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Meta explains how it boosted AI development efficiency

Ryan Daws — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:10:24 +0000

Meta’s AI engineers were increasingly frustrated with slow build times and inefficient distribution processes hindering their productivity. The company has now outlined the solutions its engineers devised to maximise efficiency. The workflows of Meta’s machine learning engineers consist of iteratively checking-out code, writing new algorithms, building models, packaging the output, and testing in Meta’s remote... Read more »

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Apple will plough $1B annually into AI after being ‘caught off guard’

Ryan Daws — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:49:19 +0000

In response to rapid AI advancements, Apple is set to plough $1 billion annually into the development of competing solutions. Executives at Apple have reportedly expressed concerns about falling behind competitors, particularly in the wake of innovations driven by AI models like GPT. CEO Tim Cook confirmed Apple’s commitment to generative AI in a recent... Read more »

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Stack Overflow reveals UK’s top 10 best-paid developer roles

Ryan Daws — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:16:48 +0000

Stack Overflow has unveiled the UK’s top 10 best-paid developer positions, shedding light on the lucrative avenues within the industry. Leading the pack are developers in senior executive roles, enjoying an average salary of £128,200 ($155,173). Notably, these professionals experienced a significant 30 percent increase in their salaries between 2022 and 2023, reflecting the industry’s... Read more »

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Graphcore joins PyTorch Foundation as a general member

Ryan Daws — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:32:25 +0000

The PyTorch Foundation, a home for the deep learning community to collaborate on the open-source PyTorch framework and ecosystem, has announced that Graphcore is joining its ranks. Graphcore – a Bristol, UK-based company specialising in designing and manufacturing AI accelerators, hardware, and software tailored for AI and machine learning workloads – has joined as a... Read more »

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Software Freedom Conservancy calls on FOSS contributors to ‘exit Zoom’

Ryan Daws — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:33:05 +0000

In the wake of the revelation that Zoom has been repurposing private user data to train machine learning models, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has taken a stand to emphasise the importance of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) alternatives. The SFC, an advocate for software rights and freedom, is extending its efforts to provide... Read more »

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Intel joins PyTorch Foundation as a ‘Premier’ member

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:46:09 +0000

Intel has become a ‘Premier’ member of the PyTorch Foundation in a move aimed at propelling the advancement of AI. PyTorch is a popular open-source framework that accelerates AI application development and facilitates experimentation that can lead to creative breakthroughs in the field. The framework was originally developed by Meta AI and is now part... Read more »

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Stack Overflow unveils OverflowAI to support developers with AI/ML solutions

Ryan Daws — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:04:11 +0000

At the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin, Stack Overflow took the stage to reveal six innovative capabilities and features as part of its OverflowAI offerings. These AI/ML solutions aim o revolutionise the way developers find solutions within their workflows, catering to both the public platform and Stack Overflow’s popular SaaS product, Stack Overflow for Teams.... Read more »

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Google offers ML-powered translation for Android apps

Ryan Daws — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:09:32 +0000

Google has announced that it will offer free machine-learning translation for Android apps. The service will enable developers to bring their apps to as many people as possible, without incurring significant additional costs. At launch, seven languages are supported: Google Translate’s transformer-based language models will be used for accurate translation into the supported languages. Developers... Read more »

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Developers can now add real-time analytics to Azure Digital Twins

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:27:05 +0000

ScaleOut Software is extending its Digital Twin Streaming Service to add real-time analytics to Azure Digital Twins. The company’s Digital Twin Streaming Service is used for deploying digital twins on a highly scalable, in-memory computing platform in the cloud. Several real-time components have been added as part of the new integration with Azure Digital Twins.... Read more »

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Play Store’s AI security blocks almost one million policy-violating apps

Ryan Daws — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:32:25 +0000

Google’s AI-powered Play Store security has blocked almost one million policy-violating apps from reaching users. In a blog post, Google detailed what it’s been doing to protect the billions of Android users and millions of developers creating apps for the world’s largest mobile platform. 2020 was a year when many of us made sacrifices to... Read more »

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