Author Archives: Techme101

Inside the Creation of DBRX, the World’s Most Powerful Open Source AI Model

Startup Databricks just released DBRX, the most powerful open source large language model yet—eclipsing Meta’s Llama 2.

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Amazon will have to publish an ads library in EU after all

Amazon will have to provide information about the ads running on its platform in a publicly accessible online archive after all, following a decision by the European Union’s highest court Wednesday. The ads transparency requirement is contained in the bloc’s … Continue reading

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Databricks spent $10M on new DBRX generative AI model, but it can’t beat GPT-4

If you wanted to raise the profile of your major tech company and had $10 million to spend, how would you spend it? On a Super Bowl ad? An F1 sponsorship? You could spend it training a generative AI model. … Continue reading

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Gen Z market research has led to Xbox business decisions

Phil Spencer, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft Gaming believes that the habits of Gen Z individuals have led to the recent business decisions by the company. Speaking in an interview with Polygon, Spencer would explain the moves by … Continue reading

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Best Mods for Dragon’s Dogma 2

Everybody loves a good mod and the fact we can get great ones for games such as Horizon’s Forbidden West and now, Dragon’s Dogma 2 makes us very happy. The modders have been busy since launch making the game even … Continue reading

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The Science of Crypto Forensics Survives a Court Battle—for Now

A jury convicted Roman Sterlingov of money laundering this month. His defense team says it will appeal, saying the crypto-tracing technique at the heart of the case is “pseudoscience.”

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Elie Hassenfeld Q&A: ‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’

Here’s Elie Hassenfeld, your high school EA crush. As effective altruism spirals into self-doubt, the idealist quant is still at it, helping Silicon Valley richies give away hundreds of millions each year.

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The Deaths of Effective Altruism

Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.

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Top streamer Ninja diagnosed with cancer at 32

Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins is the most-followed streamer in the world, with 19m followers on Twitch.

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Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks

Amazon has been fined in Poland for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction, of close to $8M (or in local currency: PLN 31,850,141), also calls out the e-commerce giant for deceptive design … Continue reading

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