Large language models (LLMs) aren’t actually giant computer brains. Instead, they are effectively massive vector spaces in which the probabilities of tokens occurring in a specific order is ...

Register readers discuss data centers, the Iran war and cigarette taxes in these letters published April 6-12, 2026.

Google's TurboQuant combines PolarQuant with Quantized Johnson-Lindenstrauss correction to shrink memory use, raising ...

Highflying memory stocks like Micron and SanDisk have been dented this week and it might have something to do with TurboQuant, a compression algorithm detailed by Google in a research paper this week.

Google thinks it's found the answer, and it doesn't require more or better hardware. Originally detailed in an April 2025 paper, TurboQuant is an advanced compression algorithm that’s going viral over ...

Google Research recently revealed TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces the memory footprint of large language ...

A new algorithm for determining how much aged care support people can receive to remain living at home is being blamed for reducing care for older Australians. Advocates, assessors and providers say ...

From left, Levi Meir Clancy asks a question as Nas Daily, Aija Mayrock and Rabbi Rena Singer listen during a March 12 event at Congregation Emanu-El. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) Sign up for Weekday J ...

It’s a familiar moment in math class—students are asked to solve a problem, and some jump in confidently while others freeze, unsure where to begin. When students don’t yet have a clear mental model ...

Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard line on a political issue, and the platform is quick to respond—serving up ...

Martin Saveski, an assistant professor at UW’s Information School, collaborated on a recent study that used an AI-powered algorithm to alter users’ X feeds. In a weeklong experiment, Saveski’s ...