Top stories in tech today: – Meta’s computer-interfacing wristband
– YouTube’s ad revenue climbs to $10B – Armada nabs $131M for portable data centers
– Rocket Lab hits big, muddy challenge
– Quick hits on other major tech news Read more: https://
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Meta’s AI wristband and tech industry updates
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JAX Code Execution on TPUs Without Low-Level Library Complexity
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You can write JAX code and run it on top of TPUs (or CPUs or GPUs) without having to deal with low-level libraries.
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Intel Considers Going Fabless Under New CEO Leadership
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Intel going fabless? That’s the takeaway for some The earnings call has convinced some that Intel is going to get rid of its factories as CEO Lip-Bu Tan imposes fiscal discipline. While that’s by no means certain, Tan has given the impression that he will not pursue the
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BERT CPU Model Powers Smart Home Interface with Function Calling
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It's super fun to use a BERT-sized model that can run on a CPU and power a smart home interface. Also, we ranted a bit about function calling templates with a comparison between JSON and Python. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite co-designed with Trillium TPU unlocks lightning speeds
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Co-designing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite with the Trillium TPU was the key to unlocking the lightning speeds of 2.5 Flash-Lite. This Infinite Wiki by @dev_valladares is an incredible demonstration of what is possible with this model. We're so excited to see what you continue to build! pic.twitter.com/xIGVQj8f9K
— Google AI (@GoogleAI) 24 juillet 2025Co-designing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite with the Trillium TPU was the key to unlocking the lightning speeds of 2.5 Flash-Lite. This Infinite Wiki by @dev_valladares is an incredible demonstration of what is possible with this model. We're so excited to see what you continue to build!
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Intel Revenue Forecast Surpasses Lowered Analyst Expectations
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Have Intel expectations hit rock bottom? Forecast steps over a very low bar Intel Thursday evening stepped over a very low bar, as the company’s revenue outlook topped the average estimate of analysts, an estimate that has been cut by twenty-two percent in twelve months. The
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Open-source robotic hand gains traction 10 days post-release
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So cool to already see versions of the amazing hand in the wild just 10 days after release. The power of open-source communities for robotics!
— clem 🤗 (@ClementDelangue) 24 juillet 2025
Also, very different than 99% of robotics projects who bullshit with unrealistic futuristic projects! https://t.co/h6N97fEdXa pic.twitter.com/GGR9u6rda8So cool to already see versions of the amazing hand in the wild just 10 days after release. The power of open-source communities for robotics! Also, very different than 99% of robotics projects who bullshit with unrealistic futuristic projects!
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Meta Builds AI Data Centers in Weather-Proof Tents for Speed
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We're rapidly expanding our AI infrastructure and have adopted a novel approach of building weather-proof tents to house GPU clusters. This enables us to get new data centers online in months instead of years. Read more in this @FastCompany article: https://
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Axelera AI Analysis Report Full PDF Available
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You can also check out the full report PDF here: https://
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Revolutionizing Agriculture Through Drone Technology and Innovation
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Revolutionizing #agriculture with drones Source @pascal_bornet on #innovation #Drone #Drones https://
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… @sallyeaves @PawlowskiMario @QodeNext @dansar39 @RecodeSolution_ @guidaautonoma @PierianInfo @Verinite @giga_labs @Appinventiv @HaroldSinnott @Nicochan33