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Master recursion and speed up Python code

Recursion is more than a coding trick—it’s a powerful way to simplify complex problems in Python. From elegant tree traversals to backtracking algorithms, mastering recursion opens the door to cleaner ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
STAT

This series, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting, highlights the dangers of AI use in medicine

Casey Ross and Bob Herman’s reporting exposes how UnitedHealth Group used an unregulated algorithm to override clinicians’ judgment and deny care to seriously ill older and disabled patients. The ...
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Oracle laid off employee of 34 years: Ex-employees claim an 'algorithm' was used to choose who gets fired

Oracle has begun a fresh round of layoffs affecting employees across multiple divisions, including cloud, sales and healthcare units, with some long-serving staff among those dismissed. The cuts, ...
Barron's

Why TurboQuant Hammered Memory Stocks—and Why ‘Jevons’ Paradox’ Means the Market Might Be Wrong

Highflying memory stocks like Micron and SanDisk have been dented this week and it might have something to do with TurboQuant, a compression algorithm detailed by Google in a research paper this week.