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Discover how the Hugging Face Kernel Hub is transforming deep learning performance and unlocking significant speedups for memory-bound workloads. Learn more about this exciting development and its implications for the world of deep learning.
Published: Thu Jun 12 11:00:31 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Featherless AI has joined forces with Hugging Face to become an official Inference Provider on their Inference Providers platform. This collaboration enables users to leverage Featherless AI's capabilities within the Hugging Face ecosystem, expanding access to a vast array of text and conversational models. With its unique features and flexible billing structure, Featherless AI promises to revolutionize the way users approach AI model development and deployment.
Published: Thu Jun 12 11:08:32 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA has announced significant breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) performance and efficiency through its partnership with Stability AI and the release of optimized models such as Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large. By leveraging techniques like FP8 quantization, NVIDIA has reduced VRAM requirements by up to 40% while delivering improved performance and efficiency. The new TensorRT for RTX SDK offers seamless AI deployment on millions of RTX AI PCs, marking a significant step forward in democratizing access to AI technology.
Published: Thu Jun 12 11:17:27 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A new generation of artificial intelligence agents is being developed that are capable of adapting to new tasks and environments without human intervention. Building on open-source tools and frameworks, these autonomous data scientist agents have the potential to revolutionize industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation, and provide more personalized and effective interactions with users.
Published: Thu Jun 12 12:29:13 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Together AI has unveiled its ambitious plan to bring 100,000 GPUs to Europe, further solidifying its position as a leading provider of high-performance AI cloud solutions. With its strategic partnership with Hypertec and 5C Group, the company is poised to revolutionize the European AI landscape, empowering enterprises, researchers, and developers to harness cutting-edge AI technologies.
Published: Thu Jun 12 13:44:38 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom Partner to Advance Germany’s Sovereign AI: A New Era for Industrial AI Clouds
Germany is poised to take a significant leap forward in its sovereign AI infrastructure, with NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom partnering to build the world's first industrial AI cloud. This initiative aims to accelerate manufacturing applications, including design, engineering, simulation, digital twins, and robotics, by providing state-of-the-art AI infrastructure to enterprises, startups, researchers, and universities across Europe.
Published: Fri Jun 13 12:04:58 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA Unveils Groundbreaking Quantum Computing Breakthroughs on GB200 NVL72 Systems
Accelerating the journey to useful quantum computing, NVIDIA has announced significant advancements in the integration of quantum hardware into supercomputers. The company's latest developments on the GB200 NVL72 system demonstrate a 500x speedup in running decoding algorithms required by quantum error correction, paving the way for commercially relevant applications.
Published: Fri Jun 13 15:36:17 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Groq joins the growing ecosystem of inference providers on the Hugging Face Hub, offering fast AI inference for openly-available models and a seamless integration with user-preferred providers.
Published: Tue Jun 17 01:46:07 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Thousands of Spectrum Internet subscribers were affected by an outage due to vandalism targeting fiber-optic lines in Van Nuys, California. The incident highlights the growing problem of copper theft in the telecommunications industry.
Published: Tue Jun 17 01:51:49 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Hexagon has unveiled AEON, a revolutionary humanoid robot built with NVIDIA's cutting-edge technology. The robot will perform a wide range of industrial applications, from manipulation and asset inspection to reality capture and operator support.
Published: Tue Jun 17 13:34:48 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is on the verge of filing a federal antitrust complaint against Microsoft over the latter's refusal to allow the company to transition into a public benefit corporation. The move marks a significant escalation in tensions between the two companies, with far-reaching implications for the AI industry.
Published: Tue Jun 17 13:40:31 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Cybersecurity Under Siege: Trump's Executive Order Gutting Key Protections for National Security
The recent executive order issued by the White House marks a significant shift in the administration's approach to national security and digital privacy, with critics arguing that it threatens to undermine critical safeguards against cyber threats.
Published: Tue Jun 17 21:33:14 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA has launched a Plug-In Hackathon initiative, dubbed "AIonRTXHackathon," which invites developers to explore the capabilities of its experimental AI assistant, Project G-Assist. This innovative platform enables users to control their NVIDIA GeForce RTX systems using natural language and offers diverse possibilities for building custom plug-ins. The hackathon aims to empower developers to build next-gen tools, with substantial prizes at stake.
Published: Wed Jun 18 12:29:13 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly prevalent, preserving human creativity and expression has become a pressing concern. A new website, lowbackgroundsteel.ai, serves as a digital archive of pre-AI content, collected from various sources before the rise of AI-generated media.
Published: Wed Jun 18 12:36:04 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A new scam has been discovered where scammers inject fake phone numbers into official websites by manipulating Google ads. This technique allows them to bypass traditional security checks and trick users into divulging sensitive information. Experts warn that this problem is becoming increasingly sophisticated, making it harder for users to distinguish between legitimate and malicious ads.
Published: Thu Jun 19 08:55:16 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Israel-tied hacker group Predatory Sparrow has carried out a series of devastating attacks on Iran's financial system, destroying over $90 million in holdings at an Iranian crypto exchange. The attacks are part of a broader digital war unfolding between Israel and Iran, with serious consequences for civilians and the global economy.
Published: Thu Jun 19 11:36:57 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Researchers successfully fine-tune FLUX.1-dev model on NVIDIA RTX 4090 using QLoRA and optimization techniques, achieving peak VRAM usage of 9GB and training in just 41 minutes.
Published: Thu Jun 19 18:35:09 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A record-breaking 7.3 terabits per second DDoS attack has been reported, leaving Cloudflare reeling with an astonishing amount of junk traffic in just 45 seconds. To put this into perspective, this amount of data is equivalent to more than 9,300 full-length HD movies or 7,500 hours of HD streaming content. Learn more about the attack and its implications for the world of cybersecurity.
Published: Fri Jun 20 15:43:29 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Canadian telecom company compromised by suspected Chinese hackers using a maximum-severity vulnerability that had been patched 16 months earlier, highlighting the need for organizations to prioritize cybersecurity and ensure that their systems are properly secured. The incident is part of a broader espionage campaign targeting Canadian organizations, including telecommunications service providers and their clients.
Published: Mon Jun 23 17:45:45 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA and its partners are coming together to showcase next-generation robots, automation, and AI technologies at Automatica. The conference is taking place in Munich, Germany, and highlights Europe's efforts to position itself as a leader in industrial automation, powered by AI.
Published: Tue Jun 24 05:50:30 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
HPE and NVIDIA have collaborated to create an AI Factory Stack that accelerates industrial AI adoption across industries. This comprehensive framework offers a pre-integrated, modular infrastructure stack, backed by NVIDIA's renowned AI computing technologies and HPE's extensive portfolio of servers, storage, services, and software. With the launch of this solution, enterprises can now build and scale generative, agentic, and industrial AI with greater ease and efficiency. The partnership also highlights the growing importance of collaboration in driving innovation and shaping the future of AI.
Published: Tue Jun 24 14:20:28 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
The future of hiring may require abandoning the résumé altogether in favor of methods that AI can't easily replicate—live problem-solving sessions, portfolio reviews, or trial work periods, just to name a few ideas. With thousands of applications flooding job posts and "hiring slop" taking over social media and the web, employers are struggling to make authentic connections in an increasingly inauthentic world.
Published: Tue Jun 24 14:26:49 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Anthropic spent millions on scanning print books for its language model Claude, sparking concerns over cultural heritage and AI ethics. The company's use of destructive scanning methods has been deemed fair use, but at what cost? Read the full story to learn more about Anthropic's operation and its implications.
Published: Wed Jun 25 18:25:22 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Ubuntu has disabled security mitigations for Intel-based systems in an effort to boost graphics performance, potentially offering up to a 20% improvement. But at what cost? The move raises questions about the balance between performance and security in modern computing, and whether the benefits of this change outweigh the risks.
Published: Wed Jun 25 18:33:07 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA's powerful generative AI capabilities are being utilized by startups like FITY, a company that specializes in creating innovative cooling products. With the help of NVIDIA's RTX-powered technology, FITY founder Mark Theriault is able to produce high-quality designs quickly and efficiently, thanks to his use of software tools like ComfyUI. Learn more about how generative AI is revolutionizing creative workflows.
Published: Thu Jun 26 11:10:19 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
NVIDIA has revolutionized the field of autonomous vehicle simulation with its cutting-edge World Foundation Models (WFMs). These advancements aim to accelerate the development of safe and scalable autonomous vehicles, reducing risks and costs associated with physical testing. Learn more about how NVIDIA is using WFMs to transform AV simulation in this in-depth article.
Published: Thu Jun 26 11:18:15 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Gemma 3n, a revolutionary multimodal AI model, is now available on various open-source libraries. This game-changing breakthrough has significant implications for industries worldwide, enabling diverse applications across natural language processing and computer vision. Learn more about Gemma 3n's features, availability, and potential applications in this exciting new development.
Published: Thu Jun 26 15:30:31 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Broadcom has begun conducting audits on former customers who declined to subscribe to one of its VMware bundles after their support contracts expired. The auditors are armed with cease-and-desist letters that warn users of potential financial repercussions if they fail to comply with VMware's licensing terms.
Published: Thu Jun 26 17:41:33 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A critical AMI MegaRAC firmware vulnerability has allowed hackers to gain complete control over thousands of servers used in data centers. The severity rating is the highest, with potential for broad exploitation, including implanting malicious code into firmware and corrupting devices.
Published: Thu Jun 26 18:55:25 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance: The Growing Threat to National Security
Published: Mon Jun 30 18:37:45 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Emerald AI, a startup based in Washington D.C., has developed an innovative solution to tackle the growing issue of energy consumption by data centers, leveraging NVIDIA's cutting-edge technology to create an AI factory flexibility platform that can dynamically adjust power usage during peak grid demand. The company's breakthrough, showcased in a recent trial conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, demonstrates the vast potential of this approach, which could revolutionize the way data centers operate and provide meaningful relief to struggling grids.
Published: Tue Jul 1 09:41:19 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A shocking leak has exposed sensitive information belonging to 62,000 Catwatchful users, raising concerns over the app's true intentions. Despite its marketed stealth features, researchers have discovered a SQL injection vulnerability that can be exploited for malicious purposes. The incident highlights the importance of monitoring third-party apps and demanding greater accountability from their creators.
Published: Thu Jul 3 18:04:21 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
The turf war between two prominent ransomware groups, DragonForce and RansomHub, has brought volatility to the extortion ecosystem. With no honor among thieves, both groups are engaged in a battle for dominance, increasing risks for companies and highlighting the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.
Published: Mon Jul 7 15:57:28 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Android users are facing a new challenge as Google enables its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party apps, even when previously configured to block such interactions. In the absence of clear guidance from Google, Android users must take action to protect their data and privacy.
Published: Mon Jul 7 20:33:23 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Hugging Face's Production Infrastructure: A Comprehensive Review of Three Mighty Alerts
In this exclusive article, we delve into the inner workings of Hugging Face's production infrastructure, focusing on three mighty alerts that play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and scalability of their platforms. We explore the details of these alerts, including High NAT Gateway Throughput, Hub Request Logs Archival Success Rate, and Kubernetes API Request Errors and Rate Limiting.
Published: Tue Jul 8 08:29:36 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
A groundbreaking new approach to optimizing data pipelines for multimodal models has been revealed, promising significant improvements in efficiency and productivity. The new method leverages the principles of knapsack packing to minimize padding and maximize data utilization, leading to faster training times and reduced costs.
Published: Tue Jul 8 08:36:28 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
SmolLM3, a revolutionary new language model developed by researchers at Hugging Face TB, has set a new standard for efficiency and reasoning in language models. With its impressive performance and innovative features, SmolLM3 offers developers a powerful tool for various applications, including complex tasks such as calling functions from Python code snippets.
Published: Tue Jul 8 11:57:24 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Together AI has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, marking a major milestone in its commitment to security and regulatory compliance for its customers. This achievement reflects the organization's dedication to technical excellence and regulatory responsibility.
Published: Tue Jul 8 15:07:09 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
Despite decades of hype surrounding artificial general intelligence (AGI), a clear definition of the term remains elusive. As researchers debate the meaning of AGI, policymakers craft policy based on AGI timelines, and companies use promises of impending AGI to attract investment, it's time to take a closer look at this pressing issue.
Published: Tue Jul 8 16:54:06 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
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