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Even Nvidia's own research teams can't get enough GPUs
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (674+ words) Most of these AI models run on Nvidia GPUs, the sophisticated and expensive AI chips (at over $30, 000 a pop) that power their training and output. But across the industry, access to those chips remains a bottleneck. Open AI president Greg…...
Sony raises Play Station price another $100, second price hike in under a year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (418+ words) The price of a Play Station is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console. Citing "continued pressures in the global economic landscape," the…...
The Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield
1+ week, 6+ day ago (521+ words) Drones are transforming warfare, and the Army is taking a page out of e-commerce to keep up, creating an online store to get the latest technology into the hands of warfighters faster. On Tuesday, the service unveiled its Unmanned Aircraft…...
AI chips are getting too expensive'and too power-hungry. This startup just raised $50 M to change that.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (500+ words) Normal Computing has raised $50 million in a round led by Samsung Catalyst as the startup pursues a two-pronged bet on the future of AI hardware: using AI to help semiconductor companies design chips more efficiently, while also developing a new…...
Intel and Toyota made perfectly logical decisions. That's exactly how they killed their best brands
2+ week, 6+ day ago (532+ words) David Placek is the founder of Lexicon, the leading brand language consultancy. Over four decades, Lexicon has created some of the world's most iconic brand names like'Blackberry, SONOS, Lucid, Swiffer, Azure, Outback and hundreds more. The company has two leading…...
Apple's $599 Mac Book Neo is a 'shock to the entire market'and PC makers are 'taking it very seriously'
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (473+ words) Apple's abrupt entry into the lower-cost laptop market with the Mac Book Neo has the entire PC industry on alert, according to the CFO of one of the biggest players." The $599 Neo, announced last week, comes in at about half…...
Apple goes down market in its 'big week' of product rollouts with i Phone model that's $200 cheaper than the base
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (949+ words) Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a "big week" of product announcements has seen the introduction of a new budget-friendly i Phone trim, an entry-level Mac Book tier, updated i Pad Air models, refreshed monitors and higher-end chipsets. All of which…...
Exclusive: Flux, backed by 8 VC, raises $37 million to vibe code electronics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (633+ words) In 2018, Matthias Wagner was leading a 100-person Burning Man camp called Hotel California." 8 VC partner Francisco Gimenez remembers it well'not just because it was the first time he met Wagner, but because of what Wagner had built. "Matthias was the…...
Despite the constant "job apocalypse" warnings, computer science graduates are actually on track to earn $81, 000 right out of college
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (629+ words) With warnings of a white-collar "jobpocalypse" growing louder, the outlook for Gen Z college graduates can seem bleak. Among aspiring tech workers in particular, the anxiety has been especially intense. Coding tasks once left to junior developers can now be…...
Why Pennsylvania sits at the center of the big data-center power problem
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (801+ words) The rapid growth of data centers that support artificial intelligence is reshaping how electricity systems operate across the United States. Pennsylvania is emerging as a key location in this shift, particularly around Pittsburgh. Access to existing infrastructure " such as repurposed…...