Hugging Face pitches HUGS as an alternative to Nvidia’s NIM for open models
HUGS supports 13 models: Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct, Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct, Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct-FP8, Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B, Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-70B, Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-405B-FP8, Nous-Hermes-2-Mixtral-8x7B-DPO, Mixtral-8x7B-Instruct-v0.1, Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3, Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1, Gemma-2-27b-it, Gemma-2-9b-it, and Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct. The documentation page on HUGS shows that Hugging Face is expected to add support for models such as Deepseek, T5, Phi, and Command R soon. Other multimodal and embeddings models that are expected to be added […]
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Preventing Wind Turbine Disasters with IoT
As the global energy landscape shifts toward renewable sources, wind farms are a key part of global energy production, providing 8% of the world’s power in 2022. However, the force that drives wind turbines, the wind itself, can pose a significant risk. Severe gusts and gales have the potential to cause extensive damage to wind […]
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Next.js 15 arrives with faster bundler
Vercel has released Next.js 15, the latest version of the company’s React-based web framework, featuring a stable, production-ready version of the high-performance Turbopack bundler optimized for JavaScript and TypeScript. Written in the Rust language, Turbopack means an improved iteration velocity for developers, Vercel said. Turbopack is faster than the previous Webpack bundler, according to the […]
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High Warehouse Accident Rates? IoT Can Help
Cameras observe the daily activities of warehouse workers, noting occupancy schedules and workflow habits. Industry implementers of The Internet of Things (IoT) must know how their workforce operates before understanding how safety incidents occur. IoT is the most powerful asset in collecting information to take meaningful preventive actions. How does a simple sensor find the […]
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Rust 1.82 brings Cargo info subcommand
Also in Rust 1.82, aarch64-apple-darwin for macOS on 64-bit Arm CPUs now is a tier 1 Rust target, backed by the highest guarantee of working properly. Every change in the Rust repository must pass full tests on every tier 1 target before it can be merged. This target had been introduced as tier 2 in […]
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Understanding LTE Cat-1 BIS: The Future of IoT Connectivity
In the ever-evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT), staying connected is paramount. With so many connectivity options available, choosing the best one for your IoT applications can seem daunting. Let’s explore LTE Cat-1 BIS, a technology that is reshaping the IoT landscape with its optimal mix of speed, efficiency, and coverage. An Overview […]
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Is data gravity no longer centered in the cloud?
AI’s capability to optimize resource allocation can identify the best location for workloads. AI-driven insights enable organizations to assess usage patterns, operational costs, and data flow, uncovering opportunities to streamline processes and identify when on-premises solutions might be more advantageous than cloud storage. This analytical prowess assists in creating more informed data management strategies, ultimately […]
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How Kubecost shines a light on GPU efficiency
With GPUs, you don’t have that visibility or the flexibility to request, “I want four gigabytes of that GPU, and I only want one gigahertz of that GPU to go with it.” Instead, the most common setup today is all or nothing—you request the whole GPU or none of it. The transparency challenge is that […]
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How do we fund open source?
Foundations also can help in more indirect ways, like mentorship, recognition, and community support, and by providing metrics to help business owners quantify the impact of projects and direct investments. “Foundations take up a huge portion of project support beyond straightforward funding,” says Brian Proffitt, senior manager of community outreach in the Open Source Program […]
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How to Plan, Test, and Deploy Multi-Network SIMs for Global IoT Success
As IoT continues to transform industries across diverse markets, the demand for seamless, secure, and reliable connectivity has never been greater. However, no single connectivity type can meet the diverse needs of IoT applications. Global IoT deployments come with various challenges, such as network certifications, roaming restrictions, sunsetting legacy networks, and ensuring both scalability and […]
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