London – February 12, 2025 – New research from iProov, a provider of science-based solutions for biometric identity verification, reveals that most people can’t identify deepfakes – AI-generated videos and images often designed to impersonate people. The study tested 2,000 …
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Rice University computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on “developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine.” Kavraki …
Westborough, MA, Feb. 13, 2025: The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Innovation Institute announced the launch of the Massachusetts (MA) AI Models Innovation Challenge, a flagship initiative under the newly established Massachusetts AI (Artificial Intelligence) Hub. The MA AI Models Innovation …
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By Zain Jaffer The recent AI shake-up courtesy of DeepSeek’s R1 launch opened the industry’s eyes to new trends, and one that’s not as talked about as others: the race to build foundational models is sunsetting. DeepSeek’s LLM caused a stir, …
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A country with deep nuclear power resources, France plans to dedicate a gigawatt of it (the power generated by 294 utility-scale wind turbines) for an artificial intelligence computing project that rivals the Stargate project announced last month by the Trump …
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MIAMI, Feb. 11, 2025 — Digihost Technology Inc. announced the formation of US Data Centers, Inc. (USDC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company dedicated to development of high-performance computing- and artificial intelligence-focused data centers. With the launch, Digihost said it …
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Paris – February 11, 2025: MLCommons, in partnership with the AI Verify Foundation, today released v1.1 of AILuminate, incorporating new French language capabilities into its first-of-its-kind AI safety benchmark. The new update – which was announced at the Paris AI Action Summit …
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By Molly Presley, Hammerspace [SPONSORED GUEST ARTICLE] In tech, you’re either forging new paths or stuck in traffic. Tier 0 doesn’t just clear the road — it builds the autobahn. It obliterates inefficiencies, crushes bottlenecks, and unleashes the true …
Justin Hotard, EVP/GM of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group, is leaving the company after a year to become CEO and president of Nokia. Hotard began his position at Intel in February of 2024 and reported directly to former Intel …
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https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HPCNB_20250210.mp3 Good post-Super Bowl morning to you! The past week was somewhat calm relative to the riotous preceding period in the world of HPC-AI, but still, important developments emerged. Here’s a fast (5:52) overview: – The four “Big AI” behemoths’ …