SoftBank to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere in $6.5B all-cash deal

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

SoftBank Group announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a chip designer founded by former Intel executive Renee James, through a $6.5 billion all-cash deal as a strategic move to broaden its investment in AI infrastructure. Ampere will be operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank after the deal, which is expected to […]
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Next-Gen AI: Latest Microsoft and NVIDIA Collaboration is a ‘Significant Leap Forward’

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

With NVIDIA’s GTC 2025 event in full swing, the company’s partnership with Microsoft is in the spotlight for some AI-focused announcements, including integrating Blackwell with Azure.

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How a $6M bet on Wiz turned into a massive 200x return for one early backer

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

Wiz’s $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for the cybersecurity startup’s early-stage investors. The deal is a big win for Sequoia, one of the best-known VC firms, which stands to make $3 billion, about 25x the money it invested in the company, Bloomberg reported. Despite substantial returns for Sequoia’s […]
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SoftBank to acquire chip designer Ampere in $6.5 billion deal

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

SoftBank Group said Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup that designed an Arm-based server chip, for $6.5 billion.

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OpenAI’s o1-pro is the company’s most expensive AI model yet

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI has launched a more powerful version of its o1 “reasoning” AI model, o1-pro, in its developer API. According to OpenAI, o1-pro uses more computing than o1 to provide “consistently better responses.” Currently, it’s only available to select developers — those who’ve spent at least $5 on OpenAI API services — and it’s pricey. Very […]
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TechRepublic EXCLUSIVE: New Ransomware Attacks are Getting More Personal as Hackers ‘Apply Psychological Pressure”

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

Ransomware attackers know where your kids go to school and they want you to know it, according to professional negotiators at Sygnia.

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X users treating Grok like a fact-checker spark concerns over misinformation

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

Some users on X are turning to Grok for fact-checking, raising concerns among fact-checkers.
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Sequoia shutters D.C. office, lets go of policy team

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

Sequoia will shutter its D.C. office as well as part ways with the policy team there at the end of March, TechCrunch has confirmed. The news comes — and is somewhat in contrast — with the other prominent VC firms in Silicon Valley strengthening their ties with Capitol Hill and the new Trump administration. Andreessen […]
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New World’s Smallest Supercomputer: Pre-Order NVIDIA’s DGX Spark Today

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

NVIDIA is touting its personal AI supercomputers that CEO Jensen Huang calls a “new class of computers.”

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Scam Alert: FBI ‘Increasingly Seeing’ Malware Distributed In Document Converters

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.

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