Llama-modchip project claims 284-billion-parameter AI inference on a 64GB CPU system
An open-source project is offering custom models and kernels designed to run large mixture-of-experts systems in memory without a discrete GPU.
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Cloudflare explores post-quantum design for privacy-preserving web access
The proposed MOLE architecture aims to keep client and issuer identities private while preparing abuse-control credentials for quantum-era cryptography.
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Developer runs GPT-2 in a webpage using CSS and variable fonts
An experimental implementation turns browser styling features and font machinery into an inference engine for the 124-million-parameter language model.
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New York Times lawsuit challenges Brave's web crawling and AI search business
The complaint alleges Brave copied billions of webpages for a search index sold to AI companies, while crawler controls remain a central dispute.
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Anthropic details an offline 'dreaming' approach to organizing agent memory
The company says agents can improve persistent knowledge by reviewing session logs between tasks and consolidating verified lessons.
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Unitree factory visit highlights why robot production still relies on people
A tour of Unitree's Hangzhou plant found largely manual assembly, illustrating how rapid product changes can limit the case for specialized factory automation.
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AI-led market retreat leaves chip stocks far below their record
The S&P 500's decline remained a correction by historical standards on November 7, while technology and semiconductor benchmarks had fallen much further.
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Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in Zacapa attack
Congressman Julio Portillo died after an armed attack in eastern Guatemala that also killed three officers, with investigators yet to identify a motive or suspects.
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Dutch police detain up to 200 at Microsoft data-centre protest
Activists occupied a construction site in Amsterdam's Sloterdijk district during coordinated European protests over the environmental and social costs of data centres.
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An experimental implementation turns browser styling features and font machinery into an inference engine for the 124-million-parameter language model.
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Singapore expands anti-haze law with arrests and sharply higher fines
Parliament approved new enforcement powers for cross-border pollution cases, including trials in absentia and a maximum penalty above $15 million.
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Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.85%
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to an 18-year high as the central bank points to persistent inflation and energy-price pressure.
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Wildlife theme selected for next Bank of England note series
Four native species will become the central images on redesigned sterling notes after a large public consultation.
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