Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 smashes GPT-4 in coding and maths
Published in AI


Trillion-parameter open model outshines the big boys

Chinese AI upstart Moonshot AI has lobbed a serious challenge at OpenAI with the release of Kimi K2, a trillion-parameter open-source language model that trounces GPT-4 in several key benchmarks.

Microsoft tweaks Windows 11 to squeeze more laptop battery life
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Windows 11 gets smarter with adaptive energy saver mode

Software King of the World, Microsoft is tinkering with a new Windows 11 feature that promises to stretch laptop battery life without making your screen look dim and miserable.

Trump bends on Nvidia chip sales to China
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Beijing visit by CEO prompts rare reversal

Nvidia has wrung a rare concession out of the Trump administration, securing permission to flog its H20 artificial intelligence chip in China after a tense few months of uncertainty.

Qualcomm might roll out proper smartwatch chip
Published in IoT


Snapdragon Wear W6 ditches recycled silicon for something bespoke

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Qualcomm is finally going to take the wearable market seriously.

Intel's 18A node edges ahead of Samsung chip yields
Published in PC Hardware


There is a fight on for second place

Troubled Chipzilla appears to be clawing its way back into the semiconductor race, at least according to a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets.