
NVIDIA has launched the Rubin generation of AI servers, which are the first to achieve 100% liquid cooling. This new infrastructure allows cooling liquids to operate at temperatures up to 45 degrees Celsius, reducing energy and water usage significantly. The design eliminates the need for fans and mechanical chillers, making data centers more efficient and environmentally friendly. This advancement could lead to substantial cost savings and a shift in how data centers are built and operated, particularly in regions with cooler climates.
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This release quietly cements llama.cpp as the universal inference runtime by finally supporting NVIDIA's latest CUDA 13 stack alongside AMD's ROCm 10.0. The inclusion of native builds for Linux arm64 with Snapdragon chips, covering CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU, signals a serious push into mobile edge deployment. While Apple Silicon KleidiAI is disabled in this specific build, the broader hardware coverage means developers no longer need to compile from source for most modern accelerators. It’s less about new features and more about removing friction for anyone running local models on bleeding-edge or diverse hardware.
© The Verge AIApple is finally unlocking its AI suite for Chinese users with the iOS 27.3 beta, marking a significant regulatory milestone after months of approval delays. The rollout relies on Alibaba’s Qwen model rather than OpenAI, integrating features like notification summaries and visual intelligence directly into the OS. By sidestepping the new Siri in favor of established text and image tools, Apple is prioritizing immediate utility over the full generative experience. This move effectively brings Apple’s AI capabilities to a massive new market, albeit with localized constraints that distinguish it from the global release.
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