Dell to Slash Jobs Again in 2024 to Boost Profit Margins

September 11, 2024 – Dell has announced plans to continue its cost-cutting measures by implementing further layoffs this year. The company stated that due to external hiring practices, job reorganizations, and other constraints, it expects a “continued reduction in headcount” for the fiscal year ending in February 2025. Dell revealed that it is aggressively expanding…

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Microsoft’s Phi-1.5: A Game-Changing 1.3 Billion-Parameter Language Model

September 12, 2023 – Microsoft Research Institute unveiled its latest innovation yesterday: the phi-1.5, a groundbreaking pre-trained language model boasting a staggering 1.3 billion parameters. This new model promises to excel in a wide range of applications, including QA (Question-Answer) systems, chatbots, and even code generation. Phi-1.5 draws its strength from a diverse range of…

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Swedish EV Drivers Clock More Long-Distance Miles than Gasoline Car Owners, Study Finds

August 22, 2024 – A study conducted by Sifo, a Swedish social research company, and Zaptec, a charging station company, has revealed that electric vehicle (EV) owners actually drive longer distances than their gasoline-powered counterparts. The research, which surveyed 1082 individuals driving fossil fuel-powered cars and 1032 people operating electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids, encompassed…

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