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Inference Radar·2026-W25·Jun 18 — Jun 24, 2026·17 min read

Qualcomm Swallows Modular As Inference Splinters

This week, the same pressure showed up everywhere: long context, low-bit serving, tool-use latency, and hardware fragmentation. Cloud engines, local runtimes, and mobile frameworks all moved toward the same answer: tighter memory control, backend-specific kernels, and fewer abstractions between model and device.

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