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  • Slashdot: AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/1913202/ai-is-forcing-the-return-of-the-in-person-job-interview?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a trend among major companies like Google, Cisco, and McKinsey to reinstate in-person interviews to counteract AI-assisted cheating during technical assessments. This move comes amid growing concerns about…

  • Cloud Blog: Taming the stragglers: Maximize AI training performance with automated straggler detection

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/stragglers-in-ai-a-guide-to-automated-straggler-detection/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Taming the stragglers: Maximize AI training performance with automated straggler detection Feedly Summary: Stragglers are an industry-wide issue for developers working with large-scale machine learning workloads. The larger and more powerful these systems become, the more their performance is hostage to the subtle misbehavior of a single component.…

  • Slashdot: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/10/0110212/hour-of-code-announces-its-now-evolving-into-hour-of-ai Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Hour of Code’ Announces It’s Now Evolving Into ‘Hour of AI’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Microsoft’s significant investment in AI education, reflecting a shift in computer science education from traditional coding to AI literacy. It emphasizes the importance of understanding AI’s implications…

  • The Register: Arista pushes Ethernet for AI, downplays effect of tariffs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/06/arista_pushes_ethernet_for_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Arista pushes Ethernet for AI, downplays effect of tariffs Feedly Summary: Thanks to LLMs, CEO expects to see networks ‘back-end and front-end converge’ Arista Networks is expecting the AI datacenter industry to be dominated by open standards such as Ethernet or UALink in the near future, and has…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: XBai o4

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/3/xbai-o4/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: XBai o4 Feedly Summary: XBai o4 Yet another open source (Apache 2.0) LLM from a Chinese AI lab. This model card claims: XBai o4 excels in complex reasoning capabilities and has now completely surpassed OpenAI-o3-mini in Medium mode. This a 32.8 billion parameter model released by MetaStone…

  • Slashdot: Facing US Chip Restrictions, China Pitches Global Cooperation on AI

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/02/030232/facing-us-chip-restrictions-china-pitches-global-cooperation-on-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facing US Chip Restrictions, China Pitches Global Cooperation on AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent announcements from China at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference regarding the establishment of an international organization for AI regulation and a cooperative action plan for responsible…

  • Slashdot: Aurora’s Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Driving At Night

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2242247/auroras-self-driving-trucks-are-now-driving-at-night Source: Slashdot Title: Aurora’s Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Driving At Night Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Aurora Innovation’s expansion of its autonomous trucking operations highlights significant advancements in self-driving technology, particularly with nighttime operations between major cities. The company’s focus on efficiency, safety, and the integration of advanced sensors…

  • Slashdot: Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2055248/palantir-lands-10-billion-army-software-and-data-contract?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on Palantir’s substantial $10 billion contract with the U.S. Army to create an AI-focused enterprise framework, signaling a significant step in military AI integration and procurement efficiency. This partnership…

  • Slashdot: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/01/2043256/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Amazon CEO Wants To Put Ads In Your Alexa+ Conversations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s vision of integrating advertising into conversations with the AI-powered assistant Alexa+. This approach presents both opportunities and challenges, notably regarding user privacy and AI…