Training and serving frontier models is now a networking problem as much as a compute problem. Collective operations like all-reduce and all-to-all synchronize thousands of accelerators during training, and the slowest transfer sets the pace for the entire job. Even small amounts of network friction directly strand significant compute capacity. This week, Meta introduced MetaRoCE….
Golf club maker Callaway has apologized for an advertisement it released with Good Good Golf to promote a co-branded driver that depicted the latter’s co-founder Garrett Clark shoving a woman to the ground. The companies were accused by viewers of promoting violence against women when the ad showed Clark charging towards professional female golfer Alexis…
England’s Josh Tongue (R) and Pakistan’s Muhammad Abbas (L) have a chat on day three of the first Test at Headingley on August 21, 2026. Photo: AFP Pakistan bowling coach Umar Gul said the team were ready to bounce back from their defeat at Headingley as they prepare for the second Test against England at…
Family location-sharing and safety app Life360 is expanding its pet-tracking capabilities on Tuesday with the launch of a new product line of $7.99 scannable pet tags and other pet care features that tap into its tracking network technology. Life360 expanded into pet tech last year with the launch of GPS pet trackers that leverage the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A sexual assault charge has been dropped against a Catholic priest, Halton Regional Police confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier this month, the Diocese of Hamilton said in a news release that Friar Ranjan D’Sa of Oakville, Ont., had the case against him withdrawn at the request of the…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam bats during their training session at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on February 6, 2026. — X/TheRealPCB Pakistan captain Babar Azam could return for the second test against England at Lord’s after coming through a positive training session as he continues his recovery from a finger injury, bowling coach Umar Gul…
Pacific Fusion is one step closer to commercializing fusion power after breaking ground Tuesday on a facility in New Mexico designed to generate as much energy as it consumes. “It’s a huge step forward for commercial fusion power,” Carrie von Muench, co-founder and chief operating officer at Pacific Fusion, told TechCrunch. “To our knowledge, there’s…
The provincial and federal governments are accused of violating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for underfunding legal aid in Manitoba, according to a Court of King’s Bench lawsuit filed Thursday. Legal Aid Manitoba offers free or affordable legal services for low-income residents. The organization gets funding from the provincial and federal governments, the Manitoba…
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Tuesday he is “very happy” with his squad, which he considers complete despite missing out on midfielder Rodri, later signed by rivals Barcelona. Los Blancos revamped their squad this summer, signing six players including record arrival Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella. However Madrid’s approach for Rodri…
At the Hot Chips conference on Tuesday, OpenAI shared a more detailed look at Jalapeño, including the first batch of benchmark results for the new system. Tested on Semianalysis’s InferenceX benchmark, Jalapeño registered both more tokens per user and more throughput per kilowatt than the currently available state-of-the-art inference processors. “The bottom line is that…
