Black Forest Labs has unveiled Flux 3, its first video-generation AI model that can create video and audio at the same time. The multimodal model can generate up to 20 seconds of video along with dialogue, sound effects and background music. The company said Flux 3 extends beyond content creation toward “Physical AI” and robot control via Flux-mimic, developed with Zurich-based Mimic Robotics. Audi is testing the technology on a production line.

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a technology that cuts the cooling energy needed to remove heat from artificial intelligence semiconductors to one-tenth of current levels. The method combines a coolant manifold and microchannels inside a chip to improve liquid cooling efficiency and reduce energy loss. KAIST said the design delivered a coefficient of performance of 106,000 using room-temperature water and can be applied without major new production-line investment.