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Introducing FlexOlmo: a new paradigm for language model training and data collaboration

FlexOlmoempowers data owners to train models on their own turf, syncing up later to build a powerhouse shared model. Data stays secret, yet the model still crushes it, rivaling its all-data counterpart. And with differential privacy, it keeps snoops at bay, boasting a mere0.7%data extraction rate...

Introducing FlexOlmo: a new paradigm for language model training and data collaboration
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Meta reveals plan for several multi-GW datacenter clusters

Zuck's gearing up to unleash "Prometheus" by 2026—an AI beast sprawling across 80% of Manhattan's width and revving up to 5GW.Meta's going all-in with hundreds of billions on superintelligence. But remember, their earlier VR/AI forays? Not exactly setting the user world or profit charts on fire...

Meta reveals plan for several multi-GW datacenter clusters
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Stop Saying RAG Is Dead

RAG isn’t dead — lazy RAG is.Compressing whole docs into single vectors fails; smarter retrieval needs diversity, reasoning, and richer representations. The future: evaluate what matters, retrieve with intent, and route across specialized, info-preserving indices...

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Military AI contracts awarded to Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI

The Pentagon has divided $800 million amongGoogle, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon Musk’s xAIfor military AI projects. Musk’s xAI is offering a ‘Grok For Government’ suite, emphasizing security and innovation but raising concerns after past mishaps. By fostering competition, the Pentagon hopes to access..

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Anthropic Economic Futures Program Launch

TheAnthropic Economic Futures Programdives into AI's economic chaos headfirst. They've got tools: grants up to$50,000, policy symposia that might just get people talking, and strategic partnerships to stir things up. Sounds like a wild ride!..

Anthropic Economic Futures Program Launch
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Implementing High-Performance LLM Serving on GKE: An Inference Gateway Walkthrough

Meet theGKE Inference Gateway—a swaggering rebel changing the way you deploy LLMs. It waves goodbye to basic load balancers, opting instead for AI-savvy routing. What does it do best? Turbocharge your throughput with nimbleKV Cachemanagement. Throw in someNVIDIA L4 GPUsand Google's model artistry, a..

Implementing High-Performance LLM Serving on GKE: An Inference Gateway Walkthrough
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Using Ansible File Module to Manage Files & Directories

Ansible's file moduleshakes up file and directory management on remote systems, letting you tweak ownership and permissions like a pro. Unlike the copy module, it zeroes in solely on file attributes, keeping it idempotent and streamlining automation across your whole fleet...

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Unpopular opinion: Kubernetes is a symptom, not a solution.

Kubernetesis not the miracle cure everyone claims. It's more like a bucket of complications, allegedly cramping cloud innovation just to wrangle unruly containers. Ditch theYAML circusand zero in on platforms likeWASIand fresh concepts likeUnison. These offer semantic, cross-language cloud deploymen..

Unpopular opinion: Kubernetes is a symptom, not a solution.
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Platform Engineering At A Crossroads: Golden Paths Or Dark Alleyways

Platform engineeringisn't just another flashy tech term. It's the backbone of reliability and speed in workflows. But the "golden path" it maps can swiftly morph into a chaoticWild Westof unruly, bespoke processes if you're not careful. Enter theDevEx teamas the cavalry, bringing order with shared t..

Platform Engineering At A Crossroads: Golden Paths Or Dark Alleyways
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The 'Lift-and-Shift' Trap: Why Cloud Migrations Go Wrong

Lift-and-shiftplays like a hit song on the AM radio—it’s a decent tune, but lacks soul. Cloud-native? Now that's a rock concert, shaking the ground with power. Redefine apps, don't just shuffle the old stuff upstairs...