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AI News 4 min read

AI Digest: OpenAI's $852B Valuation, 1-Bit LLMs, and More

OpenAI closes a landmark funding round at an $852 billion valuation while 1-bit LLM architectures inch closer to commercial viability. This week's digest also covers a critical AI-assisted kernel exploit and a major cyberattack on open-source AI infrastructure.

Technical Guide 5 min read

Run LLM Inference on CPU with llama.cpp and a REST API

Learn how to build a fully local, CPU-based LLM inference server using llama.cpp and a lightweight REST API wrapper. This tutorial walks you through every step, from model download to serving real HTTP requests.

AI News 4 min read

AI Digest: Claude Code Leak, Ollama MLX & Google's Time-Series Model

From a significant source code leak affecting Anthropic's Claude Code to Ollama's new MLX-powered performance on Apple Silicon, the past 48 hours have been eventful for AI infrastructure. Google's new time-series foundation model and surging Claude Code usage round out a packed news cycle.

Industry Spotlight 4 min read

How AI Inference Is Reshaping E-Commerce & Retail in 2026

AI inference is no longer a back-office experiment in retail — it is the operational backbone driving personalisation, pricing, and fulfilment at speed. This analysis examines where adoption stands today and why inference performance is now a competitive differentiator.

AI News 4 min read

AI Funding, Shutdowns & Workplace Shifts: March 30, 2026

From a landmark $830M Mistral AI debt raise to the quiet shutdown of OpenAI's Sora, this week's AI news is reshaping infrastructure, coding, and enterprise workflows. Here's what technical decision-makers need to know right now.

Industry Spotlight 4 min read

How AI Inference Is Transforming Legal & Compliance in 2026

AI inference is reshaping how legal teams handle contract review, regulatory monitoring, and risk assessment at scale. Here's what the adoption landscape looks like in 2026 and why inference efficiency has become a competitive differentiator.

AI News 4 min read

AI in 2026: Scrapers, Sycophancy, and Particle Physics

From CERN deploying ultra-compact AI models on FPGAs to filter real-time LHC data, to new tools designed to trap malicious web scrapers, this week's AI developments span the full spectrum of the field. We also examine fresh research on AI sycophancy and a landmark milestone in human-AI mathematical collaboration.

Industry Spotlight 4 min read

How AI Inference Is Transforming Logistics & Supply Chain in 2026

AI inference is moving from pilot project to operational backbone across global logistics and supply chain networks. This analysis examines where adoption is accelerating, which use cases are delivering measurable value, and why inference performance is now a critical cost variable for every fleet operator and distribution planner.

AI News 4 min read

AI in Finance, Silicon Models, and the Skills Crisis: March 28, 2026

From Palantir's expanding grip on UK financial operations to CERN burning tiny AI models directly into silicon, this week's AI landscape is defined by deployment at scale and the human costs that follow. Here's what technical decision-makers need to know right now.