Alibaba Cloud Open-Sources Qianwen: A 7 Billion Parameter Model, Free and Commercially Usable

August 3, 2023 – Alibaba Cloud, one of China’s leading technology giants, has taken a groundbreaking step in the world of language models. Today, they have open-sourced their cutting-edge models, Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat, boasting a staggering 7 billion parameters. This move marks a significant milestone as Alibaba Cloud becomes the first major tech company in…

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus Performance Showdown: Cinebench Scores Surpass Apple’s M2 and M3 Chips

June 28, 2024 –In a groundbreaking video released yesterday, June 26th, on his popular YouTube channel, Luke Miani conducted a comparative analysis that shook the tech world. The focus of this test was to evaluate the battery performance of the latest Surface Laptop 7, equipped with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon X Plus chipset, against Apple’s iconic…

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Intel Reports Mixed Q4 2023 Results, Shares Tumble on Weak 2024 Outlook

January 26, 2024 – Intel today unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023, revealing a mixed bag of outcomes. The tech giant reported revenues of 154.1billionforthequarter,surpassinganalystexpectationsof151.7 billion and marking a 10% year-over-year increase. Net income for the quarter stood at 27billion,asignificantturnaroundfromthenetlossof7 billion reported in the same period last year. Intel also boasted…

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Japan’s Govt Secures ‘Golden Shares’ in Rapidus for Advanced Semiconductor Tech Dominance

July 14, 2025 – According to a report from Nihon Keizai Shimbun, on the same day, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry unveiled the investment conditions set by the Japanese government for the advanced semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus. Rapidus is required to issue “golden shares” to the government. This move implies that the Japanese government…

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