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Google breaks AI performance records in MLPerf with world's fastest training supercomputer.
The headline says it all, but beyond that the overall industry progress is astounding: The fastest results improved by an average of 2.7x (!)
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A stunning view: Sebastian Steudtner, a German pro surfer, rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal teapawt.net/Britanniacomms/status/…
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One way you can tell that Google knows AI best: GCP is the first cloud to offer the new A100 GPUs. Of course, we also exclusively have our own TPUs for the most demanding jobs, but we're fully committed to letting *you* choose which is best for you.
insidehpc.com/2020/07/google…
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Happy to see the new redesign of @GooglePhotos rolling out over the next week - especially map view:)
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I came to the US on an h1b visa. I’d like to think I’ve been a net positive for the country.
RT if you or a family member are also an immigrant who has been net positive for the US
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An important update from @SusanWojcicki on how @YouTube is using its platform to amplify Black voices & perspectives, incl. a $100M fund for Black creators & artists, a live stream fundraising event benefiting @eji_org on 6/13, and more
Today I updated the @YouTube community on the events of the past few months. We're committed to amplifying Black voices, including a new $100M content fund, and to examining how our products and policies work for the Black community. Read more here: yt.be/kxtT
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The Intel 8086 microprocessor was introduced 42 years ago today, so I made a high-res die photo. The 10-kilobit microcode ROM is visible in the lower-right corner. The 8086 started the x86 architecture that still dominates computing. The original IBM PC used the related 8088 chip
ALT Die photo of the 8086 processor, with complex metal traces on top. Bond wires are connected to pads around the edge.
![Detail of the 8086 die showing text: "intel 1979 © μCODE [i.e. microcode] 8086".](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaBPmMrUEAE3Kfi.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Detail of the 8086 die showing text: "intel 1979 © μCODE [i.e. microcode] 8086".
ALT 40-pin package of the 8086 chip with the ceramic top removed. The silicon die is in the middle, with bond wires connected.
ALT The 8086 integrated circuit in a 40-pin ceramic package. Labeled i D8086-2 4296D ©INTEL '78, '79.
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The people of Syria have lost everything except their compassion and humanity. No words.
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The media only care about showing you doom and gloom.
But during all of this, we have seen extraordinarily powerful stories of Americans coming together peacefully.
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Barbara and George H.W. Bush present Chairman of Joint Chiefs Colin Powell with Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991: #Getty
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A nurse carrying a terrific sign at the protest against police brutality in Seattle today. "Nurses deal with drugged and combative patients on a daily basis, but I never had to kill a single one to get them under control." via @DAChristakis who is on the scene.
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This 83 year old woman holds a sign that says “Defend black voices” as the marchers walk by and cheer for her. “I’m so proud of you young people,” she says.
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A good analysis of Japan’s approach — Did Japan Just Beat the Virus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Thx @jeremyphoward @VincentRK @zeynep and colleagues for this amazing effort. Very happy and grateful to be a part of this.
Please watch @jeremyphoward explain the importance of masks. If everyone wore masks we can cut COVID transmission to negligible rates. @CNN @erikbryn @vsikka @klustout @choo_ek @Bob_Wachter
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‘My life is forever changed’ — The man who sent his family’s last N95 mask to New York just got an honorary degree from Kansas State
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In 1995, only two years after the birth of the worldwide web, @BillGates tried to explain ‘The Internet’ to Letterman
Technology pioneers today face the same difficulty as they try to describe artificial intelligence, 5G, quantum computing and blockchain