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  • The Register: Defiant Broadcom calls for tech to go back where it belongs: On-premises

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/vmware_explore_vcf_evolution/ Source: The Register Title: Defiant Broadcom calls for tech to go back where it belongs: On-premises Feedly Summary: Expands VMware Cloud Foundation with AI freebie, new security and storage bits Broadcom has opened its VMware Explore conference in a defiant tone, declaring it now offers a superior user experience compared to public…

  • The Register: Baidu robocabs break even in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/baidu_q2_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Baidu robocabs break even in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere Feedly Summary: Web giant reworks AI infra to improve utilization, with mix of chips from home and away Chinese web giant Baidu is already breaking even with robotaxi operations in China and is confident they…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/07/1740250/openai-says-it-has-no-plan-to-use-googles-in-house-chip?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Says It Has No Plan To Use Google’s In-house Chip Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** OpenAI has clarified that it does not intend to utilize Google’s in-house tensor processing units (TPUs) for its products at this time, despite testing them. This statement comes after reports…

  • Slashdot: Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI To Power Siri in Major Reversal

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/1918231/apple-weighs-using-anthropic-or-openai-to-power-siri-in-major-reversal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI To Power Siri in Major Reversal Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is in discussions with Anthropic and OpenAI to integrate their large language models into the new version of Siri, indicating a significant shift from Apple’s proprietary technology. This…

  • Slashdot: Apple’s Upgraded AI Models Underwhelm On Performance

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/1646256/apples-upgraded-ai-models-underwhelm-on-performance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple’s Upgraded AI Models Underwhelm On Performance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the performance of Apple’s recent AI models in comparison to competitors, revealing that they lag behind those from Google, Alibaba, OpenAI, and Meta. This assessment has implications for the company’s position…

  • Slashdot: Meta Is Creating a New AI Lab To Pursue ‘Superintelligence’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/0738216/meta-is-creating-a-new-ai-lab-to-pursue-superintelligence?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Is Creating a New AI Lab To Pursue ‘Superintelligence’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Meta is launching a new AI research lab focused on achieving “superintelligence,” led by industry figures including Alexandr Wang from Scale AI, as part of its effort to enhance competitive positioning…

  • The Register: Trump ends Biden-era dream to cap US AI chip exports

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/trump_ai_exports/ Source: The Register Title: Trump ends Biden-era dream to cap US AI chip exports Feedly Summary: Ding dong, diffusion is dead Biden’s controversial AI Diffusion rules, which were set to restrict the sale of American GPUs and AI accelerators beginning this week, are officially dead.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Hacker News: AMD Announces "Instella" Open-Source 3B Language Models

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    Source URL: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Intella-Open-Source-LM Source: Hacker News Title: AMD Announces "Instella" Open-Source 3B Language Models Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: AMD has announced the open-sourcing of its Instella language models, a significant advancement in the AI domain that promotes transparency, collaboration, and innovation. These models, based on the high-performance MI300X GPUs, aim…

  • The Register: Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_ai_baidu_alibaba/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese AI marches on as Baidu makes its chatbot free, Alibaba scores Apple deal Feedly Summary: New ‘Deep Search’ thinking and planning bot to go up against peoples’ champion DeepSeek Chinese AI continued to march onto the world stage this week, with Alibaba and Baidu both taking major…