The Conversation

Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward

Globally, users of digital media are increasingly locked into a handful of operating systems, app stores, and communication platforms. Most of us must choose between Apple, Windows, or Android. All of ...
Medical Xpress

Big Brothers Big Sisters linked to lower violence and substance use among youth

Mentorship programs are valued by parents and communities for their ability to improve the self-esteem and relationships of youth participants. Now, new research from the University of Illinois ...
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Java 25: Oracle’s Big-Tent Release—and a Clearer Roadmap for What’s Next

Oracle’s Java team sat down with me last week for a fast-moving briefing on Java 25 and the broader direction of the platform. The headline: JDK 25 is an LTS release, the second on Oracle’s new ...
techtimes

How Streaming Platforms Use Algorithms and Recommendation Engine Systems to Personalize Content

Explore how streaming algorithms, personalization, and the content pipeline work together to power recommendation engine systems and shape what viewers see on streaming platforms. Pixabay, SunnyMuneko ...
Orange County Register

The problem with social media isn’t the algorithm — it’s the parenting

As Big Tech companies face legal backlash for addictive features and potential mental health risk, parents are ceding responsibility for what happens inside the home. On March 25th, Meta and Google ...
Harvard Medical School

AI content (and algorithms) is coming for your kids

Faculty Associate Leah Plunkett argues that the spread of "brain rot" - a species of nonsensical, repetitive, and often overstimulating online content geared toward young users - is being accelerated ...
Digi Times

In-depth: Google TurboQuant cuts LLM memory 6x, resets AI inference cost curve

Google has introduced TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces large language model (LLM) memory usage by at least 6x while boosting performance, targeting one of AI's most persistent ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
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 ...
The Hollywood Reporter

“Death-by-Algorithm,” “Unintended Consequences” of AI, and Big Tech’s Responsibility in Copenhagen Spotlight

'Molly vs the Machines' director Marc Silver, Denmark's tech ambassador, featured in new doc 'Techplomacy,' and other experts discussed the dark sides of technology at CPH:DOX’s industry conference.
Vogue

How to Use the Seasonal Color Analysis Craze to Craft your Makeup Look

I’ve been thinking about color a lot lately—what shade of lip liner accentuates my lips, what paint color would look best on the walls of my new apartment, which heel matches my favorite dress. Up ...