Resilient, Distributed AI Training at Scale — Google DeepMind

Decoupled DiLoCo is not only more resilient to failures, but is also practical for executing production-level, fully distributed pre-training. We successfully trained a 12 billion parameter model across four separate U.S. regions using 2-5 Gbps of wide-area networking (a level relatively achievable using existing internet connectivity between datacenter facilities, rather than requiring new custom network…

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Trump Softens His Stance on Prediction Markets

US President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets just days after he bemoaned the surging interest and popularity of the betting platforms. “I don’t know. I know some people who are very smart. They like it,” Trump told reporters in Florida on Saturday after he was asked about his earlier comments, in…

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Football gossip: Beukema, Leao, Danilo, Malen, Trafford, Remiro, Ramos, Ramazani

Liverpool make offer for Dutch defender Sam Beukema, AC Milan offer Rafael Leao to Premier League sides, Manchester United target ex-Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo. Liverpool have made an offer to buy Netherlands centre-back Sam Beukema, 27, from Napoli, with the proposed deal worth 28m euros (£24.2m). (AreaNapoli via Teamtalk), external Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United…

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