SemiKong is the world's first open-source semiconductor-focused LLM — it claims to bring new chips to market 30% faster

Meta, Aitomatic, and other members of the AI Alliance have released the world's first large language model specifically trained on the needs of the semiconductor industry. Source

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AI data centers reportedly cause power problems in residential areas — decreased power quality in homes near data centers causes reduced lifespan for electrical appliances

Adding megawatts of new power consumption at such high speed is starting to affect the power quality in the average American home. Source

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An artist-in-residence at every tech company? Seattle nonprofit sets ‘big, hairy, audacious goal’

Artist Bailey Ambrose, right, discusses “LIDAR,” a drumming robot, with host Dominique Thomas on an episode of “Future Arts Live!,” a hybrid streaming program put on by Seattle nonprofit Future…

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iStorage/Kanguru Datashur Pro+C USB-C drive receives world's first FIPS 140-3 Level 3 cryptographic validation

The iStorage/Kanguru Datashur Pro+C cryptographically-secured USB-C drive is designed to keep government, business, and personal secrets safe. The drive is locked with a PIN code, and the data is protected…

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2024 Winners and losers: Xiaomi

Xiaomi had a relatively uneventful 2024, but not in the negative sense. Most of what Xiaomi released this year was expected evolution of its previous-gen devices, but not necessarily boring.…

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