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Metro
11-07-2025
- Science
- Metro
New record for fastest internet speed can download all of Netflix in 16 seconds
Imagine if you could download the whole of Netflix in 16 seconds. Well, that dream could soon be a reality after Japanese researchers broke the internet speed record. Scientists have achieved a speed of 1.02 petabits per second – or 1,020,000 gigabits. That is 4,600,000 times faster than the UK's average internet speed of 223 megabits per second. They were able to reach this speed over a distance of 1,808 kilometres – breaking the world record set in October 2021. The team at Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) reached the speeds using a new 19-core fiber cable. Their cable is so efficient it squeezes 19 separate light paths into the space typically used for one. The breakthrough offers a glimpse into the future of internet connectivity and super high download speeds. What it can achieve is staggering. You could stream 10 million ultra-HD 8K videos at the same time. The entirety of Wikipedia could be downloaded in one second. Now that will quench anyone's thirst for knowledge. More Trending In the future, these new internet speeds will make it possible to instantly stream huge AI models, and even stream VR and holographic videos. But those looking to make some big downloads will have to be patient – it won't be implementable overnight. More research is needed to make the technology suitable for me and you to use on a daily basis. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Japanese food is about more than trends — big brands are getting it wrong MORE: Manga prophet eerily predicts 'great disaster' before earthquakes rock Japan MORE: Japan Airlines Boeing 737 flight plummets 26,000 ft before emergency landing
Forbes
08-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Kioxia AiSAQ Improves AI Inference With Lower DRAM Costs
Artificial Intelligence In April this year, Kioxia's Rory Bolt gave me a briefing on Kioxia's AiSAQ, an open-source project intended to promote the expanded use of SSDs in RAG AI solutions. The focus on AI is moving from generating foundational models with massive and expensive training to cost effective and scalable ways to create inference solutions that can solve real world problems. Retrieval-Augmented Generation is an approach to AI that combined traditional information retrieval systems with large language models. RAG enhances the performance of LLMs by allowing them to access and incorporate information from external knowledge sources, such as databases, websites, and internal documents, before generating a response. This approach helps LLMs produce more accurate, contextually relevant, and up-to-date information, especially when dealing with specific domains or real-time data. Kioxia has used AI to improve the output of its NAND fabs since 2017, mostly using machine vision to monitor trends and defect rates. In 2020 Kioxia used AI to generate the world's first AI-designed Manga, Phaedo, drawing on manga drawings and stories based on Osuma Tezuka's work. I was told that although larger data centers feed data to their AI models using hard drives, many in-house solutions train using data on SSDs. These solutions often work with foundational LLM models created with very large data sets and use RAG using in-house and perhaps more up to date data to tune the foundational model for a particular application and to avoid hallucinations. The image below illustrates how a database can be used for tuning of the original LLM. How Retrieval-Augmented Generation works to improve LLM Inference Here the customer query is answered using the LLM as well as domain specific and up to date information in a vector data base. Such RAG solutions can be done with the data base index and vectors all in DRAM, but such an approach can use a lot of memory, making them very expensive, particularly for large data bases. Microsoft developed Disk ANN which moved the bulk of the vector DB content to SSDs. This reduced the required DRAM footprint for the DB enabling greater scaling of vector DBS. This is used in products such as Azure Vector DB and Cosmos DB. Kioxia's All-in-Storage ANNS with Product Quantization, or AiSAQ completes the move of database vectors into storage, further reducing the DRAM requirements. These three approaches are represented in the drawing below. Comparison of data base DRAM requirements for DRAM and SSD-based RAG architectures Kioxia says that this approach enabled greater scalability for RAG workflows and thus better accuracy in the models. The image below shows the significant reduction of DRAM required for large databases compared to the DRAM-based, and DiskANN approach and the improved query accuracy. AiSAQ reduces DRAM costs, improves speed and inference accuracy In early July Kioxia announced further improvements to its AiSAQ. This new open source release allows flexible controls that allow system architects to define the balance point between search performance and the number of vectors, which are opposing factors with the fixed capacity of SSD storage in the system. The resulting benefit enables architects of RAG systems to fine-tune the optimal balance between specific workloads and their requirements, without any hardware modifications. Kioxia's AiSAQ allows more scalable RAG AI inference systems by moving database vectors entirely into storage, thus avoiding DRAM growth with increasing database sizes.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
New Baba Vanga's July 5 Warning: How Prepared Is Japan for the Predicted ‘Great Earthquake'
People based in Japan are currently living in fear and the fear comes from the prediction, which the New Baba Vanga or the Manga artist, Ryo Tastuki had made in her book " The Future I Saw" for July 5, 2025. This horryfying forecast for Japan has caused a stir among meteorologists, earthquake experts, and the Japanese government. According to that book, there will be an earthquake along the Pacific Ocean coast, which would cause a catastrophic tsunami that might be three times as devastating as the 2011 tsunami. Earthquake Prophecy Has Social Media in Panic There is a chaos among people and also on social media that a huge tsunami world strike Japan. The prediction of a devastating calamity on that particular date caused a great deal of anxiety among people on social media and the rumors are there for a massive earthquake and tsunami. A tsunami three times larger than the 2011 one is predicted to occur. A volcanic eruption or an earthquake beneath the ocean may be the origin of the massive earthquake, which might impact coastal regions in Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and India. Baba Venga, a Japanese woman, has also reported having dreams in which she saw boiling water, bubbles, and enormous sea waves. "Scariest Predictions Ever" made by Ryo Tatsuki, Manga Artist The forecast, which has been made by New Baba Vanga is one of the most scariest predictions ever made by someone who is a manga artist and this is something, which is beyond belief and thoughts so everyone is thinking about it and getting few question and queries in their mind like Should we believe this prediction or not? this is the most common question that is coming so we need to check her past predictions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Fără ace, fără benzi! Măsoară-ți glicemia oricând cu acest ceas Glucometru Cumpără acum Undo Keeping her past predictions in mind, a horrifying earthquake forecast came true in 2011. Now, this is also a similar forecast that can not be ignored. Predictions are not for spreading fear among public but if see things with a different perspective then this is a warning in advance so that people can stay alert and take necessary precautions for that. How does the government of Japan respond? The Economic Times story claims that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan met to discuss the forecast. He claimed that although scientists are disputing the Japanese Baba Vanga's forecast, it has had a social and economic impact on Japan. Nevertheless, he added that because Japan is located on four tectonic plates, the country is always at risk of earthquakes and tsunamis. As a result, individuals should stay vigilant but rely on scientific guidance rather than hearsay. 900 Earthquakes Shake Japan's Tokara Islands In the last one week, about 900 earthquakes have shook a remote chain of islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwest Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Despite the continuous tremors on the Tokara Islands, which lie south of Kyushu, we can count it a blessing that no major damage has been reported so far. Japan's Meteorological Agency reports that Kodakarajima Island in the Tokara Islands group has seen a surge in seismic activity. While this could indicate a huge earthquake, scientists have not yet forecast a tsunami. Even though the Japanese people are urged to keep the peace, science cannot foretell that there will be a significant earthquake on July 5. What Do the Japanese Government And Experts Say? As per the reports, the government of Japan are urging people to stay calm and maintain peace and they are claiming that science is currently unable to provide the definite earthquake forecast. They are also requesting people not to believe on such predictions. Rather concentrating much on these types of predictions which has no proof, focus on the need of being ready for such calamities. Yoshihiro Murai, the governor of Miyagi Prefecture, also raise a concern about the rumors' which has a great impact on tourism industry and emphasized the importance of accurate information. "I think it is a serious issue when the spread of highly unscientific rumors on social media affects tourism," Mr. Murai stated during a press conference. Governor Murai stated that the basis of the issue is the dissemination of false information on the internet. All residents of Japan and the surrounding areas may find this to be a concerning condition, and they must take preventative measures before this catastrophe occurs. It is recommended that people remain vigilant and stay informed about the latest developments. They are advised not to focus on the rumors but keep yourself informed about the latest news. Discover everything about astrology at the Times of India , including daily horoscopes for Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius , Capricorn , Aquarius , and Pisces .
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Notorious criminal shot in leg amid ‘escape bid' in Moga
Jul 03, 2025 05:24 AM IST A notorious criminal, Daljit Singh alias Sikander, suffered a bullet injury when he opened fire at the Moga police party in a bid to escape on Wednesday. A police official investigating after an encounter with criminals in Moga on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times) Sikander and his accomplice Arun Aanda are in the custody of the Moga police in the murder of Shiv Sena leader Mangat Rai alias Manga. Manga was shot dead in Moga in March this year, and the crime was recorded on a CCTV camera installed in the residential area. The accused were arrested early this week from Himachal Pradesh, and on Wednesday, they were taken by a police team to Singhawala village in Moga for the recovery of weapons used in the crime. Superintendent of police (SP) Bal Krishan Singla told reporters that the accused took out the hidden .32-bore pistol and attacked the police party. 'Three rounds were fired, and in retaliatory police action, Sikander sustained an injury to his leg. Arun also tried to escape from the police custody, but both were overpowered after a brief encounter. They were taken to the civil hospital,' the SP said. Police said that Sikander is facing 24 criminal cases, including attempt to murder, drug peddling and the Arms Act. His accomplice Arun was involved in at least three cases under the NDPS, Excise Act, and Arms Act.
Times of Oman
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times of Oman
Manga Hokusai Manga Exhibition
Muscat: The Embassy of Japan in Muscat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, will be hosting the travelling exhibition 'Manga Hokusai Manga' which includes manga drawings by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai dating back to the 19th century. These drawings will be presented through the lens of contemporary Japanese comics, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the essence and depth of the Japanese culture and life in all its details through these drawings. The exhibition will be held at the Omani Society for Arts in Ghala from July 3 to 22, 2025, and entry is free.
