#software-optimization

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fromFortune
1 week ago

China does not need Nvidia chips in the AI war - export controls only pushed it to build its own AI machine. | Fortune

But they are wrong. These arguments assume that China cannot succeed in AI without access to these advanced AI chips, which is not the case. Advanced AI chips simply reduce the cost of AI. Today's state-of-the-art AI models require a large number of AI chips to build and run. An advanced chip has higher performance; therefore, fewer are needed to achieve the same AI performance.
US politics
Gadgets
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Whatever you do, don't forget to clean your desktop PC regularly - here's how experts do it

Frequent computer maintenance preserves desktop performance and prolongs hardware lifespan.
Video games
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Programming in Assembly Is Brutal, Beautiful, and Maybe Even a Path to Better AI

Writing software close to hardware using assembly or machine-native code yields maximal efficiency, control, and handcrafted performance when higher-level tools are limited.
Scala
fromInfoQ
6 months ago

Apple Completes Migration of Key Ecosystem Service to Swift, Gains 40% Performance Uplift

Apple transitioned its Password Monitoring service from Java to Swift, boosting throughput and reducing memory consumption.
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