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Yandex Finds Better Way to Train ML Models Over the Internet
A new proposal from tech giant Yandex overcomes a major hurdle in the advancement of machine learning by bringing the process to the masses, so that anyone with a home computer can help train a large neural network. Modern deep learning applications require many GPUs, which can be costly, and so are usually only accessible to well-funded companies and institutions. To ensure ML model training doesn’t become exclusively the domain of big organizations that can afford the tech required,… Source link
Read More »Where the U.S. stands after Afghanistan with China and the world
How we exited from Afghanistan is as shameful as it was avoidable. I’m sure you’ve read some of the coverage. It is an episode in our history that calls for bipartisan outrage — and there was much of that. For context and analysis I reached out to Ian Bremmer, as I often do when I find the world of global affairs vexing, and per usual he was a font of penetrating call-it-like-it-is reason replete with wow-I-never-thought-about-that insight. I was particularly interested in how our… Source link
Read More »Google Issues Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users
Google Chrome has over two billion users worldwide and dominates the web browser market. But this also makes it the prime target of hackers and now Google has issued its fourth urgent upgrade warning in two months. Google has warned users about seven new ‘High’ security risks in Chrome LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Issues New Chrome Update Warning Following Eighth ‘Zero Day’ Hack In 2021By Gordon Kelly In an official blog post, Google has revealed seven… Source link
Read More »Google TV vs. Android TV
With the recent launch of new TCL Google TV models as well as the latest Google Chromecast, there’s no question the Google TV is here in a big way. As a successor to Android TV, the new Google TV platform is more than just a new name. It’s a slicker, more intuitive, more capable operating system for your smart TV, bringing more capability to TVs and seating smart TVs more firmly at the center of the Google ecosystem. With both Google TV models and Android TV devices on the market this year,… Source link
Read More »Police clash with protesters in Melbourne
Aerial views showed protesters breaking through police lines and being met with pepper spray, as they continued to march through the city streets. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday expanded a lockdown in that city to the entire state as he reported 61 new locally acquired cases. At least 39 of the new Victoria cases were active in community while infectious, raising concerns over officials’ ability to gain control over the outbreak. Eighteen people were in hospital, eight in… Source link
Read More »Yandex NV (YNDX) falls 0.21% on Moderate Volume August 20
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Read More »Google has already discontinued the Pixel 5
Amidst the news of a new Pixel phone this week, Google quietly indicated that it’s the end of the road for two other Pixel devices: the Pixel 4A 5G and the Pixel 5. Both are currently listed on Google’s online store as sold out, and remaining stock at other retailers likely won’t last long. A company spokesperson offered the following statement: With our current forecasts, we expect Google Store in the U.S. to sell out of Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 in the coming weeks following the… Source link
Read More »‘No toilet paper, again?!’ Shoppers report COVID delta shortages and hoarding
‘No toilet paper, again?!’ Shoppers report COVID delta shortages and hoarding Remember the bare store shelves and shopping carts overflowing with bulk packages of toilet paper and bottled water during last year’s intial waves of COVID-19? The bleak scenes at the big-box stores may be making a comeback, thanks to the COVID delta variant sweeping the U.S. Don’t be surprised if you can’t find t.p. again at your local Costco store. A new survey finds three-quarters of Americans are already seeing… Source link
Read More »UPDATE 3-In nod to Delta variant, Fed moves Jackson Hole meet online
(Adds economic data, economists’ comments) By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider Aug 20 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said on Friday its annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will take place on Aug. 27 virtually and not in person as planned, the clearest sign yet of the impact of the COVID-19 Delta variant on the Fed’s plans. “While we are disappointed that health conditions will prevent us from being able to gather in person at the Jackson Lake Lodge this year… Source link
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