Meta’s Ye (Charlotte) Qi took the stage at QCon San Francisco 2024, to discuss the challenges of running LLMs at scale. As reported by InfoQ, her presentation focused on what it takes to manage massive models in real-world systems, highlighting the obstacles posed by their size, complex hardware requirements, and demanding production environments. She compared… Read more »
To modernise legacy software across multiple central government departments, the UK government has committed up to £366 million ($461 million) to upgrade key ERP, HR, and finance systems by transitioning them to the cloud. As reported by The Register, SAP has signed a £246 million ($310 million) agreement with His Majesty’s Customs & Revenue (HMRC)… Read more »
NetApp has joined the Vultr Cloud Alliance, a collaboration of technology providers focused on delivering adaptable AI cloud services. The alliance leverages each member’s unique strengths to address the growing demand for scalable and composable infrastructure for cloud and AI workloads. The integration of NetApp’s ONTAP platform with Vultr’s global network of data centres provides… Read more »
Have you ever noticed how the rise of AI and cloud computing has supercharged energy demands? Data centre, the unsung heroes of our digital world, are now grappling with a growing dilemma. While they power our online lives, they’re also some of the biggest energy guzzlers, contributing significantly to global power consumption. With generative AI… Read more »
IBM is setting its sights on a major upgrade in AI hardware, with the company in talks with AWS to access Nvidia’s highly sought-after AI chips. The deal, worth an estimated $475 million over five years, would grant IBM access to AWS’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers, which are powered by Nvidia GPUs. As part… Read more »
Microsoft Edge has definitely come a long way, slowly adding new features and capabilities that make it a competitive choice among browsers. With tools like an AI assistant and boasting a streamlined design, Edge is Microsoft’s bold step toward delivering a fully integrated browser experience for Windows users. But the company’s relentless push to make… Read more »
European cyber tech firm Filigran has recently closed a $35 million Series B funding round, led by software investor Insight Partners, joining existing backers Accel and Moonfire. The funding round follows Filigran’s US$16 million Series A investment just a few months ago, and will aid the company’s growth, expansion, and product development. The Series B… Read more »
Cisco is pushing the frontiers of quantum technology with a focus on practical quantum networks and data centres. At its recent Quantum Summit 2024, Cisco brought together industry experts to explore breakthroughs in everything from quantum networking to security. However, its vision for a next-generation quantum data centre took centre stage. Cisco’s ambitious concept for… Read more »
Researchers from ETH Zurich have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in several widely used end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage services. The cryptographic flaws could allow attackers to bypass encryption, compromise file confidentiality, tamper with data, or even inject unauthorised files into users’ storage. The study analysed five E2EE cloud storage providers—Sync, pCloud, Seafile, Icedrive, and Tresorit—which… Read more »
China Telecom, a state-owned carrier, has developed two LLMs that were entirely trained on domestically produced processors. This breakthrough demonstrates China’s progress toward chip independence, particularly in the field of AI. The company’s AI Institute announced that its open-source model, TeleChat2-115B, along with another undisclosed model, was trained on tens of thousands of Chinese chips.… Read more »