November 1, 2024

AI

Running Large Language Models Privately

A comparison of frameworks, models, and costs Robert Corwin · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 15 min read · 2 days ago — Robert Corwin, CEO, Austin Artificial Intelligence David Davalos, ML Engineer, Austin Artificial Intelligence Oct 24, 2024 Large Language Models (LLMs) have rapidly transformed the technology landscape, but security concerns persist, especially with regard to sending private data to external third parties. In this blog entry, we dive into the options

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Sequoia investing into DecaartAI for engineless game creation

Sequoia, a tech investment firm, has announced that they are investing heavily into DecaartAI, using a demo codenamed Oasis to show off the new generative AI technologies. In this case, DecartAI presented a fully playable version of Microsoft and Mojang’s Minecraft not running on a game engine. We @sequoia are thrilled to announce our investment into @DecartAI Today they’re launching a “warm-up” called Oasis This is a fully playable version of Minecraft WITH NO GAME

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Hardware

EA expects Dragon Age: The Veilguard to largely affect holiday earnings

TL;DR: EA expects Dragon Age: The Veilguard to significantly boost its Q3 holiday earnings, contributing to a projected net bookings increase of up to $2.55 billion, an 8% rise from the previous year. The game has been successful on platforms like Steam and the PlayStation Store, indicating strong sales potential. EA expects Dragon Age: The Veilguard to sell well enough to help supercharge its Q3 holiday earnings. VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES Electronic Arts just

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Robotics

Robotics investments top $3.7B in September 2024

Listen to this article Fifty-four producers of robots and robotics enabling technologies raised funding in September 2024, pulling in a total of $3.7 billion. This is the highest monthly funding amount for 2024. September’s investment exceeded June 2024’s total – the previous monthly leader – by over $1 billion and was more than 2.5 times the 12-month trailing average of $1.4 billion. The total investment targeted to robotics companies for January through September 2024 equals

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Robotics

Top 10 robotics developments of October 2024 – The Robot Report

Listen to this article October was another busy month for the robotics industry. It included many new developments and the return of exciting events, like RoboBusiness, which took in Santa Clara, Calif. Large funding rounds, new AI product developments, and, of course, humanoids were just a few of the things that drew our readers’ attention this month.   Here are the top 10 most popular stories on The Robot Report in October 2024. Subscribe to The Robot

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Hardware

Sony can’t expect PS5 Pro to sell like the PS4 Pro

TL;DR: The PS5 Pro faces a major challenge with its $700 price, which is significantly higher than the PS4 Pro’s $400 price. Despite the PS4 Pro’s success with a 20% attach rate, it accounted for less than 15% of total PS4 sales. Sony’s PS4 Pro actually did well sales-wise, but the newer PS5 Pro has one major roadblock: Price. VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES The PS5 Pro is an expensive console. Sony is charging $700

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AI

Learnings from My First Year of Being a Data Analyst

Insights on dealing with statistics, interacting with people, and maximizing productivity at the workplace Joseph Ben · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 6 min read · 6 days ago — If you are not a Medium Member, click 👉🏽 here 👈🏽 to read this article for free. In August last year, I joined Google as a Data Analytics Apprentice. It was the start of my working career. Crossing the year mark made me

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AI

Cruel Summer

Lessons Learned from the Worst Tech Job Market in 20 Years Jessica S · Follow Published in Towards Data Science · 8 min read · Oct 11, 2024 — Long Story Short. . . . . . this job market is tough. Like, really tough. We all know what a roller coaster the past few years have been, particularly for those working in tech. We went from record-breaking salaries to hiring freezes and layoffs, all

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Hardware

PlayStation CEO on layoffs: ‘We have to run a sustainable business’

TL;DR: PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst explained that Sony’s layoffs were a business decision to stabilize finances after aggressive hiring during COVID-19. Despite being a $29 billion business, PlayStation must ensure sustainable operations. PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst discusses why Sony laid off hundreds of workers earlier this year, reiterating that it was a business decision. VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES Over the last few years, we’ve seen a difference in how CEOs talk about

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