature DRAM solutions may be winding down as the largest memory manufacturers shift their focus almost entirely to high-performance chips. If true, the move could have significant consequences for the market and end customers alike. The "big three" in the DRAM industry are preparing to end production of DDR3 and DDR4 memory solutions this year. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron are repo

Major DRAM makers set to halt DDR3 and DDR4 production in 2025

Rumor mill: The DRAM industry could be in for a major shake-up this year. Sources claim production of mature DRAM solutions may be winding down as the largest memory manufacturers shift their focus almost entirely to high-performance chips. If true, the move could have significant consequences for the market and end customers alike. The "big three" in the DRAM industry are preparing to end production of DDR3 and DDR4 memory solutions this year. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron are repo