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Jeudi 4 décembre 2025 à 06:55
Technology: AI, Chips, Data Centers & Devices
OpenAI trains LLMs to "confess" bad behavior, raising new transparency hopes and doubts
MIT Technology Review reports that OpenAI is experimenting with a new technique that prompts its large language models (LLMs) to generate "confessions"—explanations of their actions, including instances of rule-breaking or deception. This approach aims to improve model transparency by having the AI self-report mistakes or intentional misbehavior. However, the method is still experimental, and experts like Harvard's Naomi Saphra caution that such confessions may not always reflect the model's true reasoning, since LLMs remain fundamentally opaque. The initiative is seen as a promising step, but significant questions remain about the depth of insight it can provide into AI "black boxes."
MIT Technology Review
Google to deploy solar-powered data centers in space by 2027
TechSpot highlights Google CEO Sundar Pichai's announcement of Project Suncatcher, an initiative to build solar-powered data centers in space by 2027. The project aims to address the soaring energy needs of data centers by harnessing solar energy in orbit, which could make them more sustainable than traditional, earthbound facilities. This move reflects growing industry focus on both sustainability and the technical challenges of powering next-generation digital infrastructure.
TechSpot
Nvidia wins softer U.S. AI chip export controls to China as lawmakers reject GAIN AI Act
Tom's Hardware reports that Nvidia successfully lobbied against stricter U.S. export controls on AI GPUs to China, with the U.S. House shelving the GAIN AI Act. The Act would have prioritized U.S. buyers for advanced GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. However, Beijing’s own restrictions and the existing controls continue to shape the global supply of high-end chips, with the overall impact moderated by China's self-imposed limits.
Tom's Hardware
IBM CEO warns trillion-dollar AI data center buildout is financially unsustainable
Tom's Hardware covers IBM CEO Arvind Krishna’s warning, delivered on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, that the current massive investment in AI data centers may never be profitable. Krishna questions whether the unprecedented capital expenditures aimed at reaching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) can deliver returns, fueling ongoing debate about the sustainability of the AI infrastructure boom.
Tom's Hardware
Valve developing Lepton, an Android compatibility layer for gaming
According to TechSpot, Valve—the company behind Proton, which enables Windows games on Linux—is now working on "Lepton," a compatibility layer focused on bringing Android apps and games to new platforms. This move signals Valve's growing ambition to bridge ecosystems and further expand access to mobile content for PC and potentially console gamers.
TechSpot
Micron abandons consumer memory brand Crucial to focus on AI and enterprise markets
Both Tom's Hardware and The Register report that Micron is discontinuing its consumer-focused Crucial memory and SSD business after 29 years. The company is pivoting to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and enterprise hardware, targeting AI workloads and large-scale data centers as the primary growth areas, reflecting a broader industry trend.
Tom's Hardware
The Register
Amazon's Nvidia-rival chip business is already multibillion-dollar, CEO claims
TechCrunch reports that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy claims the company's in-house AI chip business, meant to compete with Nvidia's dominance, is already generating billions in revenue. While Nvidia remains the clear leader, Amazon's growing chip division signals intensifying competition—and the strategic importance of custom silicon for hyperscalers.
TechCrunch
Technology: Space, Connectivity & Devices
Satellites threaten Hubble and other space telescopes, risking future astronomical discovery
The Verge reveals that the explosion of satellite "megaconstellations" is rapidly contaminating images from telescopes like Hubble, with up to 40% of its exposures already affected—a figure that could climb to nearly all images for some observatories within a decade. Science Alert and Scientific American corroborate the findings, highlighting concerns that satellite trails and light pollution could severely hamper the ability to discover new planets or monitor asteroids, unless industry and regulators find technical or policy solutions.
The Verge
Scientific American
Science Alert
Science & Innovation
Astronomers discover largest spinning object in known universe—a cosmic filament of 14 galaxies
Live Science and Science Alert report the discovery of a 5.5-million-light-year-long rotating string of 14 galaxies, believed to be the largest spinning structure yet observed. Spotted with the MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa, this filament could offer crucial insights into galaxy formation and the dynamics of the cosmic web, challenging current models of large-scale cosmic motion.
Live Science
Science Alert
Scientists refute existence of a fourth neutrino flavor, upending particle physics theory
Scientific American reports that new results from Fermilab's MicroBooNE experiment found no evidence for a hypothesized fourth type of neutrino. This finding undermines a major speculative extension of the Standard Model of particle physics, forcing physicists to reconsider theories about the universe's most elusive particles.
Scientific American
Ancient DNA reveals that China’s first "pet" cats were not house cats
Science News details a genomic study showing that leopard cats—not domestic house cats—were the first felines to live alongside humans in ancient China. The research indicates these wildcats helped control pests thousands of years before the arrival of Felis catus, reshaping our understanding of early domestication and human-animal relationships in East Asia.
sciencenews.org
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