Tag: Silicon
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Hacker News: Google’s Sergey Brin: Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI
Source URL: https://gizmodo.com/googles-sergey-brin-says-engineers-should-work-60-hour-weeks-in-office-to-build-ai-that-could-replace-them-2000570025 Source: Hacker News Title: Google’s Sergey Brin: Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Sergey Brin’s recent directive to Google engineers to return to the office five days a week underscores the urgency to enhance AI models in a competitive…
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Hacker News: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon
Source URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2025/02/25/speed-or-security-speculative-execution-in-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Speed or security? Speculative execution in Apple Silicon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into advanced CPU processing techniques used in Apple silicon chips, notably focusing on out-of-order execution, load address prediction (LAP), and load value prediction (LVP). It also addresses the…
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The Register: AWS unboxes quantum cat qubit kit called Ocelot
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/aws_unboxes_quantum_cat_qubit/ Source: The Register Title: AWS unboxes quantum cat qubit kit called Ocelot Feedly Summary: Sprinting after Microsoft and co, Amazon claims it too has a QC chip that’s good at all-important error correction Amazon Web Services on Thursday announced Ocelot, a quantum computing chip based on “cat qubits."… AI Summary and Description:…
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The Register: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/shaking_off_wall_street_jitters/ Source: The Register Title: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure Feedly Summary: Sunk cost fallacy? No, I just need a little more cash for this AGI thing I’ve been working on Comment Despite persistent worries that vast spending on AI infrastructure may not pay for itself,…
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The Register: Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/intel_xeon_6/ Source: The Register Title: Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD Feedly Summary: But you’re probably not cool enough for Chipzilla’s 288-core monster Facing stiff competition from its long-time rival AMD and the ever-present specter of custom Arm silicon in the cloud, Intel on Monday emitted another wave…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S.
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/business/apple-500-million.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S. Feedly Summary: The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years, and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The new Texas facility is set to open in 2026. AI…
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Slashdot: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/0333203/palantir-ceo-calls-for-tech-patriotism-warns-of-ai-warfare?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Palantir CEO Alex Karp emphasizes the need for collaboration between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government to enhance defense capabilities against emerging threats from autonomous technologies. His insights reflect a growing…
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The Register: Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/vodafone_satellite_lab_spain/ Source: The Register Title: Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites Feedly Summary: Because 4G notspots aren’t much good to anyone Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to open a research hub this summer to test and validate the integration of orbital services with terrestrial cellphone networks.… AI Summary…
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The Register: Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/cisco_amd_dpu/ Source: The Register Title: Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security Feedly Summary: Which is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches Cisco is cramming into more of its switches Pensando data processing units (DPUs) from AMD, which will be dedicated to handling security,…