Universal Transformer Memory uses neural networks to determine which tokens in the LLM’s context window are useful or redundant.
New LLM optimization technique slashes memory costs up to 75%
Day: December 13, 2024
Squid Game: Unleashed will be playable at launch without a Netflix subscription
Netflix announced at The Game Awards that its Squid Game multiplayer mobile title will be playable on Android and iOS without an active Netflix subscription when it arrives on December 17. However, the free-for-anyone period will only be available for an unspecified “limited time.” Squid […]
Elden Ring Nightreign is a co-op spinoff coming in 2025
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is just barely in the rearview mirror and FromSoftware already has a new game in the wings. The first trailer for Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone co-op action game, at The Game Awards 2024. As it’s name and the […]
A Waymo robotaxi got stuck in a roundabout loop
Roundabouts. They trapped Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s European Vacation and now they’ve tripped up a Waymo robotaxi. A video is circulating on social media showing a Waymo robotaxi going round and round on a roundabout — as if it is stuck in a loop. […]
Warren Spector’s OtherSide Entertainment unveils Thick as Thieves 4-player stealth game
OtherSide Entertainment and Megabit announced Thick As Thieves, an immersive stealth-action multiplayer game set for release in 2026.
Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024
Team Asobi’s Astro Bot is the winner of Game of the Year at the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards for 2024.
Yahoo cybersecurity team sees layoffs, outsourcing of ‘red team,’ under new CTO
Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids, over the last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Mafia: The Old Country is a Sicilian prequel arriving summer 2025
2K Games’ consistently sporadic Mafia series will return in 2025. Mafia: The Old Country is set in Sicily in the 1900s and will explore the origins of organized crime. Developer Hangar 13 announced that a new Mafia title was in development back in 2022, but […]
Carta is making it too difficult to cancel subscriptions, some founders say
Cap table management firm Carta is under fire from some founders who say cancelling their subscriptions is too hard. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Texas AG is investigating Character.AI, other platforms over child safety concerns
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday launched an investigation into Character.AI and 14 other technology platforms over child privacy and safety concerns. The investigation will assess whether Character.AI — and other platforms that are popular with young people, including Reddit, Instagram and Discord — […]