Revolution

Intel would like you to believe that its latest processors have ushered in a new era of personal computing.As the chipmaker puts it, this is the age of the “AI PC,” in which dedicated neural processors help to run large language models, generate artwork, and perform a slew of other machine learning tasks. By boosting on-device AI, Intel believes we’ll see new applications that were either cost-prohibitive or too much of a privacy nightmare to run in the cloud.The company may be right, but it’s also not the first to make…

The cost of making further progress in artificial intelligence is becoming as startling as a hallucination by ChatGPT. Demand for the graphics chips known as GPUs needed for large-scale AI training has driven prices of the crucial components through the roof. OpenAI has said that training the algorithm that now powers ChatGPT cost the firm over $100 million. The race to compete in AI also means that data centers are now consuming worrying amounts of energy.The AI gold rush has a few startups hatching bold plans to create…

Four-year-old agricultural AI startup Kissan AI’s founder Pratik Desai last month unveiled Dhenu 1.0, a seven billion parameter large language model for agriculture.Named after Kamadhenu, a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows, the model is trained on high-quality conversational datasets, specially focused on Indian agriculture practices. Dhenu is an agricultural LLM specifically designed to help Indian farmers with agriculture-related questions.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value…

How many stories are hidden in the murals of Diego Rivera? What was it like to witness the creation of a modern Latin American nation, to sit in the classrooms of stridentism and surrealism? To travel in a tram through a capital city illuminated by the embers of a recent revolution yet disrupted by periodic presidential assassinations?These are just some of the questions that brought a young team of video game developers back 100 years to Mexico, 1921.Set in Mexico City following the Mexican revolution, Mexico, 1921: A…

Film: Jesus RevolutionCast: Joel Courtney, Kelsey Grammer, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow, Julia Campbell, Alexia Ioannides, Matthew MontemaroDirectors: Jon Erwin, Brent MccorkleRating: 2.5/5Runtime: 120 min Back in the 60`s and 70’s when the US’s involvement in Vietnam faced a backlash and the era of hippies, Woodstock and peace signs were peaking, there were people known as “Jesus freaks” who slowly and steadily made inroads into that hip cultural phenomenon,…

Portal 2 was released in 2011 to widespread acclaim. Now, 22 years later, there’s a free fan-made mod called Portal: Revolution that perfectly re-captures the joy of the game, albeit with the sad omission of a much-loved character. Released on January 6 2024, Portal: Revolution—developed by Second Face Software—has received positive reviews on Steam. Over 3,000 people have reviewed the mod at the time of this writing, and 94% of those are positive.  One of the reviewers on Steam likened it to the scene in…

A groundbreaking study in nanophotonics introduces a method for measuring light interaction at the nanoscale. This method uses single molecules to probe nanoantennas, resulting in a significant enhancement of light interaction. This advancement is pivotal for future technologies in quantum computing and medical fields. Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists have made a breakthrough in nanophotonics by developing a method to measure nanoscale light interaction, paving the way for advancements in quantum computing and medical…

Last updated: January 9th, 2024 at 05:46 UTC+01:00 Home Connectivity Appliance (HCA), spearheaded by Samsung, LG, Haier, Midea, and others, has launched an advanced ‘Energy Management Specification 1.0' interface at the ongoing world's largest technology event, CES 2024 in Las Vegas, USA. HCA is an organization founded in 2021 that is dedicated to energy savings by establishing Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) interoperability across home appliances, HVAC systems, and TVs. The HCA Energy Management Specification interface is…

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai unveiled mEnrich-seq, a groundbreaking method for microbiome research, enabling more precise and efficient study of specific bacteria in the human body. This innovative approach promises to advance research in areas like antibiotic resistance and offers broad applicability in both research and clinical settings. Credit: SciTechDaily.comGenomic ‘Tweezer’ Ushers In a New Era of Precision in Microbiome ResearchInnovative method holds the potential to reshape our understanding of…

The Switch 2 might look like the current hybrid console, according to analyst Serkan Toto. Toto also predicted the unannounced system will carry a bigger price tag when Nintendo launches the product, which is expected later this year.Sharing his predictions with GamesIndustry.biz, Toto believes that Switch 2 will finally arrive in 2024 at a cost of $400. The founder of consultancy group Kantan Games added that Nintendo's next console is "likely to be an iteration rather than a revolution. Nintendo might…