Machine Learning
Jul 14, 2026
ELIZA at 60: How a 1960s Chatbot Predicted AI Confidants
A new book recovers the lost source code of ELIZA, the MIT chatbot that first revealed humans' uncanny tendency to confide in machines. The implications reach directly to ChatGPT and the generative AI systems reshaping how we interact with technology today.
AI
History
Chatbots
Jul 9, 2026
It's Not the GPUs: What's Really Holding AI Models Back
Everyone assumes GPU compute is the limiting factor in AI development — but the real constraint runs much deeper. Memory bandwidth, data movement, and architectural inefficiencies are quietly throttling model performance in ways raw processing power can't fix.
AI Infrastructure
Machine Learning
GPU
Jul 4, 2026
How to Run Your Own Large Language Model: A Guide
Running a large language model locally is no longer just for hyperscalers. This guide breaks down what it takes to self-host an LLM, from hardware requirements to model selection, and where the experience still falls short of cloud-based alternatives.
LLM
Open Source AI
Self-Hosting
Jul 1, 2026
Why LLMs All Say '7': One Startup's Fix for AI Groupthink
Most large language models are predictably converging on the same answers — from random numbers to band names to marketing taglines. Australian startup Springboards built a model called Flint specifically trained to break that pattern, and early users say it's already changing how they brainstorm.
AI creativity
chatbots
Generative AI
Jul 1, 2026
Arena Hits $100M ARR With Its AI Leaderboard
Arena, the team behind the widely used Chatbot Arena benchmark, has reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue less than a year after launching its commercial offering. The startup has quietly become an essential evaluation layer for AI companies racing to prove their models are best-in-class.
AI benchmarks
ARR
Enterprise AI
Jun 25, 2026
Ex-Databricks AI Chief Bets on 1,000x Energy Cuts
Ali Ghodsi's former AI lead has launched a startup claiming its technology can reduce AI's power consumption by up to 1,000 times. The company's first product, Un0, is an image-generation system that demonstrates the approach can replicate conventional AI workloads at a fraction of the energy cost.
AI
Energy
Startups