Enlarge / An image of a boy amazed by flying letters. (credit: Getty Images) Some weeks in AI news are eerily quiet, but during others, getting a grip on the week’s events feels like trying to hold back the tide. This week has seen three notable large language model (LLM) releases: Google Gemini Pro 1.5...
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With DJ Mister Cee’s passing, hip-hop mourns the loss of an irreplaceable titan
DJ Mister Cee, the legendary New York City DJ who played an integral role in the careers of rap luminaries like Big Daddy Kane and the Notorious B.I.G., passed away on Wednesday. He was 57. Condolences poured in across social media from fans and friends, such Kane, 50 Cent, Chuck D, Lil’ Cease, DJ Premier,...
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At Hoop Summit, Jordan Lee is representing Jason Kidd’s growing AAU impact
STOCKTON, Calif. – Jordan Lee will have a lot of pride wearing a USA Basketball jersey against the World team during the Hoop Summit women’s game on Saturday. The prep guard also had a lot of pride wearing a Jason Kidd Select jersey when she won an AAU national title last year. The Hoop Summit...
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Duchess Potatoes
Duchess potatoes are an elegant side dish that’s surprisingly easy to make! A creamy potato mixture is piped then baked until golden brown and slightly crisp on the outside, and meltingly delicious on the inside. The name “duchess potatoes” makes you think this is a side dish fit for royalty—and you’re not exactly wrong. Rather...
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Tara VanDerveer: the winningest coach in NCAA history, retires
Written by Sara Jane Gamelli X Instagram Stanford’s beloved head coach Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement after 38 seasons. Stanford announced their long-time women’s basketball coach will work with Stanford’s Athletics department in an “advisory capacity.” (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The Women’s basketball world said goodbye to the best to ever coach the...
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Intel’s “Gaudi 3” AI accelerator chip may give Nvidia’s H100 a run for its money
Enlarge / An Intel handout photo of the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator. (credit: Intel) On Tuesday, Intel revealed a new AI accelerator chip called Gaudi 3 at its Vision 2024 event in Phoenix. With strong claimed performance while running large language models (like those that power ChatGPT), the company has positioned Gaudi 3 as an...
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Hackable Intel and Lenovo hardware that went undetected for 5 years won’t ever be fixed
Enlarge (credit: Intel) Hardware sold for years by the likes of Intel and Lenovo contains a remotely exploitable vulnerability that will never be fixed. The cause: a supply chain snafu involving an open source software package and hardware from multiple manufacturers that directly or indirectly incorporated it into their products. Researchers from security firm Binarly...
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O.J. Simpson has a legacy we’re still trying to digest
When the news broke that O.J. Simpson died Wednesday at age 76, I had the same feeling I often do when so-called larger-than-life figures pass away. It’s the feeling I had in December 1976 when Chicago Major Richard J. Daley died. I was 26 at the time and Daley was the only mayor I’d ever...
