Month: June 2024
Alibaba unveils the network and datacenter design it uses for large language model training
Alibaba has revealed its datacenter design for LLM training, which apparently consists of an Ethernet-based network in which each host contains eight GPUs and nine NICs that each have two 200 GB/sec ports. The tech giant, which also offers one of the best large language models (LLM) around via its…
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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is getting a re-release this summer for PC and consoles, with enhanced visuals and new PS5 DualSense features
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is set to re-launch this summer for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Scheduled to release on August 1 and priced at $19.99 (around £16.99), Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is an enhanced re-release version of the 2002 GameCube and PS2 game…
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US government warns key open source programs aren’t sufficiently protected
In a joint report by the FBI, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its Canadian and Australian counterparts, experts have warned many open source programs lack sufficient protection against emerging and evolving threat actors. In its analysis of 172 open source projects, the CISA highlighted the importance…
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New design tools finally put the AI into Figma
Notice anything different about Figma? The popular mock-up software has just received a new look UI – but scratch beneath the surface and users will find a host of new tools, including AI features. It was only a matter of time, of course. With AI coursing through the veins of…
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YouTube may be planning to give us new AI song generators this year – and this time the music labels could let it happen
The battle between the music industry and the rampant, often copyright-infringing, use of AI to train and compile data sets has been heating up for quite some time. But now YouTube is reportedly negotiating with record labels to pay for that privilege instead. It seems that Sony Music Entertainment, Universal…
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Windows on Arm puts Intel on notice
Microsoft’s first round of Copilot Plus PCs launched last week with the promise of better battery life, performance that matches a MacBook Air, and chips ready for AI. I’ve spent the past week testing both of Microsoft’s new Surface devices, and I think they largely live up to Microsoft’s promises.…
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