Amazon Fire TV 32-inch 2-series TV review: a small TV that gives great value, but struggles elsewhere

Amazon Fire TV 32-inch 2-series TV review: a small TV that gives great value, but struggles elsewhere

The 32-inch Amazon Fire TV 2-series is the entry level series in Amazon Fire TV range, below the Amazon Fire TV 4-series and Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED. It comes with a 720p panel and is priced at $199 / £249 / around AU$305. It is also available in a 40-inch size with a 1080p … Read more

This popular gaming PC vendor believes it can make AI training much more affordable for small businesses — Maingear partners with Phison to deliver a quad-GPU system using Nvidia’s RTX 6000 Ada

This popular gaming PC vendor believes it can make AI training much more affordable for small businesses — Maingear partners with Phison to deliver a quad-GPU system using Nvidia’s RTX 6000 Ada

The surge in demand for large-scale generative AI models has led to a significant increase in hardware requirements, making model training costly and inaccessible for many SMBs and educational establishments. High-performance custom PC builder Maingear has partnered with storage giant Phison on a new range of Maingear Pro AI workstations that boast powerful Intel Xeon … Read more

how a small team created the largest mouse-embryo atlas so far

how a small team created the largest mouse-embryo atlas so far

Building an atlas of all the cell types that make up the body typically requires multinational collaborations and massive budgets. But a technique that can analyse the genetic activity of hundreds of thousands of individual cells at a time has allowed one small team to produce a time-lapse atlas of an embryonic mouse’s cells over … Read more

‘A single chip to outperform a small GPU data center’: Yet another AI chip firm wants to challenge Nvidia’s GPU-centric world — Taalas wants to have super specialized AI chips

‘A single chip to outperform a small GPU data center’: Yet another AI chip firm wants to challenge Nvidia’s GPU-centric world — Taalas wants to have super specialized AI chips

Toronto-based AI chip startup Taalas has emerged from stealth with $50 million in funding and the lofty aim of revolutionizing the GPU-centric world dominated by Nvidia. Founded by Ljubisa Bajic, Lejla Bajic, and Drago Ignjatovic, all previously from Tenstorrent (the creator of Grayskull), Taalas is developing an automated flow for quickly turning any AI model – … Read more

MiniCPM 2B small yet powerful large language model (LLM)

MiniCPM 2B small yet powerful large language model (LLM)

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, a new AI large language model (LLM) has been created in the form of the MiniCPM 2B, a compact AI LLM, offering a level of performance that rivals some of the biggest names in the field. With its 2 billion parameters, it stands as a formidable alternative … Read more

Desktop smart vacuum former designed for makers crafters and small businesses

Desktop smart vacuum former designed for makers crafters and small businesses

Imagine having the power to create detailed molds right at your fingertips, with a device that fits neatly on your desk. The FORMART S is a sophisticated vacuum former that caters to a wide range of users, from designers and educators to hobbyists and small business owners. Despite its modest size, this machine packs a … Read more

Easy way to run speedy Small Language Models on a Raspberry Pi

Easy way to run speedy Small Language Models on a Raspberry Pi

Imagine transforming your Raspberry Pi into a smart conversational partner. If you have tried previously to run AI models on your Raspberry Pi been disappointed with the speeds of its responses. You will be pleased to know that there is a faster way, by installing a small language model, which can turn your mini PC … Read more

TinyLlama 1.1B powerful small AI model trained on 3 trillion tokens

TinyLlama 1.1B powerful small AI model trained on 3 trillion tokens

If you are interested in using and installing TinyLlama 1.1B, a new language model that packs a punch despite its small size. This quick guide will take you through the process. TinyLlama is an innovative compact AI model making waves by offering high-level language processing capabilities that can be used on a variety of devices, … Read more

The best tiny, small and compact LLMs currently available

The best tiny, small and compact LLMs currently available

AI models the foundation of the current boom in artificial intelligence are under constant development.  Within this dynamic realm, smaller AI models or compact Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as a notable trend. These models, which include Deep Seek Coder, TinyLlama, and Microsoft’s Phi-2, are designed to be both efficient and adaptable, making them … Read more