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1. Open source

   llama.cpp and its ggml library reach version 1.0, promising to flag breaking changes with a major-version bump (opens the original source in a new tab)

   llama.cpp runs language models on anything from home computers to large company servers. Its team says it now supports more than 150 model architecture variants.

   llama.cpp · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

2. Open source

   Edge0 open-sources Edge0-145B, a 145-billion-parameter model built to run on a laptop instead of a server (opens the original source in a new tab)

   Edge0 says it peaks at 29GB of memory and writes over 80 tokens (word pieces) a second on a compatible laptop such as a MacBook Pro. A smaller Edge0-120B is out too.

   Edge0 · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3. Research

   MIT's AI copilot asks engineers for feedback while an algorithm designs a structure, not just at the end (opens the original source in a new tab)

   In the researchers' tests, the designs were easier to manufacture and could take more load before buckling, while adding only 15 seconds to the design time.

   MIT News · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

4. Trending

   A developer's AI agents spotted a Maya site in NASA lidar data that Mexico's official register did not list (opens the original source in a new tab)

   Lidar maps the ground by firing laser pulses through gaps in the trees. The author later learned researchers had already mapped the site, so the agents rediscovered it.

   911 points on Hacker News

   Pietro Miotti · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)