Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss

The biggest memory burden for LLMs is the key-value cache, which stores conversational context as users interact with AI ...
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Google says TurboQuant cuts LLM KV-cache memory use 6x, boosts speed

Google researchers have published a new quantization technique called TurboQuant that compresses the key-value (KV) cache in ...
VentureBeat

Agents need vector search more than RAG ever did

What's the role of vector databases in the agentic AI world? That's a question that organizations have been coming to terms with in recent months. The narrative had real momentum. As large language ...
WDBJ

Google Data Center’s expected water use made public

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google’s projected water use at a planned data center in Botetourt County, following a ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
CBS News

Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water, with a rippling impact on the environment and public health. According to ...
IEEE

Improved Compression of DMSAR data using LBG-Algorithm based Vector Quantizer

Abstract: In this paper, we demonstrate the superiority of Block Adaptive Vector Quantization (BAVQ) over conventional scalar Block Adaptive Quantization (BAQ) for compressing the on-board ...
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Understanding line integrals in vector fields using Python and paper

Learn how to understand and compute line integrals in vector fields using both Python and traditional paper methods! This video walks you step by step through the concepts of line integrals, ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
Wired

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.