Month: June 2025

Solana’s SOL Falls 8% to $147 Despite Standard Chartered’s $275 Year-End Target

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Solana’s SOL SOL dropped 7.87% to $147.07 over the past 24 hours, as traders reacted to renewed volatility across crypto markets. After opening at $159.60, SOL fell sharply during late Thursday and early Friday trading, reaching a low of $142.13 before stabilizing above the $147 mark. Key intraday volume spikes suggest some accumulation near support, … Read more

Deploy Qwen models with Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import

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We’re excited to announce that Amazon Bedrock Custom Model Import now supports Qwen models. You can now import custom weights for Qwen2, Qwen2_VL, and Qwen2_5_VL architectures, including models like Qwen 2, 2.5 Coder, Qwen 2.5 VL, and QwQ 32B. You can bring your own customized Qwen models into Amazon Bedrock and deploy them in a fully managed, serverless environment—without having to … Read more

Boosting LLM Decode Throughput: vAttention vs. PagedAttention

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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more

ADA Drops 6% as Cardano Community Debates $100M Stablecoin Liquidity Proposal

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Cardano’s ADA token declined 6.01% to $0.6412 as the market reacted to both macro volatility and a heated governance debate over a proposed $100 million treasury allocation aimed at strengthening the DeFi ecosystem. On Wednesday, the TapTools team asked its followers on X what they think about the idea of deploying 140 million ADA (around … Read more

tf.distribute 101: Training Keras on Multiple Devices and Machines

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Content Overview Introduction Setup Single-host, multi-device synchronous training Using callbacks to ensure fault tolerance tf.data performance tips Multi-worker distributed synchronous training Example: code running in a multi-worker setup Further reading Introduction There are generally two ways to distribute computation across multiple devices: Data parallelism, where a single model gets replicated on multiple devices or multiple … Read more

vAttention Performance & Portability for LLM Prefill Phase

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Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Large Language Models 2.2 Fragmentation and PagedAttention 3 Issues with the PagedAttention Model and 3.1 Requires re-writing the attention kernel 3.2 Adds redundancy in the serving framework and 3.3 Performance Overhead 4 Insights into LLM Serving Systems 5 vAttention: System Design and 5.1 Design Overview … Read more

Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ for ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition

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A dance crew of four-legged robots from Boston Dynamics appeared on “America’s Got Talent” to perform a synchronized routine to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Their performance was impressive enough to earn four “yes” votes from the judges — but one of the five robots experienced some stage fright, perhaps, and shut down in the … Read more

NEAR Protocol Surges 4% After 12.8% Correction, User Growth Shines

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Conflict between Israel and Iran spurred a crypto market sell-off on Friday, with NEAR Protocol experiencing significant price volatility despite impressive adoption metrics. The protocol has emerged as a leading Layer-1 solution, surpassing established competitors like Ethereum, Binance Chain, and Tron in monthly active users, highlighting a growing shift in user preferences toward platforms offering … Read more

Build generative AI solutions with Amazon Bedrock

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Generative AI is revolutionizing how businesses operate, interact with customers, and innovate. If you’re embarking on the journey to build a generative AI-powered solution, you might wonder how to navigate the complexities involved from selecting the right models to managing prompts and enforcing data privacy. In this post, we show you how to build generative … Read more

How Netsertive built a scalable AI assistant to extract meaningful insights from real-time data using Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Nova

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This post was co-written with Herb Brittner from Netsertive. Netsertive is a leading digital marketing solutions provider for multi-location brands and franchises, helping businesses maximize local advertising, improve engagement, and gain deep customer insights. With a growing demand in providing more actionable insights from their customer call tracking data, Netsertive needed a solution that could … Read more