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NVIDIA’s Hybrid: Combining Attention and State Space Models for Breakthrough Performance of Small Language Models
Language models (LMs) based on transformers have become the gold standard in natural language processing, thanks to their exceptional performance, parallel processing capabilities, and ability to retain long-term context via key-value (KV) caches. However, these benefits come at a cost—transformers require quadratic computational resources and large memory footprints, presenting significant efficiency challenges. On the other… Read more
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9 Best Mechanical Keyboards (2024), Tested and Reviewed
We’ve typed thousands of words to help you find the ideal clacky—or thocky—mechanical keyboard for your refined taste. Read more
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Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured Differently
Two regions in the left hemisphere of the brain, which are crucial for language, are different in people who are good at reading and are likely to be shaped by the habit. Read more
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Save Space on Your Phone by Offloading and Archiving Apps
Don’t uninstall those rarely used apps. Just securely stash them in the cloud until the next time you need them, and free up space on your phone in the meantime. Read more
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5 ways AI is changing baseball – and big data is up at bat
How the Texas Rangers use artificial intelligence and big data to create a competitive advantage. Read more
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Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu
In the West, where herds of thousands of cattle are common, researchers are seeing cases rise at poultry and dairy operations. More than 50 workers have contracted the virus. Read more
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Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers
Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more. Read more
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Can the AirPods Pro 2 Really Replace Hearing Aids? We Asked a Grandmother
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 have some added hearing-aid capabilities. How well do they work in practice? I asked my grandmother, who is in her eighties, to try them for a week. Read more
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Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
A UN treaty could be the beginning of the end for single-use plastic production—but victory over this pollutant isn’t yet in the bag. Read more
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Eleuther AI Introduces a Novel Machine Learning Framework for Analyzing Neural Network Training through the Jacobian Matrix
Neural networks have become foundational tools in computer vision, NLP, and many other fields, offering capabilities to model and predict complex patterns. The training process is at the center of neural network functionality, where network parameters are adjusted iteratively to minimize error through optimization techniques like gradient descent. This optimization occurs in high-dimensional parameter space,… Read more