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Google TPU

Also known as: Ironwood, TPU, TPUs

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  1. Oct 15, 2026 · Model release · 12 sources
    Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems
    Gemini 4 Argon: Built to solve your hardest problems
  2. Oct 13, 2026 · Research paper · 1 source
    Learning When to Transfer: Reinforcement Learning for Carbon-Footprint Modeling in New Manufacturing Domains
    Existing manufacturing operations contain potentially useful knowledge to accelerate this characterization, but indiscriminate reuse of data from existing source domains can cause negative transfer in learning of the new, target domain when the manufacturing domains differ sufficiently.
  3. Oct 13, 2026 · Research paper · 1 source
    Force Sensor-Based Picking Pattern Analysis and Two-Jaw Gripper Design for Cherry Tomato Robotic Harvesting in Greenhouse
    This study presents a force-data-driven framework for autonomous cherry tomato harvesting that integrates six-axis force/torque sensing, a bio-inspired compliant gripper, and deployment on a mobile robotic platform.
  4. Oct 12, 2026 · Research paper · 2 sources
    DuoDiscover: Scaling Autonomous Discovery Beyond the Evaluation Bottleneck
    We present DuoDiscover, a search system that jointly discovers what to optimize and how to evaluate progress efficiently, through three mechanisms.
  5. Sep 28, 2026 · Tutorial / explainer · 1 source
    Import AI 474: Platonic mindspace; TPUs in space; Zhipu starts an outer RSI loop
    Are minds patterns from a Platonic space, with bodies and machines as their interfaces, Michael Levin asks:
  6. Aug 6, 2026 · Opinion / analysis · 1 source
    WeatherNext: AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones
    Our model uses Functional Generative Networks (FGNs) to efficiently produce ensembles of different predictions, which captures the inherent uncertainty of the weather.
  7. Jun 10, 2026 · Model release · 1 source
    DiffusionGemma: 4x faster text generation
    Today, we’re introducing DiffusionGemma, an experimental open model that explores text diffusion, an exceptionally fast approach to text generation.
  8. May 6, 2026 · Opinion / analysis · 1 source
    AlphaEvolve: How our Gemini-powered coding agent is scaling impact across fields
    AlphaEvolve has been used as a regular tool to optimize the design of the next generation of TPUs.

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