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Huawei releases an open weight model Pangu Pro 72B A16B. Weights are on HF. It's competitive with Qwen3 32B and it was trained entirely on Huawei Ascend NPUs.
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Reuse non-prefix KV Cache and speed up RAG by 3X with LMCache.
In modern LLM applications like RAG and Agents, the model is constantly fed new context. For example, in RAG, we retrieve relevant documents and stuff them into the prompt.
The issue is that this dynamically retrieved context doesn't always appear at the beginning of the input sequence. Traditional KV caching only reuses a "common prefix," so if the new information isn't at the very start, the cache hit rate plummets, and your GPU ends up recomputing the same things over and over.
CacheBlend changes the game by allowing for the reuse of pre-computed KV caches regardless of their position in the input sequence.
This makes it possible to achieve a 100% KV Cache hit rate in applications like RAG. The performance gains are significant:
- Faster Time-To-First-Token (TTFT): Get your initial response much quicker.
- More Throughput: Serve significantly more users with the same hardware.
- Almost lossless Output Quality: All of this is achieved with little degradation in the model's generation quality.
CacheBlend works by intelligently handling the two main challenges of reusing non-prefix caches:
- Positional Encoding Update: It efficiently updates positional encodings to ensure the model always knows the correct position of each token, even when we're stitching together cached and new data.
- Selective Attention Recalculation: Instead of recomputing everything, it strategically recalculates only the minimal cross-attention needed between the new and cached chunks to maintain perfect generation quality.
An interactive CacheBlend demo is available at: github.com/LMCache/LMCache-Exa…
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In an Attack at Sunset, Israelis Set a Palestinian Village Ablaze
The violence last week in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, comes amid a surge in assaults by Israeli settlers. It also set off a chain of violence in the area.By Fatima AbdulKarim
July 1, 2025 Updated 1:56 p.m. ET"The attackers threw another firebomb into the bedroom where Mr. Afeef’s newborn nephew was being lulled to sleep, scorching furniture and leaving blackened marks on the floor and walls, the family said. The damage was visible when Times reporters visited on Friday.
[...]
Soon after, Israeli forces arrived and opened fired at Palestinians instead of stopping the rioters, according to multiple witnesses.The soldiers killed three people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. [...]Nine others were injured, some gravely..."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-palestinians-attack.html
See any parallel?
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Laptop Mag is shutting down
Laptop Mag is shutting down
Laptop Mag, the publication that shared in-depth information about laptops and other devices, is shutting down after almost 35 years.Emma Roth (The Verge)
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In an Attack at Sunset, Israelis Set a Palestinian Village Ablaze
The violence last week in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, comes amid a surge in assaults by Israeli settlers. It also set off a chain of violence in the area.
By Fatima AbdulKarim
July 1, 2025 Updated 1:56 p.m. ET
"The attackers threw another firebomb into the bedroom where Mr. Afeef’s newborn nephew was being lulled to sleep, scorching furniture and leaving blackened marks on the floor and walls, the family said. The damage was visible when Times reporters visited on Friday.
[...]
Soon after, Israeli forces arrived and opened fired at Palestinians instead of stopping the rioters, according to multiple witnesses.
The soldiers killed three people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. [...]Nine others were injured, some gravely..."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-palestinians-attack.html
Anthropic, tasked an AI with running a vending machine in its offices, sold at big loss while inventing people, meetings, and experiencing a bizarre identity crisis
Anthropic tasked an AI with running a vending machine in its offices, and it not only sold some products at a big loss but it invented people, meetings, and experienced a bizarre identity crisis
It's all funny to watch an AI have an existential moment in a little experiment, but it's a stark reminder of the limitations that LLMs have.Nick Evanson (PC Gamer)
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Republican Senator tells House not to vote on bill she just voted for
Republican Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski said Tuesday that despite voting in favor of the sweeping tax and spending package, she wants the House to return the "One Big Beautiful Bill" to the Senate for further work.
"My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we're not there yet," Murkowski told reporters today.
Murkowski's vote was pivotal in the Senate's razor-thin 51–50 passage of the bill. The Alaska senator had been the focus of intense lobbying by GOP leaders, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, to secure her support amid concerns over Medicaid cuts and food assistance reductions. The bill now heads to the House, where its future remains uncertain.
Big, Beautiful Bill: Republican Lisa Murkowski Urges House Not to Vote on Bill She Just Approved
Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs Trump's megabill but urges House to return it for fixes, citing Medicaid cuts and tax impacts on Alaska.Amanda Castro (Newsweek)
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Reuse non-prefix KV Cache and speed up RAG by 3X with LMCache.
In modern LLM applications like RAG and Agents, the model is constantly fed new context. For example, in RAG, we retrieve relevant documents and stuff them into the prompt.The issue is that this dynamically retrieved context doesn't always appear at the beginning of the input sequence. Traditional KV caching only reuses a "common prefix," so if the new information isn't at the very start, the cache hit rate plummets, and your GPU ends up recomputing the same things over and over.
CacheBlend changes the game by allowing for the reuse of pre-computed KV caches regardless of their position in the input sequence.
This makes it possible to achieve a 100% KV Cache hit rate in applications like RAG. The performance gains are significant:
- Faster Time-To-First-Token (TTFT): Get your initial response much quicker.
- More Throughput: Serve significantly more users with the same hardware.
- Almost lossless Output Quality: All of this is achieved with little degradation in the model's generation quality.
CacheBlend works by intelligently handling the two main challenges of reusing non-prefix caches:
- Positional Encoding Update: It efficiently updates positional encodings to ensure the model always knows the correct position of each token, even when we're stitching together cached and new data.
- Selective Attention Recalculation: Instead of recomputing everything, it strategically recalculates only the minimal cross-attention needed between the new and cached chunks to maintain perfect generation quality.
An interactive CacheBlend demo is available at: github.com/LMCache/LMCache-Exa…
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Contribute to LMCache/LMCache-Examples development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Huawei releases an open weight model Pangu Pro 72B A16B. Weights are on HF. It's competitive with Qwen3 32B and it was trained entirely on Huawei Ascend NPUs.
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Obscure But Painful Reconciliation Package Cuts You May Have Missed
Obscure But Painful Reconciliation Package Cuts You May Have Missed
There are a lot of well-documented ways the alliterative Senate reconciliation package, passed Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance…Layla A. Jones (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
I finally decided to break out of Bambu’s increasingly-closed walled garden.
I’ve had the Bambu X1C for a couple of years already, and it is a really, really great 3D printer. There’s no question whatsoever that Bambu has transformed the 3D printing space for consumers, and has done so while also creating some very high-quality premium hardware.
I’ve been meaning to write about the various mods I’ve made over time, but at this point it’s a bit far down the line to go into each one in detail 😁
- riser with LED strip, remote controlled via a Raspberry Pi Pico with a simple MicroPython HTTP-to-RF API that can dim the strip
- IKEA SKADIS mounted on the side with tools
- boxes to hold desiccant beads in the AMS, and a hygrometer
- after-market high flow nozzle (obviously)
- Garolite plate
- third party nozzle wiper
- etc etc
The printer has been very reliable, and straightforward to maintain as well.
So why hack it? Well… I own it, I think it can be made better, and… because.
When the X1Plus Expander launched on Crowd Supply I went ahead and backed the project, as I was interested in ways I could potentially add extra sensors and a better camera; as well as finally being able to connect over a LAN socket rather than having to be on wifi (the studio network can be a bit flaky from time to time).
The X1Plus Expander depends on third-party firmware (X1Plus), which requires the printer itself to be jailbroken / rooted.
Long story short, I’ve finally done that.
I was extremely impressed with how smooth and clear the project contributors have made the process. I went through the official process with Bambu to switch my printer into the unsupported third party program, downgraded to a rootable version of the firmware, rooted it, then ran through the remote install process (via wifi from my Framework) to install the firmware. I’d already printed the case for the X1Plus Expander. Then it was simply a case of following the exciting and dramatic installation video.
I now have VNC access to drive the controls on the printer’s touchscreen remotely; SSH access; the ability to network mount storage; etc etc. Lots of options to explore here. I was even able to upgrade the firmware of components like the AMS from within the third party X1Plus firmware.
You’ll also spot the OpenSpool sitting off to the side in the image above. That’s another third-party addon that I’ve barely started to use, but it extends the ability for the printer to recognise RFID-tagged spools from Bambu themselves, to having it recognise “any” spool that I happen to tag and configure.
All of this is background tinkering and admin… apart from the case for the X1Plus Expander, I’ve not been using the printer itself quite so much lately, due to travels.
Open source (and open source hardware!) FTW!
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Fixing my Bambu X1C
A couple of weeks ago I was attempting to use a “glow in the dark” filament in my 3D printer for the first time. It was a bit tricky to manage, and in end I had an unfortunate situation…The lost outpost
Twitter opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots
X opens up to Community Notes written by AI bots
X is going to let developers make “AI Note Writers” that can write Community Notes that can potentially appear on posts.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Even Quantum is Bigger in Texas: Texas House Passes Bill to Launch Quantum Initiative
Even Quantum is Bigger in Texas: Texas House Passes Bill to Launch Quantum Initiative
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to establish the Texas Quantum Initiative, aiming to position the state as a national leader.Matt Swayne (The Quantum Insider)
Ahead of 2026, Georgia Republicans Are Quietly Installing Election Conspiracy Theorists on Local Boards
Ahead of 2026, Georgia Republicans Are Quietly Installing Election Conspiracy Theorists on Local Boards - Democracy Docket
Republicans are already laying the foundation to undermine a fair 2026 midterm election in Georgia, where they’re working to install voting skeptics on local election boards.Democracy Docket
PauseAI presents: The Google DeepMind Protest
PauseAI presents: The Google DeepMind Protest
We are organising a protest to hold Google DeepMind to account for their broken promises.PauseAI
Trump Team Has Full Meltdown Over CNN Story on ICE-Tracking App
Trump Team Has Full Meltdown Over CNN Story on ICE-Tracking App
Attorney General Pam Bondi said she was looking into the app’s creator.The New Republic
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Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Inter Miami.
Odds slashed on Lionel Messi's next club after huge news drops on Inter Miami star's future
Lionel Messi has been linked with a move away from Inter Miami.Marcus Chan (sportbible)
“Barcelona - 9/2
Newell's Old Boys - 7/1
Any Saudi team - 15/2
Bayern Munich - 17/2
PSG - 11/1
Man City - 16/1
Chelsea - 20/1
Arsenal - 22/1”
People really think there’s a 1 in 12 chance Messi moves back to PSG?
(Apart from that, him moving back to barca is about the dumbest financial decision the club could make, but given the way they are dealing with finances in the present… wouldn’t be massively suprising if they favoured such a move)
GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response
GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response
NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and …Amnesty International
Zohran Mamdani on Affordability, Billionaires, and Fighting Hate | Morning Edition | NPR
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How Every Senator Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill
How Every Senator Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill
The Senate voted 51 to 50 to pass President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package.Alicia Parlapiano (The New York Times)
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Sorella di perfezione - Giuseppe Iannozzi - LFA Publisher - La poesia salverà il mondo!
Sorella di perfezione - Giuseppe Iannozzi - LFA Publisher - La poesia salverà il mondo!"
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What Does a Post-Google Internet Look Like
Welcome to the future, where asking a question costs $4.99 and you'll never be able to find out if the answer is right or not.
What Does a Post-Google Internet Look Like
Google is moving to quickly kill internet search and replace it with a closed ecosystem of LLM-generated answers. This will change the entire economics of how the internet works.Mathew Duggan (matduggan.com)
Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote
Ted Cruz plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote
The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
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“Inside Tokyo’s STRANGEST Retro Apartment” — “Nell’Appartamento Retrò PIÙ STRANO di Tokyo”
Questo complesso condominiale di Tokyo (e di che città, sennò) è così assolutamente pazzurdo… nemmeno in uno dei miei sogni iperconfusi avrei mai potuto vedere una cosa del genere. E pensare che, a quanto si vede da vari elementi sparsi nell’appartamento, è pure tipo del secolo scorso, è vecchio! Ma ha fin troppe cose particolari… […]
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“Inside Tokyo’s STRANGEST Retro Apartment” — “Nell’Appartamento Retrò PIÙ STRANO di Tokyo”
youtube.com/watch?v=VEuZCaUMcG…Questo complesso condominiale di Tokyo (e di che città, sennò) è così assolutamente pazzurdo… nemmeno in uno dei miei sogni iperconfusi avrei mai potuto vedere una cosa del genere. E pensare che, a quanto si vede da vari elementi sparsi nell’appartamento, è pure tipo del secolo scorso, è vecchio! Ma ha fin troppe cose particolari… queste sono solo le più belle per me:
- L’ambiente di ingresso del condominio è indescrivibile, con questa forma circolare di nudo cemento, e due diverse scale che ci girano attorno… ricorda fin troppo uno degli ambienti iniziali di Mirror’s Edge, anche se a confronto questo è più stretto.
- Le due scale del condominio (non guardate sotto…) dividono gli appartamenti in standard, che comunque non sono male, e costosi, che sono fin troppo lussuriosi anche per gli standard occidentali… questi ultimi sembrano cosa sarebbe una fottuta camera di hotel se fosse sviluppata come una casa intera.
- È altissimo relativamente ad altri edifici (sempre abitativi) nelle vicinanze, quindi da alcune finestre si vede un panorama di tutto il distretto di Ikebukuro e anche ben oltre…
- Per l’appartamento di lusso, c’è pure una doccia sul tetto! Cosa??? (Fa paura, un po’…)
- I piani bassi, invece, includono una scaletta di metallo di emergenza, che si piazza e si ripone; top per uscire di casa senza incontrare i vicini, o quando si rischia di essere in ritardo.
L’unica cosa che non capisco è, appunto… perché mai è vecchio? Non si fanno più queste cose assurde? Molto triste, ed ennesimo indicatore di recessione… eppure, secondo me, bisognerebbe costruirla in Italia sta roba… così (possibilmente, auspicabilmente…) per legge di mercato gli appartamenti normali noiosi nelle vicinanze scenderanno di prezzo, e le persone normali si potranno permettere almeno quelli. (Anche se, visto che in questo appartamento di lusso ha un valore di 90 milioni di yen, circa 531mila euro, credo sia già più economico di un appartamento seppur scrauso ma in città come Milano, Torino, Bologna… ops.)
#apartment #appartamento #condominio #lusso #Tokyo
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Trump e il declino del dollaro: l’euro si rafforza, ma l’Europa deve stare in guardia
Trump e il declino del dollaro: l’euro si rafforza, ma l’Europa deve stare in guardia
Con Trump alla guida, il dollaro vacilla e l’euro domina: ecco come questo shock valutario sta cambiando i giochi tra Stati Uniti ed Europa ...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
Decades of Israeli Forces Killing Journalists With Impunity - SourcedPress
Decades of Israeli Forces Killing Journalists With Impunity
Israeli forces killed at least 217 journalists and media workers in the first 15 months of the offensive in Gaza.sourced.press
Chi ha inventato la roulette russa? da Focus.it
Chi ha inventato la roulette russa?
Non l'esercito russo, come molti credono. La roulette russa è un'invenzione letteraria ottocentesca, ripresa in un romanzo svizzero del 1937.Focus.it
Israel Raids Madleen Aid Ship, Global March to Gaza Tries to Break Siege by Land
Israel Raids Madleen Aid Ship, Global March to Gaza Tries to Break Siege by Land - The Grind Magazine
Human rights organizations including Amnesty International say Israel acted in “flagrant violation of international law” when it intercepted the Freedom…Fernando Arce (The Grind Magazine)
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Mark Zuckerberg Already Knows Your Life. Now He Wants His AI to Run It
Forget chatbots. Zuckerberg’s vision is much grander. He is betting that within a few years, AI will not just be answering your questions or writing your emails. It will be managing your schedule, anticipating your needs, running your home, helping you make decisions, and maybe even guiding your career. Call it Life-as-a-Service, powered by Meta.
The move is seen as a direct challenge to competitors. “The launch of Meta Superintelligence labs isn’t just an announcement; it’s a statement: Meta won’t settle for second place in AI,” commented Alon Yamin, cofounder and CEO of the AI detection platform Copyleaks. He added, “Meta and Mark clearly see this as a make or break moment for AI leadership.”
Mark Zuckerberg Already Knows Your Life. Now He Wants His AI to Run It
In a sweeping new plan, the Meta CEO is assembling an AI "Avengers team" to build not just a better chatbot, but a personalized intelligence that anticipates your needs, manages your schedule, and guides your decisions. Welcome to Life-as-a-Service.Luc Olinga (Gizmodo)
Ron DeSantis plans to 'deputize' Floridians as 'judges' of immigrant detainees
"One of the things I think that is exciting about this is, we're offering up our National Guard and other folks in Florida to be deputized to be immigration judges. We're working with the Department of Justice for the approvals. I'm sure Pam [Bondi] will approve," DeSantis said as Trump nodded his head and said, "Yep."
DeSantis didn't elaborate on who the other "folks" would be.
DeSantis continued, "But then...I'll have a National Guard judge advocate here. Someone has a notice to appear, Biden would tell them to come back in three years and appear. Now, you'll be able to appear in like a day or two. So, they're not going to be detained, hopefully, for all that long."
Ron DeSantis plans to 'deputize' Floridians as 'judges' of immigrant detainees
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) used a photo opportunity with President Donald Trump to share his plan to move undocumented migrants through Alligator Alcatraz and other Florida detention facilities as quickly as possible.Jennifer Bowers Bahney (Raw Story)
An unexpected green roof benefit: purging urban rainfall of practically all microplastics
Green roofs could clean up microplastics in urban rainfall
In a laboratory-scale study, green roof mockups kept 97.5 percent of microplastic particles out of runoff | Anthropocene MagazineSarah DeWeerdt (Anthropocene Magazine)
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China Moved an Entire Historical Building Complex Using Walking Robots - Core77
China Moved an Entire Historical Building Complex Using Walking Robots - Core77
As we saw earlier this month, Samsung has developed flat robots used to park cars. This same month, China's Shanghai Construction No 2, an engineering and construction firm, also used small robots to move something larger overhead.Core77
UN Expert Exposes Dozens of Companies Complicit in Israel’s Genocide, Apartheid in Palestine
Amazon, Blackrock, and Keller Williams LLC are some of the companies named in the report.
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Senate votes to cut $930 billion from Medicaid
"This bill is about caviar over kids and hedge funds over health care."
Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draft | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Statement on New CBO Numbers Showing More than $930 Billion in Medicaid Cuts In New Senate Draftwww.finance.senate.gov
The Things I Have NOT Done Today
It's the end of the day, the first in this new week following the summer solstice. As much as it pains me, the Intergalactic Council demands to...
No, in Spagna non ci sono 54 gradi… almeno non nell’aria!
In questi giorni molti media parlano di 54 °C a Siviglia, ma attenzione: si tratta della temperatura della superficie terrestre, rilevata dal satellite Sentinel-3 dell’ESA, non della temperatura dell’aria che sentiamo o leggiamo nei bollettini meteo.
Questi dati si ottengono misurando il calore emesso dal suolo, che può essere ben più elevato rispetto all’aria, specie su asfalto o terreno secco esposto al sole.
Le temperature dell’aria in Spagna, seppur molto alte, non hanno superato i 45 °C.
Un dato importante da comprendere per evitare confusione e allarmismi.
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Caldo record in Europa: ma davvero in Spagna 54°C?
L’ESA (Agenzia Spaziale Europea) ha recentemente pubblicato un’impressionante immagine satellitare che mostra le temperature superficiali estreme rilevate in Europa il 29 giugno 2025, durante l’attuale ondata di caldo anomalo cheAndrea Pardini (METEO POP - RMA APS)
Cina batte record rinnovabili: più fotovoltaico in un mese che tutta l'Europa in un anno
La Cina installa in un mese più fotovoltaico di quanto fa l’Europa in un anno. Cosa c’è dietro il record
Pechino aggiunge 93 gigawatt di nuovo solare in appena 31 giorni, ma è alle prese con una serie di sfideLuisiana Gaita (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
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