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There’s something about the Wicked soundtrack coming up at the tail end of the year and sneaking into our Spotify Wrapped playlists that just doesn’t do the album justice. I know in a couple weeks’ time, it will have taken over most of the top positions in my rankings at least. Let’s be real, it … Read More

Meltio has launched its Engine Blue technology, which it says opens up its wire-fed Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printing capabilities to new materials with greater speed and simpler operation. Engine Blue features a 1.4 kW blue laser head in a more compact and lightweight unit, making it compatible with a wider range of robotic … Read More

In this blog post, we take a closer look at chunked prefill, a feature of NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM that increases GPU utilization and simplifies the deployment experience for developers. This builds on our previous post discussing how advanced KV cache optimization features in TensorRT-LLM improve performance up to 5x in use cases that require system prefills. … Read More

OpenAI has launched significant updates to ChatGPT, unveiling features like autocomplete and real-time web search that could disrupt the AI search landscape. As of today, these functionalities are available to ChatGPT Plus and enterprise users, enhancing query efficiency and bringing up-to-the-minute information directly into the AI platform. However, free-tier users remain excluded from these updates, … Read More

Vladeck questioned the ethics of X’s terms in comments quoted by NPR. “For X to say we want all of our litigation to go into a forum that may have no connection to where we’re located, to where plaintiffs are located, runs headlong into the federal system’s preference for convenience,” Vladeck was quoted as saying. … Read More

It’s face-off time, and you know what that means. Two smartphones go in, and one comes out the victor with plenty of bragging rights. This time around, we’re looking at a pair of entry-level smartphones: the iPhone 16 and Google Pixel 9. The gateway to their respective premium flagship brethren, these devices can be lost … Read More

Today, NVIDIA released a unique language model that delivers an unmatched accuracy-efficiency performance. Llama 3.1-Nemotron-51B, derived from Meta’s Llama-3.1-70B, uses a novel neural architecture search (NAS) approach that results in a highly accurate and efficient model. The model fits on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU at high workloads, making it much more accessible and affordable. … Read More

Reservoir simulation helps reservoir engineers optimize their resource exploration approach by simulating complex scenarios and comparing with real-world field data. This extends to simulation of depleted reservoirs that could be repurposed for carbon storage from operations. Reservoir simulation is crucial for energy companies aiming to enhance operational efficiency in exploration and production.  This post demonstrates … Read More

Today, Mercedes-Benz opened its first battery-recycling plant in Germany. The new plant will use an “integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical” approach to recycling electric vehicle batteries and expects to recover more than 96 percent of the valuable minerals and metals used in EV batteries. “Mercedes-Benz has set itself the goal of building the most desirable cars in a … Read More

I recently had the opportunity to experience JBL’s new MA AV Receiver and Stage 2 Loudspeakers. What’s exciting about these releases is their suitability for the average consumer in terms of price, ease of setup, and features. I put them to the test by playing a track many speaker systems would struggle to do justice … Read More