Meta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3

Meta for its AI assistant platform, Meta AI, which has been built using the long-awaited open source Llama 3 large language model (LLM). The company says it’s “now the most intelligent AI assistant you can use for free.” As for use case scenarios, the company touts the ability to help users study for tests, plan … Read more

AI chip built using ancient Samsung tech is claimed to be as fast as Nvidia A100 GPU — prototype is smaller and much more power efficient but is it just too good to be true?

Scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have unveiled an AI chip that they claim can match the speed of Nvidia‘s A100 GPU but with a smaller size and significantly lower power consumption. The chip was developed using Samsung‘s 28-nanometer manufacturing process, a technology considered relatively old in the fast-moving world … Read more

Ondsel ES an engineering suite built on FreeCAD

In the world of 3D CAD design, a new CAD solution is capturing the attention of professionals the form of Ondsel ES, built upon the sturdy foundations of the open-source FreeCAD platform. This suite of tools that is transforming the way designers collaborate and manage their workflows and is quickly becoming the preferred choice for those … Read more

AEON UP Xtreme 7100 mini PC built for robotic applications

The world of robotics is constantly evolving, and with the introduction of the AAEON UP Xtreme 7100 robotics mini PC, we are witnessing a significant leap forward in the capabilities of robotic computing. AAEON, a renowned developer of advanced industrial and embedded computing platforms, has unveiled this new Mini PC that is set to make … Read more

Real Gemini demo built using GPT4 Vision, Whisper and TTS

If like me you were a little disappointed to learn that the Google Gemini demonstration released earlier this month was more about clever editing rather than technology advancements. You will be pleased to know that perhaps we won’t have to wait too long before something similar is available to use. After seeing the Google Gemini … Read more

65 ExaFLOP AI Supercomputer being built by AWS and NVIDIA

As the artificial intelligence explosion continues the demand for more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure continues to grow. In response to this need, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA have expanded their strategic collaboration to provide enhanced AI infrastructure and services by building a new powerful AI Supercomputer capable of providing 65 ExaFLOPs  of processing … Read more

How Perplexity AI was built in just six months

At the Ray Summit 2023, a gathering of software engineers, machine learning practitioners, data scientists, developers, MLOps professionals, and architects, Aravind Srinivas, the founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, shared the journey of building the first of its kind LLM-powered answer engine in just six months with less than $4 million. The summit, known for … Read more