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A Tel Aviv startup called Majestic Labs is making a bold bet against Nvidia's dominance. Founded by former Google and Meta engineers, the company has unveiled a server called Prometheus that swaps expensive GPUs and high-bandwidth memory for Arm processors paired with up to one hundred twenty-eight terabytes of LPDDR six RAM — promising roughly one thousand times more available memory per processor at a fraction of the cost. It's an audacious architectural gamble, and the industry is watching closely.

Shifting from silicon to steel, Chinese robotics firm Unitree has revealed the AS two-W, a four-wheeled uncrewed ground vehicle nicknamed the robot wolf. Weighing twenty-five kilograms and powered by Nvidia AI hardware, it can climb steep terrain while carrying heavy payloads. The timing is pointed — this comes just weeks after an armed version appeared in joint military drills in Mongolia, raising serious questions about the pace of battlefield robotics.

And on a lighter note, a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test is turning heads in the audio world. A reviewer recruited four colleagues to judge portable speakers by ear alone, stripping away brand loyalty and spec sheets. The result? JBL, a perennial favorite, didn't take the crown — a reminder that in consumer tech, perception and reality don't always match.

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