How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes [Mon Mar 18 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 18 March 2024 ***************************************************************** How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * McDonald's ordering system suffers McFlurry of tech troubles Global meltdown turns fast food slow * Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief' On-Prem * How to run an LLM on your PC, not in the cloud, in less than 10 minutes Cut through the hype, keep your data private, find out what all the fuss is about * Ahead of IPO, Reddit blends advertising into user posts As FTC starts asking questions about that mega-deal with Google to train AI * Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week' Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B * FCC ups broadband benchmark speeds, says rural areas still underserved Previous goals were 25Mbps download and a paltry 3Mbps for upload ... and some places don't even have that * We talk to W3C board vice-chair Robin Berjon about the InterPlanetary File System The decentralized web is alive and well despite Web3 financial scheming * UK minister tells telcos to share telegraph poles if they can't lay cable underground The NIMBYs are fed up, and it's an election year * Ad agency boss owned two Ferraris but wouldn't buy a real server Resulting cycle of rushed repairs and recriminations did wonders for the IT/user relationship Security * As if working at Helldesk weren't bad enough, IT helpers now targeted by cybercrims Wave of Okta attacks mark what researchers are calling the biggest security trend of the year * Cop shop rapped for 'completely avoidable' web form blunder Made public highly sensitive data on complaints about Metropolitan Police Service Software * India quickly unwinds requirement for government approval of AIs ALSO: US woos Thailand, Philippines, for tech trade; China's Fukushima rage glows; Alibaba targets South Korea * In the rush to build AI apps, please, please don't leave security behind Supply-chain attacks are definitely possible and could lead to data theft, system hijacking, and more * Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs * Microsoft license shuffle means Power Apps users could break the bank New restrictions seem to usher users toward expensive Dynamics 365 subscriptions * Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 is here, with pleasant tweaks to Wayland-based desktop Kernel 6.6 and small refinements, plus less visible, but meaningful adjustments * Microsoft says AI alliances are needed to compete with Google Only the Chocolate Factory is 'vertically integrated' to win at 'every AI layer from chips to a thriving mobile app store' * IBM CEO pay jumps 23% in 2023, average employee gets 7% And the party extends to shareholders with an overall $6B payout * RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council Delays spark fears of £500K legacy support bill, plans for new financial year * Fresh version of Windows user-friendly Zorin OS arrives to tempt the Linux-wary Adding extra shine to Ubuntu Jammy… with the lightweight edition to follow * Alibaba pits people against AI in its annual mathematics competition Thankfully the prizes for human winners are far higher than those for machines * Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start' Offbeat * Bernie Sanders clocks in with 4-day workweek bill thanks to AI and productivity tech Don't start planning your long weekend yet – proposal is likely to be a hard sell in work-obsessed America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2024 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: