AI & RoboticsNews

Startup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference bottleneck in a surprisingly elegant way

March 24, 2026
Stanford adjunct professor and successfully exited founder Zain Asgar just raised an $80 million Series A for a startup that solve the AI inference bottleneck problem in an astute way. The round was led by Menlo Ventures. The company, Gimlet Labs, has created what it claims is the first and only “multi-silicon inference cloud” which is software that allows an AI workload to be…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Vermont utility makes it easier than ever to add a home backup battery

March 24, 2026
Vermont utility Green Mountain Power is expanding one of the country’s most exciting virtual power plant programs, adding a new battery lease program to its menu of home energy offerings that lets customers add backup power at little to no upfront cost. Green Mountain Power (GMP) has already built a successful home battery program around Tesla’s industry-leading Powerwall – but despite the…
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DefenseNews

The US Army is already ditching its most powerful laser weapon yet

March 24, 2026
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. The U.S. Army hasn’t even officially taken delivery of its most powerful high-energy laser weapon yet, but the service is already walking away from it in pursuit of a newer model. In a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report…
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DefenseNews

Dutch armed forces to add drone operators to combat brigades

March 24, 2026
PARIS — The Netherlands will add specialized drone operators and counter-drone units to its combat brigades starting in April, according to Dutch Chief of Defence Gen. Onno Eichelsheim, who said the country is the first to take that step. The Dutch armed forces already…
ComputersNews

Microsoft VP hints at ending Windows 11’s Microsoft Account requirement

March 24, 2026
Scott Hanselman, a long-standing Microsoft employee and current Vice President of Developer Community at Microsoft, has caused a stir in the Windows world with a brief post. He hints that the requirement to have a Microsoft account for Windows 11 might be coming to an end. In the social media post, Hanselman writes just a few but loaded words: “Ya I hate that. Working on it.” Hanselman wrote…
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