Google Releases Pint-Size Gemma Open AI Model
Summary Google has released Gemma 3 270M, a very small open AI model (≈270 million parameters) optimised to run on local devices. The model is designed for low-power, low-latency on-device…
Impoverished Streaming Services Are Driving Viewers Back to Piracy
Impoverished Streaming Services Are Driving Viewers Back to Piracy Summary The Slashdot post links to a Guardian piece reporting that rising subscription costs, fragmented libraries, intrusive advertising and regional restrictions…
Dodgy Huawei Chips Nearly Sunk DeepSeek’s Next-Gen R2 Model
Dodgy Huawei Chips Nearly Sunk DeepSeek’s Next-Gen R2 Model Summary DeepSeek’s attempt to train its next-generation R2 model on Huawei’s Ascend accelerators ran into repeated failures, according to reports. After…
Trump Administration Considers Stake In Intel
Trump Administration Considers Stake In Intel Summary Intel’s stock jumped about 7% after reports that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the chipmaker to support US-based manufacturing.…
Plex Users Urged To Update Media Server After Security Flaw Exposed
Plex Users Urged To Update Media Server After Security Flaw Exposed Summary Plex has quietly released a patch for a security vulnerability affecting recent Plex Media Server builds. According to…
Russian Hackers Seized Control of Norwegian Dam, Spy Chief Says
Russian Hackers Seized Control of Norwegian Dam, Spy Chief Says Content Summary Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) has formally attributed an April cyber-attack on the Bremanger hydropower dam to pro-Russian…
Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs
Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs Summary During its Q2 earnings call Tencent said it already has…
Big Tech’s AI Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
Big Tech’s AI Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone Summary Major technology firms — notably Amazon, Google and Microsoft — are building and expanding data centres to…
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet
Why Cars Still Don’t Have Airless Tires, Yet Content Summary The piece looks at why airless tyre concepts (like Michelin’s 2005 Tweel) haven’t replaced pneumatic tyres on passenger cars. Despite…
Meta’s AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold ‘Sensual’ Chats With Kids, Offer False Medical Info
Meta’s AI Rules Have Let Bots Hold ‘Sensual’ Chats With Kids, Offer False Medical Info Summary A Reuters review of a 200-page internal Meta document called “GenAI: Content Risk Standards”…