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'Strata' is an AI execution application that enables high-speed local execution of the quantized version of 125B's 'Qwen3.8-Flash-Next' on gaming PCs.

Strata supports the execution of large-scale models on PCs with limited VRAM capacity by combining mechanisms such as 'loading the entire MoE model into RAM and loading frequently used expert models ...
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The history of 'Bloomberg Terminal,' designed for traders and analysts.

The Bloomberg Terminal (formerly Market Master), which debuted in 1982, remains a popular terminal for displaying financial data, catering to a niche market even at the time of writing. Its history ...
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How we reduced the power loss rate from 50% to 5% in Delhi, where power outages were frequent.

Delhi, India, once suffered from severe power shortages and unreliable supply, but has now transformed into a reliable, modern power grid. IEEE Spectrum has covered the specific changes that have ...
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The concurrent player count for 'The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered' has surpassed 120,000 on Steam, already exceeding the record set by the original.

It has been revealed that ' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered, ' released on September 29, 2026, has reached 120,000 concurrent players on Steam. This means it surpassed the original 'The Witcher 3: ...
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Amazon's Kindle series has been revamped with four new models, all featuring a flat front design, and will be released on November 11th.

On October 1, 2026, Amazon announced new models in its Kindle e-reader series. All models feature a flat, slim design, and prices start at ¥29,980 (including tax). In Japan, the 16GB and 32GB Kindle ...
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OpenAI reports that 'a Chinese AI company used more than 15,000 users to carry out distillation attacks to steal the thinking processes of its models.'

OpenAI has announced that it has detected an organized adversarial distillation attack involving more than 15,000 users. OpenAI states that it suspects that the attack was spearheaded by individuals ...
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SpaceXAI is planning a new subscription service that will integrate X and Grok.

SpaceXAI, the AI division of SpaceX, is reportedly planning to revise the subscription structure for its 'X' and 'Grok' services, consolidating the two services into four plans. The top-tier plan for ...
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Ansel is a fork of darktable, with unnecessary features removed and a refined design for improved usability.

Ansel features a redesigned 'lighttable' for importing and displaying photos, allowing users to import, organize, and edit photos in a seamless workflow. Launch Ansel, open 'Import' from the 'File' ...
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Waymo, the robotaxi company, has launched a program encouraging its use in conjunction with public transportation.

Waymo's public transport rewards program will initially launch in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, with plans to expand to other cities later. This program links Waymo with public ...
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A record of building a portable, low-power analog Geiger counter.

An electronics engineer named Homo Ludens, who experienced the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986 when he was young, said he wanted a way to detect radioactive materials. So he bought a ...
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Hacking attack on a military store's freezer suggests that refrigerated and frozen food sections could pose a national security threat.

Between August 26th and 27th, 2026, reports of refrigerator and freezer malfunctions in military facilities across 11 US states were confirmed. While the possibility of external hacking was considered ...
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Qualcomm has announced that its Snapdragon X2 series will officially support Linux.

The Snapdragon X2 series is a SoC developed for laptops and mini PCs, featuring an Arm-based CPU and an NPU for AI processing. It's used in Microsoft's Surface series and is attracting attention as ...