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Hands-On: Perplexity pplx-embed-v2-late — the 0.6B Model That Queries a 9B Index
Perplexity released pplx-embed-v2-late (0.6B and 9B, MIT license); the 9B scores 92.4% on MADQA.
Why it mattersThe two sizes share one embedding space, so a 9B-built index can be queried by the 0.6B model at small-model query cost.
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Moonshot in Settlement Talks Before Its IPO: A Claim Above $700 Million Dating to a Spin-Out
Two Moonshot executives are in settlement talks with shareholder Recurrent over a claim above $700 million, Reuters reports.
Why it mattersMoonshot confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO in September, the dispute has been in arbitration since 2024, and its outcome will fall within the listing's disclosure scope.
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text-to-cad Hits GitHub Weekly Chart: CAD Skills for Agents
Text-to-cad is on GitHub's weekly chart with 19,249 stars, letting coding agents generate manufacturable 3D model files.
Why it mattersAgent output extends from text and code to STEP engineering files, across 82 releases so far.
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colibri Hits GitHub Trending: Pure-C Engine Runs a 744B Model on Ordinary PCs
Colibri is trending on GitHub with 41,248 stars: a pure-C engine that streams expert weights from disk to run a 744B-parameter MoE model on ordinary PCs.
Why it mattersGLM-5.2 needs only about 9.9 GB resident, and a PC with 8 GB of RAM can start it.
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Moonshot Executives Reported in Settlement Talks With Shareholder, Claim Tops $700 Million
Moonshot executives are in settlement talks with shareholder Recurrent over a claim topping $700 million, Reuters reports.
Why it mattersMoonshot confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO in September, and this is an unresolved shareholder dispute ahead of the listing.
