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The Flag We Tuned Around Got Deleted
The single most important llama.cpp flag for my dual Tesla P40 setup was -sm row . It split every layer's tensors across both GPUs and it was worth nearly double the throughput of the alternative…
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Apple and Google Miss Deadline to Block Child Nudity on Their Phones in the UK
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iOS 26.6.2, iPadOS 26.6.2 land as iOS 27 gets closer to release
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