Monthly Archives: September 2024

China seeks a homegrown alternative to Nvidia — these are some of the companies to watch

Some of China’s giants inclduing Huawei, Alibaba and Baidu are among those trying to create alternative semiconductor tech to Nvidia.

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Amazon will host its Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 8 and 9

Amazon said today that it will host its Prime Day-like sales event, “Prime Big Deals Day,” on October 8-9. For the last two years, the ecommerce company has scheduled its fall event in October and has continued that tradition this … Continue reading

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Bluesky now has 10 million users

Social network Bluesky said Monday that it now has more than 10 million users on the platform. This is largely thanks to the rapid growth of the network in the past few weeks after Elon Musk-owned X was shuttered in Brazil. … Continue reading

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The Trumps Have Gone Full Crypto With World Liberty Financial

After coming out in favor of crypto, the Trump family is launching a venture of its own. You’ll just have to wait for the details.

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Donald Trump Rolls Out World Liberty Financial, A New Crypto Venture

In a livestream, Mr. Trump formally introduced World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture led by a pair of digital currency enthusiasts with little experience running high-profile businesses.

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Russian state media networks banned by Facebook owner

Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny in Western countries.

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Slack is turning into an AI agent hub. Should it?

The head of Slack, Denise Dresser, tells TechCrunch she is shifting the business chat platform into a “work operating system,” specifically by making Slack a hub for AI applications from Salesforce, Adobe, and Anthropic. The company’s CEO sees Slack as … Continue reading

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Intel moves to spin out foundry business, inks AI chip deal with AWS

Intel has announced a key customer win and changes to its foundry business as the beleaguered chipmaker looks to execute a turnaround. Intel is taking steps to transition its chip foundry division, Intel Foundry, to an independent subsidiary, Intel CEO … Continue reading

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Tech’s emissions may be way higher than disclosed due to ‘creative accounting’ of carbon

Accounting for the emissions of a global tech empire is not a simple task, and what industry standards we do have for disclosure may allow tech companies to systematically understate their carbon footprint. A Guardian report compares official declarations of … Continue reading

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UK’s privacy watchdog takes credit for rise of ‘consent or pay’

The U.K.’s data protection watchdog claims a crackdown on websites that don’t ask for consent from visitors to track and profile their activity for ad targeting is bearing fruit. However it’s admitted some of the changes driven by the intervention … Continue reading

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