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- 1Chip startup Efficient Computer raises $97 million▼Low-energy chip startup Efficient Computer closes on $97M in funding
Efficient Computer, a startup developing low-energy chips, has closed $97 million in funding. The company is working on processor designs aimed at dramatically cutting power consumption, an area drawing growing investor interest as demand for energy-efficient computing rises alongside AI workloads.
- 2Data centres built with lab-grown human brain cells●Inside the data centres built with lab-grown human brain cells https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/data-centres-built-l
The Evening Standard reports on a new frontier in computing: data centres that use lab-grown human brain cells to process information. The technology, often called biocomputing, uses cultivated neurons that can learn and adapt, raising the prospect of far more energy-efficient computing than silicon-based systems, alongside ethical questions about the use of living human tissue in machines.
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A new open-source project called Nesbox, published by Nestrilabs on GitHub, offers a fast micro virtual machine with support for sharing GPUs across workloads. It is drawing attention among developers interested in lightweight virtualization and more efficient use of accelerated hardware, a growing concern as AI and compute costs rise.
- 4Efficient Computer raises $97 million at $650 million valuation▼Chip startup Efficient Computer raises $97 million at $650 million valuation
Chip startup Efficient Computer has raised $97 million in funding at a $650 million valuation, according to Reuters. The Pittsburgh-based company is developing energy-efficient general-purpose processors, a field attracting growing investor interest as demand for computing power rises. The funding round puts the young semiconductor firm among the notable new players challenging established chipmakers.
- 5TurboGPT trains tiny 22KiB transformer in 13 seconds●Show HN: TurboGPT: train 22KiB transformer in 13s
A developer known as lostmsu has released TurboGPT, an open-source project on GitHub that trains a compact 22KiB transformer model in roughly 13 seconds. The tool is drawing attention from machine learning enthusiasts interested in fast, lightweight training experiments that can run without large compute budgets.
- 6Efficient Computer raises $100 million at $650 million valuation▼Chip startup Efficient Computer raises $100 million at $650 million valuation
Semiconductor startup Efficient Computer has raised $100 million in funding at a $650 million valuation, according to Reuters and other outlets. The company is working on energy-efficient processor designs, an area attracting growing investor interest as demand for computing power strains power grids and data centre budgets. The funding round was widely reported across business and technology media.
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