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Towards Blackwell-Native 8-bit and 4-bit RL: End-to-End MXFP8 and NVFP4 RL in MilesZiang Li, humans& and Miles TeamJuly 29, 2026 TL;DR: We implemented two Blackwell-native RL recipes in Miles: end
RadixArk Joins Forces with Google to Bring Full SGLang Features to TPUsRadixArk & GoogleJuly 30, 2026RadixArk and Google Cloud are partnering to bring SGLang to TPUs, giving developers ultimate fl
Toward a Cleaner Quantization Stack in SGLangSGLang X Ascend TeamJuly 28, 2026Quantization has moved from an advanced feature to an essential part of high-throughput LLM serving. As the number of chec
This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.
Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
Plus: The FBI eyes AI-powered tech to detect future crimes, Russia charges Telegram’s founder, xAI sues to stop a state’s “nudification” ban, and the Democrats learn a lesson about getting scammed.
Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot?
OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.
“What on earth is Google doing?” Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool.
Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.
India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.
Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.
Gaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal.
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.
LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick.
A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.
Snapchat has adjusted its recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a stance against AI slop.
After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a breach at Hugging Face — though as Equity’s hosts point out, sloppy security seems to have […]
The startup is building voice models designed to make AI phone calls pass the Turing test.
An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.
