Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

Within 24 hours of the release, community members began porting the algorithm to popular local AI libraries like MLX for Apple Silicon and llama.cpp.
SDxCentral

TurboQuant: Did Google just drop a compression algorithm capable of stemming RAMageddon?

Google thinks it's found the answer, and it doesn't require more or better hardware. Originally detailed in an April 2025 paper, TurboQuant is an advanced compression algorithm that’s going viral over ...
Hackaday

TurboQuant: Reducing LLM Memory Usage With Vector Quantization

Large language models (LLMs) aren’t actually giant computer brains. Instead, they are effectively massive vector spaces in ...
BBC

Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

Whistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growth Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, ...
The Daily Telegraph

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists The concepts could be baffling; one manager said: ‘I don’t care if the program talks to itself, as ...