Microsoft BitNet: 100B Param 1-Bit model for local CPUs
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026·Source: Hacker News·US·corporate
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What happened: Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs. Contribute to microsoft/BitNet development by creating an account on GitHub.
Cross-source context: r/technology highlights 'Legitimate targets': Iran issues warning to US tech firms including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia The Verge highlights we’re here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft “VP of Next Generation” Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many... Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with “an order of...
What to watch next: movement around microsoft, bitnet.
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Iran has warned US tech companies that their offices and infrastructure could become targets as regional conflict escalates. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published a list of locations, including cloud services from Google and Microsoft, allegedly used for military purposes. Iran also threa
We're here at the GDC Festival of Gaming, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with "an order of magnitude increase in ra
'Legitimate targets': Iran issues warning to US tech firms including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia
The Verge
We’re here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft “VP of Next Generation” Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many... Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with “an order of...
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Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027.
Iran has warned US tech companies that their offices and infrastructure could become targets as regional conflict escalates. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published a list of locations, including cloud services from Google and Microsoft, allegedly used for military purposes. Iran also threa
We’re here at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, where Microsoft “VP of Next Generation” Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many... Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with “an order of...
Iran has warned US tech companies that their offices and infrastructure could become targets as regional conflict escalates. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published a list of locations, including cloud services from Google and Microsoft, allegedly used for military purposes. Iran also threa
We're here at the GDC Festival of Gaming, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with "an order of magnitude increase in ra
Iran has warned US tech companies that their offices and infrastructure could become targets as regional conflict escalates. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency published a list of locations, including cloud services from Google and Microsoft, allegedly used for military purposes. Iran also threa
We're here at the GDC Festival of Gaming, where Microsoft "VP of Next Generation" Jason Ronald is talking about a topic near and dear to many gamers' hearts: the future of Xbox. Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with "an order of magnitude increase in ra
Microsoft is urging a US judge to block the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation of AI firm Anthropic. The tech giant seeks to prevent a ban on Anthropic's technology in existing defense contracts, warning of disruptions to military operations and potential risks to warfighters.
Microsoft is doing another executive shuffle today to reorganize how it engineers its Copilot assistant. Different teams have been working on the consumer and commercial sides of Copilot for years, but Microsoft is about to unify parts of them in an effort to create a more cohesive Copilot for busin
