Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Adaptive Algorithm Aims to Reduce Kidney Discards and Improve Transplant Access

Developed by Professor Sanjay Mehrotra, the Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited (SAVE) algorithm could improve organ allocation ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
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 ...
IEEE

Bitwise Parallel Bulk Computation on the GPU, with Application to the CKY Parsing for Context-Free Grammars

Abstract: The main contribution of this paper is topresent Bitwise Parallel Bulk Computation (BPBC) technique, to accelerate bulk computation, which executes the same algorithm for a lot of instances ...
Metal Injection

CKY Feud Gets Weird As CHAD I GINSBURG Claims Bassist Was Fired Because He "Hates Dogs"

Things have taken a surreal turn in the camp of CKY. Just days after bassist Mike Leon announced his departure, citing "toxicity" and "unprofessionalism," frontman Chad I Ginsburg has publicly ...
Stereogum

CKY Bassist Quits Due To Chad I Ginsburg’s “Toxicity,” Frontman Claims He Was Fired For Hating Dogs

More CKY drama. In November last year, a British nu-metal group called BLACKGOLD pulled out of their tour with the Pennsylvania rock band due to frontman Chad I Ginsburg's "disrespect" and "narcissism ...
The Conversation

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...
loudwire

Bam Margera Comments on Being Part of the 2026 ‘Jackass’ Movie

Bam Margera has now opened up about his participation in the upcoming fifth Jackass movie and revealed exactly on how he plans to be involved. Not long after the initial movie announcement, it was ...
techtimes

How Recommendation Algorithms Shape What You Watch and Share: Streaming and Social Media Explained

Learn how recommendation algorithms, streaming recommendations, and social media algorithms use content recommendation systems to deliver personalized recommendations. Pixabay, TungArt7 From movie ...
Reuters

What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...
TechCrunch

Instagram’s new ‘Your Algorithm’ tool gives you more control over the Reels you see

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...