CPU startup Tachyum has previously said that one of its Prodigy Universal Processor units can rival dozens of Nvidia H200 GPUs. The 192-core 5nm processor delivers 4.5 times the performance of the best processors for cloud workloads, and claims to be six times more effective than GPUs for AI. Now the firm has announced the Prodigy ATX Platform, an AI workstation that promises to run advanced AI models for just $5,000. The ambitious system, which features an impressive 1TB of memory, is designed to make sophisticated AI models accessible to a wider audience. The Prodigy ATX Platform is built around a 96-core Prodigy processor, which is designed with only half of its die enabled, a strategy aimed at reducing power consumption and enhancing yield, thereby lowering costs and making the platform more accessible. Effective for LLMs The system is expected to come equipped with 1TB of DDR5-6400 SDRAM using 16 memory modules, offering a peak bandwidth of 819.2 GB/s. The system’s design includes three PCIe x16 5.0 slots, three M.2-2280 NVMe slots with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface, and SATA connectors for SSDs and HDDs. Tachyum says its Prodigy ATX Platform is particularly effective for running LLMs which are notorious for their high memory capacity requirements.  A single Prodigy system can reportedly run a ChatGPT4 model with 1.7 trillion parameters, which would require 52 NVIDIA H100 GPUs to run at a significantly higher cost and power consumption.  Despite the impressive specifications, there are doubts about the economic viability of the Prodigy ATX Platform for Tachyum. As Tom’s Hardware points out, the total cost of the system components, excluding the Prodigy processor, is estimated to be around $4800. However, Tachyum’s CEO, Dr. Radoslav Danilak, remains optimistic, stating that the platform’s powerful AI capabilities will enable organizations of all sizes to compete in AI initiatives. “Generative AI will be widely used far faster than anyone originally anticipated,” Dr. Danilak said. “In a year or two, AI will be a required component on websites, chatbots and other critical productivity components to ensure a good user experience. Prodigy’s powerful AI capabilities enable LLMs to run much easier and more cost-effectively than existing CPU + GPGPU-based systems, empowering organizations of all sizes to compete in AI initiatives that otherwise would be dominated by the largest players in their industry.”  The Prodigy ATX Platform’s launch has been delayed multiple times, with the latest plan pegging the processor’s launch for the second half of 2024. It remains to be seen whether Tachyum can deliver on its promises and revolutionize the AI landscape. More from TechRadar Pro Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

With the expansion of data centers and the rise of generative AI, LLMs, IoT and video streaming services, the demand for advanced interconnects is higher than ever. Conventional interconnects using copper have critical bandwidth limitations caused by the ‘skin effect’, where the current flowing through the cable is concentrated at the surface of the conductor. Optical interconnects, while offering high capacity over longer distances, require significant capital expenses for short-reach, high-volume links deployment. Point2’s E-Tube provides a low-cost, low-loss broadband dielectric waveguide solution that could serve as an advanced alternative to existing electrical and optical interconnects in high-speed, short-reach communication links. It’s 80% lighter and 50% less bulky than copper cables, and could reduce power consumption and the cost of optical cables by 50%, with picosecond latencies that are three orders of magnitude better. New partners The metal film laminated rectangular dielectric waveguide has been shown to achieve an impressive level of throughput‑distance product, bending radius, and channel density without requiring a complex manufacturing process. It can be deployed for 800G/1.6T/3.2T cable speeds and beyond. You may not have heard of it before, but that’s about to change as Point2 recently announced plans to partner with Bosch Venture (the venture capital arm of the Bosch Group) and Molex to commercialize its E-Tube technology, replacing electrical and optical interconnects in high throughput links, including (but not limited to) 100/400 Gbps board-to-board communications. “Escalating network capacity demand in future AI/ML data center and automotive use cases requires a new approach to cable interconnect,” said Jairo Guerrero, VP and GM of the Copper Solutions business at Molex. “Point2 has developed an E-Tube platform that can scale to the connectivity requirements of data centers and future automotive network architectures. Partnering with Point2 to commercialize E-Tube is a natural fit for Molex’s connectivity business and helps position our company to better respond to growing customer demands.” More from TechRadar Pro Leer más sobre desarrollo digital

It’s time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I’m still playing now, around two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it’s fun, but also difficult. What’s more, its makers (now the online dictionary Merriam-Webster) are also keeping it fresh in the form of a variant called the Daily Sequence, which sees you complete four puzzles consecutively, rather than concurrently. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today’s Wordle answer, you’ll probably need some hints for this game too. I’m a Quordle and Wordle fanatic who’s been playing since December 2021, so I can definitely help you solve Quordle today and improve your game for tomorrow. Read on for my Quordle hints to game #761 and the answers to the main game and Daily Sequence. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Your Wordle expert Marc McLaren UK Editor in Chief Marc is TechRadar’s UK Editor in Chief and has been playing Wordle for more than two years. He’s authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar and its sister site Tom’s Guide, including a detailed analysis of the most common letters in every position. His Wordle streak has reached the 500 mark (and is now in the 700s) and he’ll be inconsolable if he loses it. Yes, he takes it all too seriously. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #1 – Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today? • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. • The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*. * Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).  Quordle today (game #761) – hint #2 – total vowels What is the total number of vowels in Quordle today? • The total number of vowels across today’s Quordle answers is 5. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #3 – repeated letters Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters? • The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 1. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #4 – total letters How many different letters are used in Quordle today? • The total number of different letters used in Quordle today is 13. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #5 – uncommon letters Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today? • Yes. One of Q, Z, X or J appears among today’s Quordle answers. Quordle today (game #761) – hint #6 – starting letters (1) Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter? • The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 2. If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier: Quordle today (game #761) – hint #7 – starting letters (2) What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with? • S • B • F • F Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM. Quordle today (game #761) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle, game #761, are… How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. Daily Sequence today (game #761) – the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #761, are… Quordle answers: The past 20 Quordle #7560, Friday 23 February: SHACK, BORNE, MINOR, STORE Quordle #759, Thursday 22 February: BRICK, METER, GNOME, ASHEN Quordle #758, Wednesday 21 February: RADAR, FOAMY, ELATE, STEAK Quordle #757, Tuesday 20 February: BEGUN, DEBAR, CLINK, KAYAK Quordle #756, Monday 19 February: FILMY, NADIR, BELLY, FULLY Quordle #755, Sunday 18 February: TODAY, OMBRE, WEDGE, MECCA Quordle #754, Saturday 17 February: KOALA, GROAN, AGING, DRIFT Quordle #753, Friday 16 February: SNAKY, WEEDY, HAUTE, TALON Quordle #752, Thursday 15 February: SPILL, VIGIL, BLIND, RAISE Quordle #751, Wednesday 14 February: WATCH, SALVE, FLOWN, GRAPH Quordle #750, Tuesday 13 February: RATTY, VAPID, FRAIL, DRAPE Quordle #749, Monday 12 February: TRAIT, FLASH, PLAZA, STORK Quordle #748, Sunday 11 February: GRAVY, COUCH, GUARD, SLATE Quordle #747, Saturday 10 February: SPURN, MOCHA, LAUGH, OMEGA Quordle #746, Friday 9 February: TRACK, PRICE, LUPUS, WRING Quordle #745, Thursday 8 February: NURSE, MECCA, HAUTE, TRUCK Quordle #744, Wednesday 7 February: WRACK, KAPPA, SOOTY, VALVE Quordle #743, Tuesday 6 February: VIRUS, WATCH, KNOWN, FLUME Quordle #742, Monday 5 February: MOSSY, REIGN, GHOST, TIMER Quordle #741, Sunday 4 February: PLAIT, FORTY, WISER, LIVER Quordle FAQs: Everything you need to know What is Quordle? Where Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day, Quordle presents you with four puzzles to solve. And rather than complete them in turn, you do so simultaneously. You get nine guesses, rather than the six for Wordle, but the rules are otherwise very similar. It’s played online via the Quordle website and you can also get to it via the Merriam-Webster site, after the dictionary purchased Quordle last year. As with Wordle, the answers are the same for every player each day, meaning that you’re competing against the rest of the world. And also as with Wordle, the puzzle resets at midnight so you have a fresh challenge each day. The website also includes a practice mode – which I definitely recommend using before attempting the game proper! – and there are daily stats including a streak count. You also get Quordle Achievements – specific badges for winning a game in a certain number of turns, playing lots of times, or guessing particularly hard words. Oh, and it’s difficult. Really difficult. What are the Quordle rules? The

Leaks for the Nothing Phone (2a) are ramping up as we inch closer to its March 5 launch date. This time, a series of what may be official images have recently surfaced showing off the mid-ranger’s final design in full. These renders, strangely enough, were posted on the Nothing Community forums by user Greg2024. The original page has since been deleted, but fortunately, people managed to save its contents. Looking at the leak, the Nothing Phone (2a) looks radically different from the older Phone (2) model. The rear camera lenses will be horizontally aligned and placed at the center of the device’s upper half. What’s more, the glyph is completely gone. In its place are three light strips situated around the cameras. Below that, you’ll notice a pipe-like pattern moving downward. [Exclusive] #NothingPhone2aNothing Phone 2a is coming up with Plastic frame!! pic.twitter.com/HkTjVvF3NOFebruary 22, 2024 See more On the front, you have the rumored 6.7-inch AMOLED screen surrounded by thin bezels. The pinhole selfie lens is at the top, plus the images show the power button on the right with volume control on the left. Finally, the Nothing Phone (2a) will be available in black or white. Seeing into the future That’s everything in the leak, so now the question is what we can learn from the renders because, in our opinion, it seems legit. For starters, the rear glyph morphing into the simplified light array is probably a cost-cutting measure by developers. The same goes for the wireless charging coil. That’s gone having been replaced by the lines snaking down. What adds further credence to the leak are the cameras. Around mid-February, industry insider Abhishek Yadav got his hands on what he claimed was an early version of the smartphone, and wouldn’t you know, it sports horizontally aligned lenses. It’s also worth looking at the tagline for the Nothing Phone (2a) launch event which is “Fresh. Eyes.” And what looks like a pair of eyes? Two cameras sitting next to each other. Missing info Device specifications were not part of the leak; however, the company did confirm in a recent YouTube video that the smartphone will run on a custom-built MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro chipset. The rest of the model’s hardware capabilities are officially unknown at this time although rumors are claiming it’ll have at least 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The price point is a mystery too; however, 9To5Google postulates it could be roughly $380/£300/€349. As always, take this information with a grain of salt. Things could always change in the next couple of weeks. Maybe the company will stick with the old vertically aligned lens array. Around the same time as this leak came out, the CMF by Nothing sub-brand announced two new audio products; most notably the Neckband Pro, a pair of earbuds equipped with presumably a battery pack that’ll hang around your neck. These are slated to have “best in class ANC” or active noise canceling. If you want our opinion on what are the best ANC devices, check out TechRadar’s list of the best noise-canceling earbuds for 2024. You might also like Leer más