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Mistral AI’s new small models bring powerful AI on device
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With growing concerns over data privacy, the focus is shifting towards small language models that can run locally on devices. Mistral AI has released two new small models Ministral 3B and Ministral 8B, for on-device computing and at-the-edge use cases. The models achieve state-of-the-art performance
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E2B has released version 1.0 of its SDK to run AI-generated code inside secure, isolated sandboxes in the cloud. The platform allows you to integrate these sandboxes using JavaScript or Python SDKs. With a quick startup time of ~150ms, the E2B sandboxes are ideal for data analysis, code generation e
Run any GGUF on the Hugging Face Hub directly with Ollama
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Compare GPT-4o and Llama code completions side-by-side right inside VS Code
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Llama 3.1 turns your Lenovo PC into an AI agent with local AI processing
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Perplexity is becoming the YFinance for stock research
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Google Flights makes it easier to find the cheapest airfare
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Adobe's experimental tool can identify an artist's work online or on a tote bag
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Everything we launched at Webflow Conf 2024
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De-siloing design: McCann reimagines collaboration in the creative process
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The user experience of developer tools
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ITALY PLANS TO RAISE CAPITAL GAINS TAX ON BITCOIN FROM 26% TO 42%
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MAINNET IS LIVE — INTRODUCING FUEL IGNITION
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