Accelerated computing is enabling giant leaps in performance and energy efficiency compared to traditional CPU computing. Delivering these advancements requires full-stack innovation at data-center scale, spanning chips, systems, networking, software, and algorithms. Choosing the right architecture for the right workload…
Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels Adam Blandin, assistant professor of economics, typically analyzes how the amount of time worked affects a person’s earnings; how family structure affects wages, employment, and equality; and the economic implications of remote work. However, recently,…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can now create a replica of your personality Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a…
Quantum computing (QC) stands at the forefront of technological innovation, promising transformative potential across scientific and industrial domains. Researchers recognize that realizing this potential hinges on developing accelerated quantum supercomputers that seamlessly integrate fault-tolerant quantum hardware with advanced computational systems.…
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images NAPA, Calif. – At the Linux Foundation Member Summit, Linux Foundation Research announced a new report that dives deep into the sometimes awkward relationship between open source and artificial intelligence (AI). Called “Shaping the Future of Generative…
List<? super Animal> (lower bound) can add Animal and its subtypes. List<? extends Animal> (upper bound) cannot add Animal or any subtype (except null). Reading bounded lists When reading lower- and upper-bound lists, remember this: List<? super Animal>: Items retrieved…
In 2024, the benefits of integrating AI into business processes and products is clear—but the route to that integration is not quite as straightforward. Despite an undeniable eagerness to integrate, organizations are forced to answer one critical question before they…
To dismantle Google’s illegal monopoly over how Americans search the web, the US Department of Justice wants the tech giant to end its lucrative partnership with Apple, share a trove of proprietary data with competitors and advertisers, and “promptly and…
The team at Black Forest Labs is back with FLUX.1 Tools, a new set of models that add control and steerability to their FLUX text-to-image model. The FLUX.1 Tools lineup includes four new features: Fill: Inpainting and outpainting, like a…
The AI chipmaker Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and the engine of the artificial-intelligence boom, rolled out another set of quarterly results on Wednesday to investors’ delight. The company, whose value has soared by $2.2tn this year to $3.6tn…
Leading healthcare organizations are turning to generative AI to help build applications that can deliver life-saving impacts. These organizations include the Indian Institute of Technology Madras – IIT Madras Brain Centre. Advancing neuroscience research, the IIT Madras Brain Centre is…
“Brilliant. No notes.” AI Gore Coca-Cola drew criticism for rolling out an uninspired and lazily AI-generated holiday advertisement this year. The ad is pretty much exactly the kind of insipid corporate sludge you’d expect from AI: predictable, unimaginative and vaguely…