Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

Google’s TurboQuant has the internet joking about Pied Piper from HBO's "Silicon Valley." The compression algorithm promises ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
Scientific American

How two mathematicians created an equation that quietly runs the planet

Diffie-Hellman’s key-exchange method runs this kind of exponentiation protocol, with all the operations conducted in this way ...

Compact CRISPR system unlocks targeted in-body gene editing, with up to 90% efficiency

A research team has discovered an enhanced CRISPR gene-editing system that could enable targeted delivery inside the human ...
Decrypt

There’s a Way to Make Bitcoin Safe From Quantum Without a Fork, Researchers Say

Research suggests Bitcoin users could defend against future quantum attacks using a transaction design that works within ...
CNBC

A Google AI breakthrough is pressuring memory chip stocks from Samsung to Micron

Google said this week that its research on a new compression method could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models by six times. SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron shares fell as ...
British Journal of Ophthalmology

Publicly available multimodal large language models for ocular surface infections: benchmarking against corneal specialists in triage, diagnosis and treatment

Background/aims Ocular surface infections remain a major cause of visual loss worldwide, yet diagnosis often relies on slow ...