Financial Times: Generative AI exists because of the transformer
A good explanation of how LLM’s work.
City AM: Sober October: the best alcohol free events in London
For all of you wondering how to enjoy sober October in London (if you are participating!)
New Electronics: QuickLogic and Xiphera to develop post-quantum cryptography on eFPGAs
A good use case for FPGA’s.
TechCrunch: Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon joins the generative AI game!
ITPro: Why quantum computing might be much closer to becoming a reality than we think
How close do you think it is?
BBC: Metaverse: What happened to Mark Zuckerberg’s next big thing?
It was once the “next big thing” What will happen to it now? I think it’s usage will continue to expand but the supporting technology is not there yet.
Quantum Computing Report: A Deeper Dive Into Microsoft’s Topological Quantum Computer Roadmap
A good overview of where Microsoft is going in the quantum world.
Finextra: Tether commits to AI strategy with €400 million NVIDIA chip purchase
You can see why Nvidia is doing well!
Interesting Engineering: Toyota to introduce new better EVs for 2026 with lower costs
A movement in the right direction but still a way to go in terms of range and charging time.