Curated news items from across AI, security, cloud and the global tech scene.
In a recent article, DECmate II is highlighted as a remarkable tribute to the PDP-8 minicomputer series. The DECmate II, released in the late 1970s, was designed to be an affordable and user-friendly version of the original PDP-8. This mach…
Kurikomi Labs has released Komi-learn, a platform designed to continuously improve coding agents through memory and self-improvement. Available on GitHub at https://github.com/kurikomi-labs/komi-learn, the project aims to enhance the capabi…
Tech workers are experiencing an unnamed psychological crisis known as 'AI job grief,' according to a recent article on Hacker News. The phenomenon describes the emotional distress and anxiety that arises from the impact of artificial intel…
Voxel Space, a new project by s-macke, has gained significant attention on Hacker News, where it received 48 upvotes and sparked discussions among tech enthusiasts. The project, accessible at https://s-macke.github.io/VoxelSpace/, focuses o…
Soundcore, Anker's audio brand, has expanded its market reach with the release of the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max earbuds. These new models feature Anker's latest Thus chip, which boasts enhanced processing power compared to previou…
Canadian authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in Ottawa on suspicion of operating the Kimwolf botnet, which was used in massive DDoS attacks against millions of devices over six months. The suspect, identified as ‘Dort’ by KrebsOnSec…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has announced a $40B vehicle dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence — the largest single allocation of sovereign capital to AI by any government in history. The plan is to build a domestic comput…
Our Karachi AI meetup on March 28 will dig into the realities of running Retrieval-Augmented Generation in production: vector index choice, chunking strategies, hybrid retrieval, latency budgeting and the painful question of evaluation. Bri…
In a move that shocked the industry, OpenAI’s board removed CEO Sam Altman, citing a loss of confidence in his communications. The reversal — Altman returning within five days after employee revolt and Microsoft pressure — is already a Harv…
Q3 2023 venture funding in the US fell to $36B, the lowest quarterly total since early 2017. The contraction is hitting Series B hardest; later-stage rounds are stalling while seed activity remains relatively healthy.
Baidu has opened public access to ERNIE Bot 4.0, its latest large language model. Early benchmarks place it within striking distance of GPT-4 on Chinese-language tasks, though independent evaluation on English tasks is still pending.
Digital Karachi has partnered with three regional training providers to offer subsidised cyber-security certification tracks for Karachi residents. Bursaries available; women and non-binary applicants particularly encouraged.
