Best Samsung Galaxy Tablets in May 2024 – Picked by experts

Nobody makes Android tablets the way Samsung does. The company is an outlier as it still comes out with a flagship Android tablet every year. As part of the company’s vision to offer something for everyone, Samsung’s lineup also includes mid-range and affordable options. Its flagship tablets have really come into their own over the … Read more

Apple Hired Dozens of AI Experts From Google for a Secretive Zurich Research Lab

Apple has poached dozens of artificial intelligence experts from Google and created a “secretive European laboratory” in Zurich to house a new team of staff tasked with building new AI models and products, according to a paywalled Financial Times report. Based on an analysis of LinkedIn profiles conducted by FT, Apple has recruited at least … Read more

An incredible $100 billion bet to get rid of Nvidia dependence — tech experts reckon Microsoft will build a million-server strong data center that will primarily use critical inhouse components

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly in the process of planning a groundbreaking data center project which would include an AI supercomputer named “Stargate”. A report by Anissa Gardizy and Amir Efrati in The Information claims the goal of the project, which would be financed by Microsoft to the tune of over $100 billion, and which … Read more

Vodafone wants all IT experts to become their own boss with new franchise plan

Vodafone Business has launched a new venture for tech-savvy entrepreneurs across the UK. Vodafone Business IT Hubs are designed to give more than 300 franchise partners an opportunity to establish local IT Hubs that will help SMEs get the most from their IT solutions. The new franchise model seeks to tap into the growing demand … Read more

Startup claims to boost LLM performance using standard memory instead of GPU HBM — but experts remain unconvinced by the numbers despite promising CXL technology

MemVerge, a provider of software designed to accelerate and optimize data-intensive applications, has partnered with Micron to boost the performance of LLMs using Compute Express Link (CXL) technology.  The company’s Memory Machine software uses CXL to reduce idle time in GPUs caused by memory loading. The technology was demonstrated at Micron’s booth at Nvidia GTC … Read more

Newly discovered Microsoft Z1000 SSD baffles experts — no, world’s most valuable company won’t start selling SSDs anytime soon but it may well be tinkering with data center storage as it did with CPU

A newly-discovered, Microsoft-branded SSD suggests the tech giant may be – or has been at least – exploring new ways to optimize its data center storage. The leaked images of a Microsoft Z1000 SSD show a 1TB NVMe M.2 drive, apparently boasting sequential read speeds of up to 2,400MB/s and write speeds of 1,800MB/s. The … Read more

Phixtral 4x2_8B mixture of experts (MoE) AI assistant

In the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence, a new coding model has emerged, capturing the attention of tech enthusiasts and professionals alike. The Phixtral 4x2_8B, crafted by the innovative mind of Maxim Lebon, is a tool that stands out for its ability to enhance the way we approach coding tasks. This model is not just … Read more

New Mixtral 8x7B research paper released – Mixtral of Experts (MoE)

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken a significant leap forward with the development of a new model known as Mixtral 8x7B. This model, which uses a unique approach called a mixture of experts (MoE) architecture, is making waves in the AI research community. The team behind Mixtral 8x7B, Mel AI research group, has created something that … Read more