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Image: Envato/DC_Studio Researchers from AI company DeepSeek and Tsinghua University have introduced a new technique to enhance “reasoning” in large language models (LLMs). Reasoning capabilities have emerged as a critical benchmark in the race to build top-performing generative AI systems. China and the U.S. are actively competing to develop the most powerful and practical models. According to a Stanford University report in April, China’s LLMs are rapidly closing the gap with their U.S. counterparts. In 2024, China produced 15 notable AI models compared to 40 in the U.S., but it leads in patents and academic publications. What is DeepSeek’s new…
AsianFin — The global venture capital (VC) transaction volumes plunged in the first quarter of 2025, according to global research institutions Crunchbase and PitchBook-NVCA.Despite a decline in overall deal volume, artificial intelligence (AI) investments have experienced the most robust quarter in the first quarter of 2025 since mid-2022.Global VC transactions in Q1 2025 reached 7,551 deals, a 32% year-over-year decline, as per PitchBook. However, the total transaction value surged to $126.3 billion, representing a 53.46% increase compared to the same period in 2024.AI and machine learning led the charge, with 2,101 transactions worth $73.1 billion, making up 57.87% of the…
Colossal Biosciences has announced that it has brought the dire wolf back from extinction. The Dallas-based “de-extinction” company announced the rebirth the once extinct dire wolf. The dire wolf, largely assumed to be a legendary creature made famous from the HBO hit series Game of Thrones, was an American canid that had previously been extinct for over 12,500 years. I’ve done an interview with the company leaders, who were really planning to make the announcement tomorrow until The New Yorker decided to break the news embargo. I’ll run that interview later. The successful birth of three dire wolves is a…
IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption. The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest version of its mainframe computer hardware. This fully encrypted mainframe is powered by an IBM Telum II processor and is designed for more than 250 AI use cases, the company says, including AI agents and generative AI. Mainframes might seem like old hat, but they’re used by 71% of Fortune 500 companies today, according to one source. In 2024, the mainframe market was worth an estimated $5.3 billion, per…
Note: The H800 is a variant of the H100 for the Chinese market OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction 5:30 – Adding new blocks to LLaMA 15:00 – Block expansion 27:40 – Experiments 30:40 – Conclusion Paper: Other Paper: Abstract: Humans generally acquire new skills without compromising the old; however, the opposite holds for Large Language Models (LLMs), e.g., from LLaMA to CodeLLaMA. To this end, we propose a new post-pretraining method for LLMs with an expansion of Transformer blocks. We tune the expanded blocks using only new corpus, efficiently and effectively improving the model’s knowledge without catastrophic forgetting. In this paper,…
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IBM Corp. is bringing the mainframe into the modern age with the latest version of its venerable hardware powered by a new processor that supports generative artificial intelligence and AI agent workloads. The company lifted the lid on the new IBM z17 mainframe today, saying it’s powered by its most advanced Telum II processor, which gives it capabilities that exceed standard transactional AI. Slated to launch in June, the z17 boasts enormous processing power and can evaluate millions of transactions as they occur in real time, enabling financial services providers to create newer and more efficient applications to counter fraud…
This is my judo training session with Travis Stevens, from a while back. He’s a 2016 Olympic silver medalist in judo and one of the greatest American judoka ever. I’ve trained judo & jiu jitsu for many years. I love judo! Here’s my previous podcast conversations on judo: – Travis Stevens: – Jimmy Pedro: source
Prompt: The camera floats gently through rows of pastel-painted wooden beehives, buzzing honeybees gliding in and out of frame. The motion settles on the refined farmer standing at the center, his pristine white beekeeping suit gleaming in the golden afternoon light. He lifts a jar of honey, tilting it slightly to catch the light. Behind him, tall sunflowers sway rhythmically in the breeze, their petals glowing in the warm sunlight. The camera tilts upward to reveal a retro farmhouse with mint-green shutters, its walls dappled with shadows from swaying trees. Shot with a 35mm lens on Kodak Portra 400 film,…
You can now talk to ChatGPT by calling 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) in the U.S. and Canada or by sending a WhatsApp message to the same number—available everywhere ChatGPT is. To start, people in the U.S. will get 15 minutes per month of voice calling. This is an experimental way to talk to ChatGPT, so availability and limits may change. For a fuller experience with access to more features like search, higher limits, and greater personalization, existing users should continue using ChatGPT directly through their accounts. source