Apple has acquired the Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Datakalab amid its push to deliver on-device AI tools. Datakalab specializes in algorithm compression and embedded AI systems. The acquisition, finalized on December 17 last year, was quietly conducted but noted in a European Commission filing spotted by French publication Challenges (via iPhoneSoft). While the financial details … Read more
A new player has entered the field of artificial intelligence in the form of the Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit). Groq has the remarkable ability to process over 500 tokens per second using the Llama 7B model. The Groq Language Processing Unit (LPU), is powered by a chip that’s been meticulously crafted to perform swift inference … Read more
The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) has recently unveiled a new high-performance computing (HPC) cluster named Cardinal, which is poised to significantly enhance AI processing power for artificial intelligence (AI) research and education. Developed in partnership with industry giants Intel, Dell Technologies, and Nvidia, Cardinal represents a major step forward in the computational resources available to … Read more
In the world of quantum computing, a significant stride has been made with the unveiling of the Helium 1, a 16-qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) by Alice & Bob. This groundbreaking technology aims to revolutionize the quantum computing field through its potential to significantly lower error rates. The Paris and Boston-based start-up, Alice & Bob, … Read more
The amazing development team over at the Raspberry Pi Foundation have released a new video discussing the image processing power of its latest mini PC the Raspberry Pi 5. Currently available to preorder the latest addition to the range brings with it more power and features especially in terms of its image processing capabilities. The Raspberry … Read more