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Adaptive Algorithm Aims to Reduce Kidney Discards and Improve Transplant Access

Developed by Professor Sanjay Mehrotra, the Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited (SAVE) algorithm could improve organ allocation ...
24/7 Wall St

Micron Slides 5% as Google’s AI Memory Algorithm Sparks Fresh Fears Across the Semiconductor Sector

Micron Technology (MU) shares fell to $339 Monday as fears over Alphabet’s (GOOGL) TurboQuant AI memory-compression algorithm raised concerns about long-term demand for high-bandwidth memory across ...
The Verge

Google’s TurboQuant algorithm aims to slash AI memory usage.

The compression algorithm works by shrinking the data stored by large language models, with Google’s research finding that it can reduce memory usage by at least six times “with zero accuracy loss.” ...
The Next Web

Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
Ars Technica

Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

Google is dramatically shortening its readiness deadline for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades’ worth ...
CNBC

FDA agrees to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application in a reversal

Moderna said the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review its experimental mRNA flu shot, reversing an earlier decision to refuse to accept the application. The FDA is slated to make a ...
The Conversation

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application ‑ for reasons with no basis in the law

The Food and Drug Administration has refused to review an application from the biotech company Moderna to approve its mRNA-based flu vaccine. The agency’s decision, which Moderna announced in a press ...
Business Insider

Meta's Threads is letting users be the boss of their own algorithm

Meta launched Dear Algo on Threads for feed customization. Users can request that specific content be visible on Threads for three days. Threads' new feature highlights Meta's AI ambitions amid rising ...
STAT

FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...
Engadget

X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...