Tag: Azure
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Slashdot: Microsoft Announces Phi-4 AI Model Optimized for Accuracy and Complex Reasoning
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/16/0313207/microsoft-announces-phi-4-ai-model-optimized-for-accuracy-and-complex-reasoning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Announces Phi-4 AI Model Optimized for Accuracy and Complex Reasoning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Microsoft has introduced Phi-4, an advanced AI model optimized for complex reasoning tasks, particularly in STEM areas. With its robust architecture and safety features, Phi-4 underscores the importance of ethical…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Phi-4 Technical Report
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/15/phi-4-technical-report/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Phi-4 Technical Report Feedly Summary: Phi-4 Technical Report Phi-4 is the latest LLM from Microsoft Research. It has 14B parameters and claims to be a big leap forward in the overall Phi series. From Introducing Phi-4: Microsoft’s Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning: Phi-4 outperforms…
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Hacker News: Phi-4: Microsoft’s Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning
Source URL: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/aiplatformblog/introducing-phi-4-microsoft%e2%80%99s-newest-small-language-model-specializing-in-comple/4357090 Source: Hacker News Title: Phi-4: Microsoft’s Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The introduction of Phi-4, a state-of-the-art small language model by Microsoft, highlights advancements in AI, particularly in complex reasoning and math-related tasks. It emphasizes responsible AI development and the…
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The Register: Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/28/google_offered_millions_to_cispe/ Source: The Register Title: Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft Feedly Summary: El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive Exclusive Google Cloud dangled hundreds of million of euros worth of financial incentives to…
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Slashdot: FTC Launches Broad Microsoft Antitrust Investigation
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/27/2237242/ftc-launches-broad-microsoft-antitrust-investigation?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: FTC Launches Broad Microsoft Antitrust Investigation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on allegations of market power abuse related to its software licensing and cloud services. This inquiry implicates concerns in cybersecurity and AI…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Amazon S3 adds new functionality for conditional writes
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/26/s3-conditional-writes/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Amazon S3 adds new functionality for conditional writes Feedly Summary: Amazon S3 adds new functionality for conditional writes Amazon S3 can now perform conditional writes that evaluate if an object is unmodified before updating it. This helps you coordinate simultaneous writes to the same object and prevents…
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Hacker News: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3
Source URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-crafts-custom-epyc-cpu-for-microsoft-azure-with-hbm3-memory-cpu-with-88-zen-4-cores-and-450gb-of-hbm3-may-be-repurposed-mi300c-four-chips-hit-7-tb-s Source: Hacker News Title: AMD crafts custom EPYC CPU with HBM3 for Azure: 88 Zen 4 cores and 450GB of HBM3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has unveiled a new series of high-performance computing (HPC) Azure virtual machines, the HBv5 series, which utilize a custom AMD CPU…
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The Register: Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/microsoft_azure_custom_amd/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure Feedly Summary: In-house DPU and HSM silicon also shown off Ignite One of the advantages of being a megacorp is that you can customize the silicon that underpins your infrastructure, as Microsoft is demonstrating at this…
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The Register: European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/european_cloud_competition_observatory/ Source: The Register Title: European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing Feedly Summary: Initiative follows Microsoft settlement with CISPE consortium Exclusive The Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) consortium has launched the European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO) to keep an eye on software licensing practices in…