Procyon
noun
Pro·cy·on
ˈprō-sē-ˌän 
ˈprä-,
-ən
: the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor
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Microsoft claims that the NPU inside the Snapdragon X Elite is nearly two times faster at AI acceleration tasks than Apple’s M3 Neural Engine on the cross-platform Procyon AI Computer Vision benchmark.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Then sweep clockwise to Procyon, the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebaran and down to Rigel, Orion’s bright, blue-white foot.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 May 2024
Then sweep clockwise to Procyon, the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebaran and down to Rigel, Orion’s bright, blue-white foot.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Procyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Procyon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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