{"slug":"deepseek-deepinfer","label":"DeepSeek DeepInfer","item_count":12,"day_count":3,"source_count":3,"first_seen":"2026-10-18T06:06:18+00:00","last_updated":"2026-10-21T09:34:00+00:00","via_scout":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-21T10:12:57.617465+00:00","sources":["latent_space","search_cn_open_weight_labs","search_llm_ops_news"],"days":[{"date":"2026-10-18","items":[{"title":"New Co-Design Framework Speeds Up LLM Inference on Mixed Hardware by Taming Memory Bottlenecks","url":"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxOdm1kSExLR1hxSXpsdTVpSmtTTnVlQkdNRjhRZHUwR1pxU3ZyYkxxSUZINk95N1d5Z1lxSmpBS3ZWbHVmRWp1dmY3REx5bnNYSGRTblczTUw5VFdIaER0UWM4Q2hZRTRQVDdOazZ5YmJVT3puV3p5YlZWcTB5M2hOTHIwYWxzcGM2a2gwY0c2VmZSRTZzSnY1SUIwb0V3T01XbDBwaFZYUWpNbXFhRFlnc0QxSHhIMGIteDJJ?oc=5","source":"search_llm_ops_news","type":"news","summary_1line":"New Co-Design Framework Speeds Up LLM Inference on Mixed Hardware by Taming Memory Bottlenecks 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