retro
30 articles about retro in AI news
Air Jordan 16 Returns for First Time Since 2001
Air Jordan 16 returns in 2026 after 25-year absence. WWD reports first-ever retro of Michael Jordan's final-season shoe.
MIT Spinoff's Nuclear-Inspired Cooling Targets Data Center Water Use
MIT spinoff Infinite Cooling unveiled a nuclear-inspired cooling system that recycles data center heat and water, targeting 40% water use reduction. The tech faces competition from liquid cooling but offers retrofits for existing towers.
Ship Autonomous MVPs with Claude Code
Shiploop's /plugin installs an autonomous delivery loop for Claude Code, running parallel DEV agents to deliver an MVP with contracts and evidence gates.
A$AP Rocky Revives Puma '94 Suede, Drops July 16 for $120
A$AP Rocky revives the Puma '94 Suede, dropping July 16 for $120. The collaboration targets collectors and signals Puma's archive strategy.
Write Your Repo for AI, Not Humans
Adopt the `claude-code-life` template: one repo with `CLAUDE.md` shared context, `.claude/skills/` per-purpose agents, and one-fact-per-file YAML frontmatter for AI-readable knowledge that compounds across journaling, projects, and self-analysis.
Azzedine Alaïa Foundation to Expand This Fall with New Paris Space
The Azzedine Alaïa Foundation will expand this fall with a new Paris space, according to WWD. No financial or size details were disclosed.
Zhipu's GLM 5.2 claims Design Arena's top HTML spot with Elo 1,360 — edging a hobbled Claude Fable 5
Zhipu AI's 753-billion-parameter open-weight model GLM 5.2 topped the Design Arena HTML benchmark with an Elo score of 1,360, edging Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 (1,350). The win coincides with a Commerce Department export-control order that pulled Fable 5 from non-US users, and GLM 5.2's API pricing
Mytheresa is using AI to find future VIPs
Mytheresa applies AI to predict future VIPs from early customer data, using browsing and purchase signals to drive personalization. This matters for luxury e-commerce as it shifts retention from reactive to proactive.
NEMA, ASHRAE, PNNL Launch AI Data Center Framework as Power Demand Hits 175 TWh
NEMA, ASHRAE, and PNNL launched an AI data center framework addressing 70-100 kW per rack power demands as global AI electricity consumption could hit 175 TWh annually.
Liquid Cooling Hits 15kW: CoolIT Coldplate Quadruples Capacity for AI
CoolIT demoed a 15kW single-phase coldplate, quadrupling capacity, while Vertiv, Accelsius, and LiquidStack launched products targeting scalable AI cooling deployment.
Liquid Cooling Crosses 50% by 2027? Rack Densities Force Shift
AI-driven rack densities are pushing liquid cooling adoption past 50% in new hyperscale builds by 2027, though cost and expertise remain barriers.
Agent Harness Scaling: EFC Predicts Success at R2 0.99 vs 0.42
New research introduces Effective Feedback Compute (EFC), which predicts agent success at R2 0.99 vs 0.42 for raw tokens. Reallocating compute by EFC lifts success 3x at the same budget.
11-Agent Company Earned $0: CLAUDE.md Mistakes Cost Revenue
11-agent company experiment earned $0 after 896 tasks. Operator open-sourced CLAUDE.md template with 72 lessons on coordination failures and legal constraints.
S-Oil, GST Partner on Immersion Cooling for AI Data Centers
S-Oil and GST partner on immersion cooling for AI data centers, targeting 1.1 PUE and 90% water reduction. First deployment 2026 in Korea.
GPT-4.1 Hits 24.65% Derm Accuracy on Real Cases vs 42.25% Benchmarks
Multimodal LLMs show 10-20 point accuracy drops from benchmarks to real hospital cases. GPT-4.1 falls from 42.25% to 24.65%.
Micron's PSMC Fab Buy: A $3.8B Memory Bet
Micron acquires PSMC's P5 fab for $3.8B, converting it for HBM and DDR5 production. The deal cuts 12-18 months off time-to-volume, challenging Samsung's HBM lead.
Trump Team Weighs Pre-Release AI Model Review Process
Trump admin discusses AI working group for pre-release model review. Briefed Anthropic, Google, OpenAI; no executive order yet.
FDA to Use AI for Real-Time Drug Trial Monitoring
Bloomberg reports the FDA will deploy AI to monitor clinical trial data in real time, potentially reducing drug testing duration by months by catching issues early.
Castore and GXO Detail 'Sustainable Scale' Strategy at Drapers Supply
At the Drapers Supply Chain Summit, Castore CSCO Adrian Harris detailed how the rapid-growth sportswear brand is shifting focus from breakneck expansion to 'sustainable scale' with logistics partner GXO. The partnership is central to operationalizing sustainability in Castore's supply chain.
Avoko Launches 'Behavioral Lab' for AI Agent Testing & Development
Avoko AI announced 'Avoko,' a platform described as a behavioral lab for AI agents. It aims to provide structured environments for testing, evaluating, and improving agent performance and reliability.
New Research Proposes Profiler and DAVINCI for Scalable
Researchers propose Profiler, a non-learnable module to efficiently capture human citation patterns, and DAVINCI, a reranking model that integrates these patterns with semantic data. They also introduce a strict inductive evaluation setting to better simulate real-world recommendation scenarios, achieving state-of-the-art results.
LLM Schema-Adaptive Method Enables Zero-Shot EHR Transfer
Researchers propose Schema-Adaptive Tabular Representation Learning, an LLM-driven method that transforms structured variables into semantic statements. It enables zero-shot alignment across unseen EHR schemas and outperforms clinical baselines, including neurologists, on dementia diagnosis tasks.
AI-Driven Age-Reversal Therapy Enters First Human Trials
An AI-discovered therapeutic approach for biological age reversal has advanced to its first human trials. This milestone validates the use of AI for identifying novel geroprotective compounds.
Zippin Reports Strong March for AI-Powered Autonomous Store Technology
The autonomous store technology provider Zippin had a 'Marvellous March,' signaling ongoing growth and deployment activity for its AI and computer vision-powered checkout-free solutions in the retail sector.
Engramme Building 'Large Memory Models' to Surface Personal Context
Engramme, founded by Gabriel Kreiman, is developing 'Large Memory Models' (LMMs) designed to connect to a user's digital life and surface relevant context without explicit prompting. The goal is to augment human memory by making personal data available at the right moment.
China Proposes Mandatory Labels, Consent Rules for AI Digital Humans
China has proposed its first legal framework specifically targeting AI-generated digital humans, requiring mandatory disclosure labels, explicit consent for biometric data, and strict child-safety measures including bans on virtual intimate services for users under 18.
4 Observability Layers Every AI Developer Needs for Production AI Agents
A guide published on Towards AI details four critical observability layers for production AI agents, addressing the unique challenges of monitoring systems where traditional tools fail. This is a foundational technical read for teams deploying autonomous AI systems.
Apple's Eddy Cue to Appear on TBPN Podcast for Company's 50th Anniversary
Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, will appear live on the TBPN podcast today at 12:10 PM PT. The interview is part of Apple's 50th-anniversary commemorations.
Block's AI Coordination Plan Aims to Replace Corporate Hierarchy with Real-Time World Models
Jack Dorsey's Block outlined a plan to replace corporate middle management with AI coordination systems. The company claims AI world models can track work and customer needs in real-time, assembling financial capabilities on demand.
MiniMax M2.7 AI Agent Rewrites Its Own Harness, Achieving 9 Gold Medals on MLE Bench Lite Without Retraining
MiniMax's M2.7 agent autonomously rewrites its own operational harness—skills, memory, and workflow rules—through a self-optimization loop. After 100+ internal rounds, it earned 9 gold medals on OpenAI's MLE Bench Lite without weight updates.