Rami's Readings #42
The latest on Edge AI, Generative AI Videos, LLMs, Apple-Google Relationship, RCS, US Universities, WFH, and more.
Welcome to Rami’s Readings #42 - a weekly digest of interesting articles, papers, videos, and X (formerly known as Twitter) threads from my various sources across the Internet. Expect a list of reads covering AI, technology, business, culture, fashion, travel, and more. Learn about what I do at ramisayar.com/about.
🤖 AI Reads
No comment on Friday’s news.
TensorRT-LLM Release Accelerates AI Inference Performance on RTX-Powered PCs
Notes: This is exciting news for me. I will be building a new RTX 4090 rig. >800 tokens/s inference on consumer graphics card is wild! #EdgeAI
Introducing Emu Video and Emu Edit
Notes: Impressive Generative AI announcement from my favorite ex-McGill professor, now research director at Meta AI.
Kyutai Is a French AI Research Lab with a $330 Million Budget That Will Make Everything Open Source
Notes: New lab!
Chain-of-Note: Enhancing Robustness in Retrieval-Augmented Language Models
Notes: New technique and paper. Worth investigating.
💼 Business Reads
Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue in Search Deal, Expert Says
Notes: Bombshell revelation of the week. More.
Hell Freezes over – Apple to Support RCS Messages from Android Phones next Year
Notes: I’ll believe it when I see it.
Screens Are Good, Actually
Notes: My comments on Humane last week.
Indian Students Flock to US Colleges, Offsetting Drop From China
Notes: Not surprising, but good to see the data. Are US institutions Veblen goods?
New Book Explains the ‘Geek Way’ to Manage a Company
Notes: New book from a MIT Sloan professor.
Letting People Work From Home Is Good for Companies’ Revenue Growth
Notes: More evidence in favor WFH.
Chinese Scholar Calls On Beijing to Raise Deficit Ratio to 5%
Notes: Raising internal consumption is key to growth at this stage. Underreported.
That is all for this week. Signing off from Cambridge, MA.