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  • Hacker News: Nvidia might do for desktop AI what it did for desktop gaming

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    Source URL: https://www.theangle.com/p/nvidia-might-do-for-desktop-ai-what Source: Hacker News Title: Nvidia might do for desktop AI what it did for desktop gaming Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses NVIDIA’s keynote at CES, where CEO Jensen Huang introduced ‘Project Digits,’ a new initiative aimed at providing powerful AI processing capabilities for individual users.…

  • Hacker News: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings

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    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/blog/static-embeddings Source: Hacker News Title: 400x faster embeddings models using static embeddings Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This blog post discusses a new method to train static embedding models significantly faster than existing state-of-the-art models. These models are suited for various applications, including on-device and in-browser execution, and edge…

  • The Register: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/babel_fish_translations/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages Feedly Summary: Babel Fish like ML model emerges after training on 4.5 million hours of multilingual spoken audio Meta has developed a machine learning model its researchers claim offers near-instant speech-to-speech translation between around 36 languages.… AI Summary and…

  • Cloud Blog: Trading in the Cloud: Lessons from Deutsche Börse Group’s cloud-native trading engine

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/financial-services/lessons-from-deutsche-borse-groups-cloud-native-trading-engine/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Trading in the Cloud: Lessons from Deutsche Börse Group’s cloud-native trading engine Feedly Summary: Earlier this year, Deutsche Börse Group began developing a new cloud-native, purpose-built trading platform. It was built with a focus on digital assets, such as stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and other tokenized assets. However, the new…

  • Hacker News: voyage-code-3

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    Source URL: https://blog.voyageai.com/2024/12/04/voyage-code-3/ Source: Hacker News Title: voyage-code-3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents voyage-code-3, a new embedding model optimized for code retrieval that significantly outperforms existing models in both performance and cost-efficiency. The introduction of Matryoshka learning and advanced quantization techniques allows for reduced storage requirements without compromising…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Codestral 25.01

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/13/codestral-2501/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Codestral 25.01 Feedly Summary: Codestral 25.01 Brand new code-focused model from Mistral. Unlike the first Codestral this one isn’t (yet) available as open weights. The model has a 256k token context – a new record for Mistral. The new model scored an impressive joint first place with…

  • Hacker News: Thanks to Nvidia, there’s a new generation of PCs coming and they’ll run Linux

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    Source URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/thanks-to-nvidia-theres-a-new-generation-of-pcs-coming-and-theyll-be-running-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Thanks to Nvidia, there’s a new generation of PCs coming and they’ll run Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia’s Project Digits integrates powerful AI capabilities into a Linux-based desktop PC, challenging traditional CPU manufacturers and promoting accessibility for both developers and mainstream users.…

  • Hacker News: Hobbyist Builds AI-Assisted Rifle Robot Using ChatGPT

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    Source URL: https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/hobbyist-builds-ai-assisted-rifle/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hobbyist Builds AI-Assisted Rifle Robot Using ChatGPT Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text examines the unsettling implications of a hobbyist engineer utilizing AI technology, specifically OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to create an autonomous rifle system. This incident highlights the dual-edged nature of accessible AI, its…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s Bot Crushes Seven-Person Company’s Website ‘Like a DDoS Attack’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/11/0449242/openais-bot-crushes-seven-person-companys-website-like-a-ddos-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s Bot Crushes Seven-Person Company’s Website ‘Like a DDoS Attack’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident highlights serious implications for both security and compliance, showcasing how AI bots can unintentionally cause significant disruptions to online businesses through excessive data scraping. The lack of a properly…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Cuts Off Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/09/2126201/openai-cuts-off-engineer-who-created-chatgpt-powered-robotic-sentry-rifle?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Cuts Off Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning intersection of AI and security, focusing on the misuse of OpenAI’s technology to create a dangerous automated weapon. It underscores the ethical and regulatory challenges within…