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A demonstration setup shows a laptop running speech recognition software by Applied Brain Research, a microchip image on screen, an electronic testing device, and a connected circuit board labeled “TSP1 In Action: Full Vocab ASR @ 35mW.”.

Applied Brain Research shows first dedicated state space model silicon

November 6, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Applied Brain Research has demonstrated what it describes as the first dedicated silicon designed around state space models, rather than treating them as a sidecar […]

A smartphone screen displays fraudulent ads marked with a warning symbol, next to a chart showing increasing ad revenue with dollar signs, all set against a blue gradient background.

Meta and fraudulent ads: how incentives, automation and enforcement gaps collide

November 6, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Reuters reports that internal documents show Meta earning very significant revenue from fraudulent ads running on Facebook and Instagram. That is not a surprise to […]

A green outlined computer chip and a red rectangular device with a grid of small squares, possibly symbolizing Nvidia or a Huawei affiliate, are connected by curved lines against a blue background dotted with small white stars.

US committee targets Nvidia over Chinese campus ties and Huawei affiliate presence

November 6, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

A US congressional committee has criticised Nvidia for operating on a shared campus in China with a Huawei affiliated company that is under US restrictions. […]

A financial summary graphic for Arm’s Q2 FYE26 results displays $1.14B total revenue, $620M royalty revenue, $515M licensing and other revenue, $467M non-GAAP operating income, and $163M GAAP operating income, with related icons.

Arm Q2 FYE26: third straight billion-dollar quarter, CSS momentum, and Neoverse’s cloud AI land grab

November 5, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Arm’s second quarter of fiscal 2026 was not just another AI themed earnings beat. Revenue reached 1.14 billion dollars, up 34 percent year on year […]

A smartphone with colorful graph lines on its screen sends data to a circular gauge displaying a multicolored arc, resembling a Gemini-powered Siri speedometer or indicator, on a blue background with small white dots.

Apple’s Gemini-powered Siri: 1.2T parameters, $1 billion a year, and a temporary admission of AI weakness

November 5, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Apple is preparing to plug a custom 1.2 trillion parameter version of Google’s Gemini into a rebuilt Siri, in a deal worth around $1 billion […]

Rows of server racks connected by blue cables sit in the foreground of a lush green landscape, hinting at hyperscale data centres powering AI power grids, with power lines and towers stretching into the distance under a bright blue sky.

AI’s “bragawatts” era: can power grids keep up with hyperscale data centres?

November 5, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

AI infrastructure has entered what KKR’s digital infrastructure team recently called the “bragawatts” phase: hyperscalers and AI labs are no longer showing off model sizes […]

A blue play button on the left and a dark square icon with a game controller face and plus sign on the right, set against a starry space-themed background, symbolize Google’s Play Store reforms for Android developers.

Google’s Epic truce: what Play Store reforms actually mean for Android developers

November 5, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Google’s proposed settlement with Epic Games over the Google Play Store is not just the end of an ugly lawsuit. It is the clearest signal […]

Amazon vs Perplexity: why AI shopping agents just hit a platform wallAmazon vs Perplexity: why AI shopping agents just hit a platform wall

November 5, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Amazon has reportedly told Perplexity to shut down an experimental AI shopping agent that was placing orders on its marketplace, drawing a very firm line […]

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Welcome to BonTech Labs – Intro From Founder Gavin Bonshor

September 4, 2025 Gavin Bonshor 0

Welcome to BonTech Labs – Where Technology Gets Tested Hello, and welcome to BonTech Labs. I’m Gavin Bonshor, founder and editor of this new technology-focused […]