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Hi HN,I built mlx-turboquant, an implementation of Google's TurboQuant KV-cache compression algorithm for Apple's MLX framework.The repository includes quality benchmarks, memory benchmarks, and a modular implementation …
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Exclusive: China targets 70% advanced domestic silicon wafer use by 2026
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I use Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor daily. They all have memory now, but none of them share it. Something I explained in Claude Desktop doesn't exist when I open Cursor. I got tired of re-explaining my stack, m…
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Show HN: OS Megakernel that match M5 Max Tok/w at 2x the Throughput on RTX 3090
Hey there, we fused all 24 layers of Qwen3.5-0.8B (a hybrid DeltaNet + Attention model) into a single CUDA kernel launch and made it open-source for everyone to try it.On an RTX 3090 power-limited to 220W: - 411 tok/s vs…
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…DDR5 memory modules on the second-hand market, and they look like real ones to the untrained eye. This new scam uses plastic parts, but they look like real silicon chips at…
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…president of Silicon Motion, in an interview with Tom's Hardware . "China has domestic NAND and DRAM makers, and their strategy is not the same as that of foreign memory suppliers," Duann…
Silicon Motion increases sales of SSD controllers amid NAND shortage, but expects NAND shortages to get worse in 2027 — 'supply conditions will become even worse'
SSD pricing hit record highs in Q1 2026 amid high demand and insufficient supply of 3D NAND memory for consumer applications. Nonetheless, there are bright spots, too: Silicon Motion has managed to…
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