“While Intel is at present trailing TSMC and Samsung in chip process technology, it is the only U.S.-headquartered firm within striking distance of regaining U.S. capabilities at advanced process nodes. The company has made massive commitments to invest heavily—more than $100 billion over the next five years—in new chipmaking capability and capacity on domestic soil, aiming to develop and manufacture chips at the most advanced process nodes of 2 nanometers (nm) and below.”

⚛️ Pressure mounts on quantum companies to deliver corporate use case (Global Venturing)

“Reaching quantum advantage will involve a combination of developments in hardware, error correction software and the algorithms designed to be run using quantum principles. With investors under pressure to have their commitments in the sector pay off, the question is how these developments will be achieved, and when.”

🦾 Back to Basics: Serial Peripheral Interface (All About Circuits)

“The Serial Peripheral Interface is used to transfer data between integrated circuits using a reduced number of data lines. This article provides the background information needed for novices to understand the interface.”

🤖 What is ‘sovereign AI’ and why is the concept so appealing (and fraught)? (World Economic Forum)

“The more everyone needs to rely on a digital brain built by plunging into the depths of the Internet, the more interest there is in shaping access—and, the thinking goes, no single nation should have a monopoly on that process.”

🤖 Everything I've learned so far about running local LLMs (null program)

“This article snapshots my practical, hands-on knowledge and experiences — information I wish I had when starting. Keep in mind that I’m a LLM layman, I have no novel insights to share, and it’s likely I’ve misunderstood certain aspects. In a year this article will mostly be a historical footnote, which is simultaneously exciting and scary.”

🤖 5 Non-LLM Software Trends To Be Excited About (Engineer’s Codex)

“LLMs have been all the rage in tech since ChatGPT’s release in November 2022. It feels crazy to think that it was released almost 2 years ago! Yet, in that same timeframe, there have been many other exciting advancements in software engineering that haven’t received the hype they may have deserved because of the LLM hype.”

🤖 AI in 2024: Never a Dull Moment (Matt Turck)

“In AI, it’s been the year of big, bigger and biggest. My colleague Aman Kabeer and I just did a fun episode of The MAD Podcast where we discussed what we’re seeing in the market, our favorite trends and new stories, and where we see things going.”

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