How LinkedIn replaced five feed retrieval systems with one LLM model, at 1.3 billion-user scale

How LinkedIn replaced five feed retrieval systems with one LLM model — and what engineers building recommendation pipelines can learn from the redesign.
Purdue University

Purdue radar technology estimates location, orientation, radius of underground pipes

Purdue University engineers have developed a patent-pending method to decrease hazardous strikes to underground utility pipes during construction projects.
IEEE

Variational Bayesian inference -Based Maximum Correntropy Kalman Filtering for Visual Tracking with Unknown Process and measurement Noise

Abstract: The paper proposes a new Kalman filtering (KF) algorithm called VBI-MCKF that combines the variational Bayesian inference (VBI)-based KF algorithm and the maximum correntropy KF (MCKF) for ...
VentureBeat

AI inference costs dropped up to 10x on Nvidia's Blackwell — but hardware is only half the equation

Lowering the cost of inference is typically a combination of hardware and software. A new analysis released Thursday by Nvidia details how four leading inference providers are reporting 4x to 10x ...
CNET

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...
Forbes

The $20 Billion Bet On Inference: What Every AI Infrastructure Team Needs To Get Right

Nvidia just paid $20 billion for Groq's inference technology in what is the semiconductor giant's largest deal ever. The question is: Why would the company that already dominates AI training pay this ...
IEEE

Gaussian Variational Inference With Non-Gaussian Factors for State Estimation: A UWB Localization Case Study

Abstract: This letter extends the exactly sparse Gaussian variational inference (ESGVI) algorithm for state estimation in two complementary directions. First, ESGVI is generalized to operate on matrix ...
techwyse.com

Social Media Algorithms 2026 — Threads, Facebook, X, TikTok and Instagram Algorithm Updates

If it feels like social platforms suddenly “get” you more than they used to, you’re not imagining it! In 2026, feeds aren’t only reacting to what you click anymore. They’re predicting what you ...
TechCrunch

Inference startup Inferact lands $150M to commercialize vLLM

The creators of the open source project vLLM have announced that they transitioned the popular tool into a VC-backed startup, Inferact, raising $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million ...
Business Insider

Elon Musk says X's algorithm is 'dumb' and 'needs massive improvements' as he open-sources recommendation system

X is revamping the algorithm that ranks posts in the "For You" feed. The engineering team said it will post changes to the algorithm on GitHub every four weeks, including explainers on changes. The ...
SDxCentral

AI inference crisis: Google engineers on why network latency and memory trump compute

Google researchers have warned that large language model (LLM) inference is hitting a wall amid fundamental problems with memory and networking problems, not compute. In a paper authored by ...