Small Language Models (SLMs): A Cost-Effective, Sustainable Option for HiEd

Just as a smartwatch applies basic computing to specific demands, SLMs apply learning automation in smaller doses where it ...
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A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently ...
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4 Ways to Sustainably Cool Higher Education Data Centers

Reorienting your data center layout using hot and cold aisles can also support cooling efficiency. In this scheme, computing ...
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These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

The SSA did not respond to a request from WIRED about what the DOGE operatives are working on inside the ...
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USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’

The director of data science and engineering for the United States Digital Service—which Elon Musk rebranded as the US DOGE ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know

After months of congressional wrangling that saw the elimination of Ervin’s proposed independent privacy oversight board, President Gerald Ford signed ...
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The Sky’s the Limit for Cloud Computing in Higher Education

Higher ed institutions are increasingly moving applications and workloads to the cloud. According to the 2024 CDW Cloud Computing Research ...
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Mira Murati Launches Thinking Machines Lab to Make AI More Accessible

Last September Mira Murati unexpectedly left her job as chief technology officer of OpenAI, saying, “I want to create the ...
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Debunking 3 Myths About Cloud-Based Phone Systems

If the prospect of moving phone systems to the cloud seems worrisome, learn the truth about three common myths. ...
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No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits

Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project had uncovered massive government fraud when ...
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