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Micron Slides 5% as Google’s AI Memory Algorithm Sparks Fresh Fears Across the Semiconductor Sector

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU | MU Price Prediction) stock is falling 5% in early trading on Monday, trading around $339 after opening at $357.22. That move extends a rough stretch: MU stock has fallen ...
TechCrunch

Google unveils TurboQuant, a new AI memory compression algorithm — and yes, the internet is calling it ‘Pied Piper’

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...
Wired

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...
The Next Web

Google’s new compression algorithm cut memory stocks within hours of publication

Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were falling. Micron dropped 3 per cent, Western Digital lost 4.7 per cent ...
DIGITIMES

Memory stocks rattled by TurboQuant, but demand outlook holds

Google Research's TurboQuant memory-compression algorithm has raised concerns that demand for AI-related memory could weaken, ...