Hardware

Nvidia releases 120B-parameter Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for enterprise AI agents: Nvidia is releasing Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, an open multimodal model with 120 billion parameters for enterprise AI agents, plus two compact Bolt models for local machines. Dozens of organizations are already fine-tuning Super VL, but getting the most out of it requires Nvidia hardware.

AI Models • The Decoder

Study finds LLM reasoning uses 3.7× more inference energy on average: A study measured inference energy for 86 open-weight LLM checkpoints across seven benchmarks and six hardware platforms. Most configurations used a median 2.6–4.8× more energy than another configuration scoring at least as well, with gaps up to 27×; reasoning raised energy about 3.7× on average.

AI Research • arXiv

Report says Chinese fabs acquired 343 DUVi lithography tools by early 2026: A report from the Center for Technology & Statecraft states that Chinese fabs acquired approximately 343 deep ultraviolet immersion (DUVi) lithography tools by early 2026, with about 270 sourced from ASML.

Hardware • Techmeme

Meta releases Muse Gadgets open-source firmware and Linux SDK: Meta has announced Muse Gadgets, offering open-source ESP32 microchip firmware and a Linux SDK to help users integrate its Muse AI system into hardware like the Raspberry Pi 5. The company also developed its own smart home device called the Muse Home Link.

Hardware • Techmeme