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Apple adds USB-C, but cuts features in new $79 Apple Pencil

Apple today announced a new Apple Pencil that offers USB-C and a lower price. But this isn’t an upgraded version of the Apple Pencil. This version lacks some of the advanced features found on the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, forcing … Continue reading

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Made by Google News: Qualcomm Partners with Google, Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2 Specs

Qualcomm and Google partner on a RISC-V Snapdragon wearable platform. Also, the Pixel 8 Pro, which brings generative AI-enhanced image editing, and the Google Pixel Watch 2 are now available in many countries.

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Prove Identity nabs $40M at a “unicorn status” valuation to expand in mobile-based authentication tech

Prove Identity, the smartphone-based identity verification startup that originally made its name years ago as Payfone before rebranding in 2020, has raised $40 million. According to the company, the funding is coming in at a “unicorn status” valuation which would … Continue reading

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U.S. curbs export of more AI chips, including Nvidia H800, to China

The U.S. government says the new rules are intended to close loopholes that popped up after last year’s restrictions on AI chip exports went into effect.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook makes surprise visit to China as iPhone 15 gets off to a challenging start

Apple is facing a series of challenges in China, including tepid demand for the new iPhone 15 range and rising competition from a resurgent Huawei.

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AI gave tech giants a $2.4 trillion boost to their market caps in 2023

Accel said in a report the share price values of big tech firms such as Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Nvidia rose by an average of 36% year over year.

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Google boss: AI too important not to get right

Artificial intelligence has the potential for “huge breakthroughs” across industries, Matt Brittin says.

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An Overview of IBM Data Governance Solutions

IBM offers a comprehensive suite of governance solutions that cover automation, policy management, GRC and more. See if any of these tools will benefit your company’s governance strategy.

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Hoxton Ventures shoots for the big time, luring Bryan Gartner from Khosla Ventures

Everyone more or less agrees that 2023 is going to be effectively written off in VC-land, as the feeding frenzy of the last few years leaves everyone exhausted, valuations flattened or crashed, and exit market remain more or less closed. … Continue reading

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Nirvana nabs $57M to make AI inroads into commercial trucking insurance

Nirvana Insurance — an insurance startup taking a new approach to insurance products for commercial fleets using artificial intelligence, telematics, internet-of-things technology and 15 billion miles of trucking data to calculate risk models — is taking on something else: new … Continue reading

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