New open-source math model Light-R1-32B surpasses equivalent DeepSeek performance with only $1000 in training costs

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Alibaba’s new open source model QwQ-32B matches DeepSeek-R1 with way smaller compute requirements
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Jurassic-era trees have grown in Tasmania for millions of years. Now they face their biggest threat: fire
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