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6 days ago | devx.com | Rashan Dixon

AMD has released AMUSE 3.0, an update to its AI software that brings speed optimizations for Radeon RX 9070 graphics cards and Ryzen AI processors. The update aims to improve photo and video generation capabilities to meet the growing demand for advanced AI models. AMUSE 3.0 was developed in collaboration with TensorStack and supports a wider range of hardware. It also introduces new AMD-optimized AI models from Stability.AI that promise speed improvements of 1.4x to 3.3x.

6 days ago | devx.com | Johannah Lopez

Microsoft researchers have developed a hyper-efficient AI model called BitNet b1.58 2B4T that can run on CPUs, including Apple’s M2. This 1-bit model, also known as a “bitnet,” is the largest-scale bitnet to date with 2 billion parameters. Bitnets are compressed models designed to run on lightweight hardware. They quantize weights into just three values: -1, 0, and 1, making them more memory and computing-efficient than most models today.

6 days ago | devx.com | April Isaacs

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new type of supply chain attack called “slopsquatting.” It is caused by generative AI models recommending non-existent dependencies when creating code. A study by researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio, Virginia Tech, and the University of Oklahoma found that about 20% of the packages recommended by AI models were fake. This is a problem because threat actors can register these fake package names and use them to spread malicious code.

6 days ago | devx.com | Rashan Dixon

The Nintendo Switch 2 editions of “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” will not support cloud saves for data backup. This was discovered on the store pages for these games on the Switch 2. The pages state: “Please note: this software does not support the Nintendo Switch Online paid membership’s Save Data Cloud backup feature.” This disclaimer only appears on the pages for Zelda titles and not for other Switch 2 Edition games.

1 week ago | devx.com | Noah Nguyen

Rising temperatures due to climate change are expected to significantly increase mental health disorders across Australia, with young Australians at the greatest risk, according to new research by the University of Adelaide’s School of Public Health. The study predicts that the burden of mental and behavioral disorders could rise by nearly 50% by the year 2050. The Northern Territory is projected to have the highest risk due to its elevated average temperatures.