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Everyday AI
Apple Runs a Nearly-Trillion-Parameter AI Model Across Four Mac Studios Using Thunderbolt Cables
A cluster of four consumer desktop computers now generates text faster than you can read it, and the electricity bill stays under 300 watts per machine.
4 min read
Science & Space
Your MacBook Could Be Running AI Workloads While You Sleep
Apple ML Research has built a system called Minions that pools the idle GPUs inside MacBooks and Mac desktops to run the kind of AI tasks that normally require expensive server farms.
4 min read
AI Business
Your Gaming PC Could Earn Money Running AI Jobs While You Sleep
A handful of start-ups now pay ordinary people to share spare computing power from home computers, gaming rigs, and basement servers. Here is how it works and what to watch for.
4 min read
AI Business
Sunrun wants to turn your living room into a tiny AI data centre
The solar company is paying homeowners to host small computing units that sell AI processing power to big tech firms. Here is what that actually means for you.
3 min read