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Together AI’s $305M bet: Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 are increasing, not decreasing, GPU demand

venturebeat.com Sean Michael Kerner 2025-11-17 11:30:38

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More When DeepSeek-R1 first emerged, the prevailing fear that shook the industry was that advanced reasoning could be achieved with less infrastructure. As it turns out, that’s not necessarily the case. At least, according to Together AI, the rise of DeepSeek and open-source reasoning has had the exact opposite effect: Instead of reducing the need for infrastructure, it is

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How test-time scaling unlocks hidden reasoning abilities in small language models (and allows them to outperform LLMs)

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2025-11-17 11:59:54

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Very small language models (SLMs) can outperform leading large language models (LLMs) in reasoning tasks, according to a new study by Shanghai AI Laboratory. The authors show that with the right tools and test-time scaling techniques, an SLM with 1 billion parameters can outperform a 405B LLM on complicated math benchmarks. The ability to deploy SLMs in complex reasoni

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Aqara Smart Lock U300 drops to its all-time low price, and I bought it!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 11:10:58

I have been looking at smart locks for some time, and just a few days ago, I posted a couple of deals on options from Aqara and eufy. Well, I made up my mind! I pulled the trigger on the Aqara Smart Lock U300, and the deal is still on, so you can take advantage of it, too. It’s $50 off, which brings the cost down to $179.99. Get the Aqara Aqara Smart Lock U300 for $179.99 ($50 off) This offer is available from Amazon, and it is labeled as a “limited time deal.” It’s available in Black and Silve

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iPhone 16e vs iPhone 14: No-brainer upgrade?

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-17 02:28:49

Apple’s new iPhone 16e packs many of the modern features of the iPhone 16 into a more budget-friendly package that could be enticing to upgraders—especially those using an iPhone 14. Here’s a full iPhone 16e vs 14 comparison. iPhone 16e vs 14: Almost all upside The iPhone 14 is only a little over two years old, and until recently Apple still sold it starting at $599. Now, the iPhone 16e is Apple’s new $599 model—and it’s better in almost every way. Here are the 16e’s biggest advantages over

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Insta360 launches new ‘AI Tracker’ accessory for Flow 2 Pro gimbal

9to5mac.com Filipe Espósito 2025-11-17 08:47:04

Insta360 introduced the Flow 2 Pro earlier this year, the company’s latest smartphone gimbal – which I reviewed here on 9to5Mac. Now the company has just announced a new accessory for Flow 2 Pro owners. Called the “AI Tracker,” the accessory is a module with a built-in camera sensor to improve the tracking of people and objects. Meet the new Insta360 Flow 2 Pro AI Tracker Most gimbals offer subject tracking through their companion apps. When it comes to Insta360 Flow 2 Pro, iPhone users could

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‘Tripsy’ trip planner app can now convert currencies and show nearby places

9to5mac.com Filipe Espósito 2025-11-17 09:33:02

Tripsy, a popular app to help users plan and organize their trips, has just received another major update with some useful new features. The new version of the app makes it easier for users to check their expenses in different currencies and also to see nearby places on a map. What’s new with Trispy For those unfamiliar, Tripsy is a trip planner that “helps you plan your entire trip in one place.” You can share your itinerary with family and friends, receive flight alerts, and make wish lists

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How to make the most of the iPhone's Action Button

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 05:30:38

The Action button is available on nearly every iPhone Apple sells, offering a quick way to access a feature, app or shortcut on your phone, just by pushing a button. It can be a flashlight, activate a smart home routine or let you access any number of custom shortcuts without having to unlock your phone and pick through apps. Apple added the Action Button on the iPhone 15 Pro as a replacement for the iPhone's original Ring / Silent switch, and it was an acknowledgement of sorts that lots of peo

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Netflix hops aboard Sifu movie adaptation, assigns a screenwriter

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 08:53:24

Derek Kolstad is out, but there's still a tie to the John Wick universe. We learned in December 2022 that a production company had signed on to turn Sloclap's excellent martial arts game Sifu into a film. Today, the news dropped that Netflix is involved with the project, which seems to have caused some personnel shuffling behind the scenes. The initial announcement saw Story Kitchen, which has since amassed a huge catalog of video game adaptations, securing a treatment of Sifu with John Wick c

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The best MagSafe wallets of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-11-17 11:04:44

Journey's Ezmo MagSafe wallet is the perfect balance of style and function. With enough space to hold five cards -- the most on this list -- it indeed resembles a classic wallet and not just a cardholder. The Ezmo wallet also doubles as a phone stand, so you can watch your favorite entertainment on the go or keep your phone screen visible at your desk. The stand has adjustable viewing angles in both portrait and landscape modes. It's made of vegan leather and comes in four color options -- blac

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I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 06:56:36

Social media has always been home to clickbait, fake photos, tall stories and gullible chumps. And now, thanks to generative AI, you can have all those joys without any of the tedious creativity. Social media has always been home to clickbait, fake photos, tall stories and gullible chumps. And now, thanks to generative AI, you can have all those joys without any of the tedious creativity. First up is a category I call "carve the other one, it's got bells on" Above are three images from recent

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BritCSS: Fixes CSS to use non-American English

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 10:15:20

BritCSS Fixes CSS to use non-bastardised spellings Permits using English (traditional) spellings for CSS properties, rather than English (simplified). Because this is implemented with a client-side script. You can use this to properise the CSS of any page. Demo on CodePen Usage To use this script, simply include it in your HTML: < script src =" https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/DeclanChidlow/BritCSS/britcss.js " > </ script > To enter debug mode: britCSS . debug ( true ) ; To stop the script

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TinyCompiler: A compiler in a week-end

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 08:02:59

TinyCompiler: a compiler in a week-end Introduction Have you ever wondered how a compiler works, but you never found courage to find out? Then this series of articles is for you. I have never had the chance to look under the hood either, but one week-end I have decided to to write a translator from the esoteric programming language wend (short for week-end), which I just invented myself, into regular GNU assembly. The goal is to keep the code as tiny as possible, 500-ish lines of python sounds

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Putin Dangles a Nuclear Arms Treaty While Accusing Ukraine of ‘Hysteria’

gizmodo.com Matthew Gault 2025-11-17 06:05:47

The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire in February 2026. While answering questions in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin dangled the possibility of extending it. The cost of the nuclear arms control treaty was subtle but clear. Putin wants everyone to ignore Kyiv’s “hysteria” over not being part of the negotiations for the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is an Obama-era treaty betwe

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5 Mythical Tales That Need the Big-Screen Treatment After Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-11-17 11:05:54

There’s a very specific niche of Greek mythology geeks who think about the gods and goddesses at least once a day. Yes, it’s our Roman Empire, and with the news that Christopher Nolan (Interstellar) is going to meticulously assemble the grand myth of The Odyssey for the big screen with quite the epic cast, we’re so ready for it to be our time. Most recently, we’ve gotten a smattering of adaptations here and there—big swings resulting in misses, like Netflix’s Kaos starring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus

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Most People Still Aren’t Happy With Their Internet, but It’s Not All Bad

cnet.com Trey Paul 2025-11-17 04:58:00

The American Customer Satisfaction Index released its annual survey, based on over 25,000 customer interviews, revealing how we really feel about our internet service providers. The good news for ISPs -- things are trending up. Overall, ISPs scored 71 on the ACSI's 100-point scale -- an increase of three points over 2023 and the highest score since the ACSI started measuring ISPs in 2013. The not-so-good news? Internet service providers still rank at the bottom of the index, just ahead of subscr

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Best Over-Ear Headphones for 2025

cnet.com David Carnoy 2025-11-17 08:15:00

Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2: A lot of us liked Shure's original Aonic 50 headphones, but they had pretty middling noise cancellation. Well, the 2nd-gen version addresses that issue -- the noise canceling is much improved -- and Shure has more than doubled the the battery life to around 45 hours (they now have a quick-charge feature) and also shrunk the headphone's carry case a bit, although it's still not that compact. Those upgrades make the Aonic 50 Gen 2 a top noise-canceling headphone. The Aonic 50

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How to Watch Team USA vs. Canada in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Tonight

cnet.com Matt Elliott 2025-11-17 09:30:03

When is the 4 Nations Face-Off final between USA vs. Canada? Thursday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Where to watch Team USA vs. Canada? The game will air on ESPN and stream on ESPN Plus. Hockey fans are getting what they wanted: a rematch between the US and Canada in the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off final. Team USA won the round-robin match-up between the two hockey rivals that featured three fights in the first 9 seconds of the game. Now, the two will meet again for the championship of th

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iPhone 16E vs. iPhone 16: Here Are All the Specs Compared

cnet.com Abrar Al-Heeti 2025-11-17 10:41:00

Apple's latest budget phone, the iPhone 16E has many of the same features as the iPhone 16. But at a starting price that's $200 lower, just how many features will you be sacrificing? The $599 iPhone 16E is powered by the same A18 chip as the $799 iPhone 16. It also comes with iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence. Preorders on the 16E start Friday, with availability beginning Feb. 28. Here's how else the iPhone 16E compares to the baseline iPhone 16, from battery life to cameras to AI, and everything

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Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now

theverge.com Brandon Widder 2025-11-17 09:54:35

In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the recent introduction of the new wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models on the market than ever before — and a lot more deals to be had. But with all of those options, which one should you pick? Generally speaking, you want to buy the newest watch

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61 US startups became unicorns in 2024: Here’s the full list

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-11-17 03:55:22

Despite the tight venture capital market, unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase, CB Insights, and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly minted unicorns so far this year. The list includes Elon Musk’s xAI, which is already valued at a staggering $24 billion, as well as a good number of other AI startups. But cybersecurity, health tech, and fintech have also done well. This list will be updated throughout the year, so check back and see the powerhouses ra

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iPhone 16e debuts Apple's first in-house modem, putting it one step closer to cutting ties with Qualcomm

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-11-17 03:06:00

In brief: Apple is a step closer to becoming silicon-independent. Its new C1 modem in the iPhone 16e marks Cupertino's first attempt at handling connectivity without outside help. The Silicon Valley tech giant has already cut ties with Intel, and Qualcomm could be next on the chopping block. Apple claims the C1 will improve power efficiency, helping the iPhone 16e achieve up to 26 hours of video playback. If the claim proves accurate, the 16e will become the longest-lasting 6.1-inch iPhone Cupe

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WinRAR 7.10 improves privacy with Mark-of-the-Web support

techspot.com Unknown 2025-11-17 08:38:00

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data, reduce the size of email attachments, open and unpack RAR, ZIP as well as create new archives in these and other popular file formats. By consistently creating smaller archives, WinRAR is often faster than the competition. Is WinRAR free? WinRAR is available as a trial version with access to all features. After 40 days you will get a pop-up urging you to buy the license, however you can continue using the software without losing an

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Building semiconductor plants in the US takes twice as long, costs twice as much as in Taiwan

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-11-17 08:41:00

The big picture: The U.S. and many Western markets are simply not as efficient as Taiwan in building semiconductor fabrication (fab) operations. According to reports, 18 new fab construction projects are planned for 2025 alone, making it crucial to address these challenges. The West must streamline fab construction processes to catch up with the well-established semiconductor ecosystems of Taiwan and other Asian manufacturing hubs. TSMC encountered significant challenges when it began construct

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A programmer got an NES to emulate a PC, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-11-17 10:57:00

Ancient tech showcase: How far can you go in emulating old PC technology on an even older console? One programmer set out to answer this challenging question, relying on an array of software tricks to achieve his goal. Fortunately, no actual hardware was harmed in the process. NES86 is a newly unveiled project designed to bring early PC system emulation to the Nintendo Entertainment System. The emulator can seemingly recreate an Intel 8086 processor, along with essential PC hardware, with enoug

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New Windows 11 preview build improves privacy for European users

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-11-17 12:36:00

In a nutshell: Microsoft recently announced a new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build for the Dev and Beta Channels, providing beta testers with new features and privacy-abiding changes. Redmond uses Insider builds to test potentially disruptive changes to Windows, so we will have to wait to see if these improvements will become permanently added to upcoming stable Windows releases. The Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3281 (KB5052086) removes the Location History API, a feature previously u

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OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

cnbc.com Kate Rooney 2025-11-17 06:57:17

Brad Lightcap of OpenAI. Courtesy: OpenAI OpenAI appears to be growing quickly despite increasing competition. The San Francisco-based tech company had 400 million weekly active users as of February, up 33% from 300 million in December, the company's chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, told CNBC. These numbers have not been previously reported. Lightcap pointed to the "natural progression" of ChatGPT as it becomes more useful and familiar to a broader group of people. "People hear about it

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Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for the first time

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-11-17 11:47:30

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 30, 2022. Amazon has dethroned Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever. Amazon said earlier this month that it brought in $187.8 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter. That beat Walmart's sales for the period, which came in at $180.5 billion, the company reported on Thursday. Since 2012, Walmart has held the distinction of being th

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Elon Searching for Investors Gullible Enough to Pour More Money Into Twitter

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:13:39

In 2022, Elon Musk placed a bid of almost $44 billion to acquire Twitter, which he then tried to worm out of. With his back against the wall after a brief skirmish in the courts, Musk chose to honor his original purchase agreement and take over the platform. Flash forward to the present day, and X-formerly-Twitter has lost upward of 79 percent of its original value after neo-Nazis flocked to the platform and big-name advertisers fled in droves. Now, in a somewhat rare move for the richest man

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Explorers Discover First Pharaoh Tomb in Over 100 Years

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-17 12:06:59

A British-Egyptian team of researchers has discovered what it says is the first pharaoh's tomb in over a century. As the BBC reports, the team discovered the tomb of King Thutmose II in the Western valleys of the Theban Necropolis, near Luxor, Egypt. "It is an extraordinary moment for Egyptology and the broader understanding of our shared human story," said Egypt's minister of tourism and antiquities Sherif Fathy in a statement. It must've been an extremely moving moment for everybody involve

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OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edge

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-17 09:00:00

OpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling AI systems together at Meta’s Reality Labs and Roblox. Through their work at the forefront of AI and system design, Bastani and Nourai witnessed firsthand how deep system architecture enables continuous, large-scale AI inference. However, today’s AI inference remains locked behind cloud APIs and host

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Together AI’s $305M bet: Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 are increasing, not decreasing, GPU demand

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