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A new study from the Coalition for Language Equity in AI Research shows that AI models require significantly more tokens to process certain languages than others. These differences mean that users of underrepresented languages risk paying more for the same services, reports Rest of World. An LLM’s tokenizer breaks textContinue Reading

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Apple’s second day of launches this week saw it follow its tempting iPad mini upgrade by pumping up the processor in two of its most popular Macs, even while it injected artificial intelligence into Creator Studio. 24 hours of portable pro performance: 14-in MacBook Pro Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro is popular butContinue Reading

The 2025-26 IAG Annual Quality Report can be downloaded below. rn”}}”> The report highlights IAG’s industry-leading practices to support the safe repair of electric vehicles (EVs) and vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), as well as the benefits to customers of its specialist partners in identifying hidden hazards in recovered stolen vehicles andContinue Reading

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The Reuters proclaimed that the AI bubble has already burst in China. Chinese AI and chip stocks have lost about $480 billion in value. In the West, Amazon has put most of its Nova models on “keep the lights on” mode. And yet, chip maker SK Hynix posted record profitsContinue Reading

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Canonical has announced it’s ‘accelerating’ development of Ubuntu Core Desktop, its immutable, snap-based version of its desktop OS. Ubuntu Core Desktop was announced in 2023 and made available in preview for enthusiasts to try. But a lack of of obvious progress and direction (not to mention up-to-date builds) had leftContinue Reading