Alibaba Cloud engineer and researcher Ennan Zhai shared his research paper via GitHub, revealing the Cloud provider’s design for its data centers used for LLM training. The PDF document, entitled “Alibaba HPN: A Data Center Network for Large Language Model Training,” outlines how Alibaba used Ethernet to allow its 15,000 GPUs to communicate with each […]
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) recently announced that it was ditching its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice ordering technology powered by International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM). Instead, the fast food giant will look to replace the technology with an alternative solution by the end of the year. Let’s look closer at McDonald’s decision and what impact it could […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outspoken former activist and member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will be among at least 10 independent candidates seeking to become lawmakers for the first time in the country’s history. South Africa is allowing independent candidates to take part for the first time in the country’s national elections next […]
State and federal environmental agencies have been unable to determine what has been flowing through drainage ditches in the Perrydale area since a barn fire May 2. On May 6, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality warned residents to keep themselves, pets and livestock away from the ditches while the U.S. Department of Environmental Quality conducted […]
(Bloomberg) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is embarking on a charm offensive with Beijing as she looks to shield trade and economic ties after pulling Italy out of China’s controversial global investment initiative last year. Most Read from Bloomberg Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will meet Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Verona, Italy, […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The man accused of ordering the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur ditched his public defenders Thursday and hired a private attorney, records indicated. Records show Davis hired attorney Carl Arnold, a Las Vegas-based criminal defense attorney. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, near his Henderson home in […]
Michigan police are searching for a man who they say disappeared into the Kalamazoo River on Jan. 1 while trying to evade arrest. Officers attempted to pull over a motorcyclist for a license plate violation, but the driver fled until he encountered mechanical issues, according to a Jan. 2 Kalamazoo Public Safety Facebook post. The […]