Open-source AI specialist Mistral has recently introduced its new LLM Mixtral 8x22B. This LLM is the successor to the Mixtral 8x7B LLM and should be an equal competitor to LLMs such as OpenAI's GPT 3.5 and Meta's Llama 2. Mistral AI is stepping up its competition with the major LLM providers and... Read more
13 days ago
Chip company Qualcomm and Qt Group, provider of frameworks for creating GUIs, are broadening their existing partnership. By integrating Qt's multi-platform development tools with Qualcomm's processors, they aim to shorten the time-to-market for IoT devices. The collaboration should make it easie... Read more
13 days ago
The new version of Windows Server allows organizations to install security patches without rebooting servers. Larger updates that arrive quarterly do still require a reboot. Nevertheless, Windows Server 2025's new feature means IT teams can count on less downtime than before. This option is made... Read more
14 days ago
Is the future of AI development open or closed? Both Intel and Nvidia have both tackled that question - and given opposite answers. Many developers use TensorFlow, an AI platform originally developed by the Google Brain team. Users can manage everything through it, from data collection to traini... Read more
14 days ago
A recent survey shows that smaller providers of internet browsers are seeing an uptick in usage after the EU's Digital Markers Act (DMA) went into effect. According to Reuters, this means that the laws and regulations for these providers are helping to make a dent in the market dominance of behemot... Read more
14 days ago
At Google Cloud Next this year, AI once again plays centre stage. Google Cloud is bringing the necessary updates to its existing LLM offerings within Vertex AI. For example, Gemini 1.5 Pro is in public preview effective immediately. On top of that, it is introducing Imagen 2.0 to generate images, a... Read more
15 days ago
Microsoft sees many opportunities for AI research and development in the UK and is now opening a dedicated AI hub in the heart of London for that purpose. The company earlier announced it would invest around 2.9 billion euros (2.5 billion British Pounds) in AI in the UK. According to recently ap... Read more
15 days ago
Microsoft has introduced a Windows driver that prevents users from changing default browser Edge in Windows 10 and 11 via third-party software or manual registry changes. The driver UCPD.sys, or User Choice Protection Driver, landed without notice among other February updates for Windows 10 (KB5... Read more
16 days ago
OpenAI has introduced tools that allow developers to fine-tune AI models more efficiently than before. On top of previous options through the fine-tuning API, the company now offers more ease of use as well. These tools should reduce the common problem of a high error rate during fine-tuning proces... Read more
19 days ago
Windows 11 Insider build 26100 includes a significantly faster Microsoft Store. The feature was not mentioned in the official announcement of this latest version. Build 26100 focuses mainly on bug fixes and other relatively minor improvements. For example, it was already possible to run Copilot ... Read more
20 days ago
