This Week’s Top 5 Stories in Technology
Vibe-Coding: The Future of Code or Just a 'Short-Term Con'?
In a world racing to use AI for anything and everything, Collins Dictionary has captured the mood of the era, announcing vibe-coding as its Word of the Year for 2025.
The term has taken the technical world by storm. It's widely popular for its ability to democratise coding, allowing people with little or no technical knowledge to create functional applications. But it's also deeply controversial, sparking debates about its questionable real-world effectiveness.
Christened in February 2025 by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, the word has since blown up and seeped into our everyday lexicon.
“There's a new kind of coding I call "vibe coding", where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials and forget that the code even exists,” said Andrej on X, sparking a new age of coding.
HPE-Led QSA Aims to Bring Practical Quantum Computers
Quantum computing could soon go mainstream.
HPE has announced it will be joining hands with seven other leading organisations to form the Quantum Scaling Alliance, to promote the mainstream adoption of quantum technologies.
The dream is to develop practical, mass producible, quantum computers by aligning quantum computing with the existing semiconductor ecosystem.
John Martinis, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics, will be co-leading the alliance.
“Quantum computers hold the key to transforming industries through their unique ability to tackle intrinsically quantum problems,” John says.
“By harnessing quantum systems, we can achieve breakthroughs in areas ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to sustainable fertilizer production – solving challenges previously thought insurmountable.”
Oxford economics research revealed that the growing quantum technology in addition to improving productivity could add £212bn (US$279bn) to the UK economy alone.
Humanoid's Robots to Step Into UK Industry with Schaeffler
Humanoid Robots, which according to Elon Musk will be the ‘biggest product of all time’, are soon to set their metallic foot on British soil.
UK based robotics and AI company Humanoid, has just completed the development of its Proof Of Concept (POC) robot that can work on real world production lines.
Humanoid took this next step into industrial automation with its pre-alpha robot in collaboration with Schaeffler, the German machine and car parts maker.
The robot was assigned with the task of continuously picking metallic rings from bins and transferring them to a buffer table while having to move between stations, which it completed with flying colours.
Humanoid robotics will play a crucial role in the production lines of the future, says Sebastian Jonas, Senior Vice President Advanced Production Technology at Schaeffler.
“Schaeffler plans to deploy a significant number of humanoid robots in its global manufacturing footprint.
“The successful proof of concept (POC) with Humanoid is another important milestone on this path.
“We look forward to making progress together in the next phase of the project leveraging our extensive expertise in manufacturing.”
Anthropic and IFS Partner to Power AI Industrial Revolution
IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate and scale the impact of AI in the world’s most critical industries.
This signals a new era of AI integration in these industries – including aerospace and defence, construction and engineering, manufacturing, energy, utilities and natural resources, as well as telecoms – aiming to revolutionise frontline industrial operations with AI-powered solutions designed for reliability, safety and operational resilience.
At the forefront of this collaboration is Resolve, an innovative AI-powered industrial solution centred on preventing costly system failures and enhancing operational performance across these critical sectors.
Resolve is built on Anthropic’s latest AI models – particularly leveraging Claude – to deliver actionable intelligence that assists frontline workers in maintaining infrastructure integrity and reducing downtime.
IFS Nexus Black is a strategic AI innovation programme part of IFS that specialises in industrial AI. In this partnership, it brings extensive domain expertise.
Paired with Anthropic’s cutting-edge AI capabilities and rigorous safety commitment, the partnership uniquely targets the industrial sector, where uptime, safety compliance and asset reliability are mission-critical.
TCS: Designing the Future of Chiplets Beyond Moore’s Law
As AI booms, the semiconductor industry faces growing pressure to deliver increasing performance, scalability and efficiency.
In this domain, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) combines decades of expertise with deep research partnerships to help redefine how chips are designed, built, and deployed for the AI era.
Prasad Patchigolla, VP and CTO of Technology, Software and Services at TCS, speaks with Technology Magazine about how the company is helping the semiconductor sector overcome the limits of traditional monolithic design.
“My role is to define technology vision, co-create foundational technologies and solutions with industry partners, academia and open-source communities and orchestrate ecosystems to re-imagine the way people live, societies function and Enterprises operate,” he explains.
“At TCS, we are partnering with our customers to pioneer a new era of AI innovation – right from silicon to software. Our collaborative approach ensures that every solution is optimised for performance and scalability, empowering our clients to stay ahead in the competitive landscape.
“At TCS, our philosophy is centred on creating synergy between AI and human intelligence, ensuring that technology amplifies human creativity, drives sustainable value and shapes a more intelligent, connected future.”
