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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the Tether AI team has released a new version of QVAC Fabric, which integrates the cross-platform BitNet LoRA framework, enabling the training and inference of billion-parameter large models on consumer-grade GPUs and smartphones.The new version of QVAC Fabric LLM has achieved cross-platform operation of BitNet LoRA fine-tuning and inference on AMD, Intel, Apple Metal, and mobile GPUs for the first time. On flagship devices, GPU inference speed is improved by 2 to 11 times compared to CPU, and memory usage is reduced by up to 90% compared to full precision models. The Tether team has completed fine-tuning of models with up to 3.8 billion parameters on flagship smartphones such as Pixel 9, S25, and iPhone 16, and has achieved fine-tuning of models with up to 13 billion parameters on the iPhone 16. The related code has been open-sourced to GitHub.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, U.S. prosecutors stated regarding the bail conditions that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will use a flip phone or other "non-smartphone" to ensure he cannot access the internet during his bail period. His phone capabilities will be limited to voice calls and text messages. Additionally, SBF is prohibited from using a virtual private network (VPN) on his phone, but he is allowed to use a laptop, provided he logs in through a VPN, and can only access two types of websites: those deemed necessary for preparing his defense by his lawyers; and other websites that the U.S. believes do not pose a risk. The 23 websites allowed for personal use include various news sites, Netflix, Doordash, Uber Eats, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League.Documents show that SBF's parents are also required to submit sworn statements listing the serial numbers and MAC addresses of their iPhone, Apple laptop, and desktop iMac. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Techcrunch, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko stated at Disrupt 2022 that the mobile market has matured to the point where any team can quickly build devices with minor modifications to Android, enabling a Web3 experience. The Web3 smartphone Saga will allow content creators and platforms to enable digital ownership for organizations and users, rather than handing over the 30% tax imposed by Apple and Google on app sales.It is reported that in June, Solana Labs announced the development of the Web3 smartphone Saga and established a $10 million ecosystem fund. In August, Saga launched a development test version DVT-1 pre-sale event, which will provide 3,500 DVT-1 test phones to developers looking to learn about Saga and SMS in the third quarter. (Techcrunch)