2025-07-03

HOLY SMOKES! A new, 200% faster DeepSeek R1-0528 variant appears from German lab TNG Technology Consulting GmbH

This gain is made possible by TNG’s Assembly-of-Experts (AoE) method — a technique for building LLMs by selectively merging the weight tensors [...]

2025-07-03

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have joined a union and are now seeking the first collective deal for ride-share drivers in the country, according to Bloomberg. Drivers from Greater Victoria, [...]

2025-07-03

Sakana AI’s TreeQuest: Deploy multi-model teams that outperform individual LLMs by 30%

Sakana AI's new inference-time scaling technique uses Monte-Carlo Tree Search to orchestrate multiple LLMs to collaborate on complex tasks. [...]

2025-07-03

Pick up Amazon's Echo Spot while it's on sale for $45 for Prime Day

It's still a couple of days until Prime Day 2025 officially kicks off, but the sales are already here. There's deals on some of our favorite products, like the TP-Link Deco AXE5400 WI-Fi mes [...]

2025-07-03

Scary Survey Results: Teen Drivers Are Often Looking at Their Phones

New troubling research found that entertainment is the most common reason teens use their phones behind the wheel, followed by texting and navigation. [...]

2025-07-03

Even before the Xbox layoffs, there was 'tension' at Halo Studios

At least five employees at Halo Studios have been fired as part of company-wide layoffs at Microsoft on Wednesday, according to a developer with knowledge of the situation. An estimated 200 to 300 peo [...]

2025-07-03

Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Before July 4 Weekend Surge

Look for new airport pickup options and more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. [...]

2025-07-03

Your MacBook is getting a big upgrade for free. 5 features I can't wait to try on MacOS 26

Here are the top new features in MacOS Tahoe - plus how to find out if your Mac can run it. [...]

2025-07-03

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con Issues? It Might Just Be Your HDMI Cable

Make sure to use the Switch 2 cable included with the new gaming console. [...]