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  • Nvidia’s keynote at GTC held some surprises
    Monday's keynote was, in a way, a return to the company's original mission. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... Read more »
  • LACERA decreases venture capital allocation range, but experts say it doesn’t signal a trend
    The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital at a March 13 meeting. The board of investments voted to decrease its allocation range to venture capital and growth equity from between 15% and 30% of the pension system’s private equity portfolio,... Read more »
  • Mintlify says customer GitHub tokens exposed in data breach
    Documentation startup Mintlify says dozens of customers had GitHub tokens exposed in a data breach at the start of the month and publicly disclosed last week. Mintlify helps developers create documentation for their software and source code by requesting access and tapping directly into the customer’s GitHub source code repositories.... Read more »
  • Nvidia launches NIM to make it smoother to deploy AI models into production
    At its GTC conference, Nvidia today announced Nvidia NIM, a new software platform designed to streamline the deployment of custom and pre-trained AI models into production environments. NIM takes the software work Nvidia has done around inferencing and optimizing models and makes it easily accessible by combining a given model... Read more »
  • Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T
    It’s tough to argue with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang when he notes, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today.” The humanoid form factor is one of the most hotly contested topics in the world of robotics at the... Read more »
  • TechCrunch Space: $paceX
    Welcome back to TechCrunch Space. This is an uncommonly SpaceX-heavy issue. Apologies (or you're welcome). © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.... Read more »
  • X users are still complaining about arbitrary shadowbanning
    Users of Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) continue complaining the platform is engaging in shadowbanning — aka restricting the visibility of posts by applying a “temporary” label to accounts that can limit the reach/visibility of content — without providing clarity over why it’s imposed the sanctions. Running a search on... Read more »
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  • EPA Bans Chrysotile Asbestos
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks... Read more »
  • Nvidia Reveals Blackwell B200 GPU, the 'World's Most Powerful Chip' For AI
    Sean Hollister reports via The Verge: Nvidia's must-have H100 AI chip made it a multitrillion-dollar company, one that may be worth more than Alphabet and Amazon, and competitors have been fighting to catch up. But perhaps Nvidia is about to extend its lead -- with the new Blackwell B200 GPU... Read more »
  • Hertz CEO Resigns After Blowing Big Gamble On EVs
    Press2ToContinue quotes a report from the Gateway Pundit: Stephen Scherr, chief executive officer of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and a member of its board of directors, will step down on March 31, following the car rental company's largest quarterly loss since 2020 after a risky bet on electric vehicles. According... Read more »
  • Indiana Becomes 9th State To Make CS a High School Graduation Requirement
    Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Last October, tech-backed nonprofit Code.org publicly called out Indiana in its 2023 State of Computer Science Education report, advising the Hoosier state it needed to heed Code.org's new policy recommendation and "adopt a graduation requirement for all high school students in computer science." Having already... Read more »
  • BitTorrent Is No Longer the 'King' of Upstream Internet Traffic
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Back in 2004, in the pre-Web 2.0 era, research indicated that BitTorrent was responsible for an impressive 35% of all Internet traffic. At the time, file-sharing via peer-to-peer networks was the main traffic driver as no other services consumed large amounts of... Read more »
  • Cisco Completes $28 Billion Acquisition of Splunk
    Cisco on Monday completed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk, a powerhouse in data analysis, security and observability tools. The deal was first announced in September 2023. SecurityWeek reports: Cisco plans to leverage Splunk's AI, security and observability capabilities complement Cisco's solution portfolio. Cisco says the transaction is expected to... Read more »
  • Sony Reportedly Pauses PSVR 2 Production Due To Low Sales
    According to Bloomberg, Sony has paused production of its PlayStation VR 2 virtual reality headset, as sales have "slowed progressively" since its February 2023 launch. Road to VR reports: Citing people familiar with the company's plans, Sony has produced "well over 2 million units" since launch, noting that stocks of... Read more »
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  • NVIDIA's 'cuLitho' Computational Lithography Adopted By TSMC and Synopsys For Production Use
    Last year, NVIDIA introduced its cuLitho software library, which promises to speed up photomask development by up to 40 times. Today, NVIDIA announced a partnership with TSMC and Synopsys to implement its computational lithography platform for production use, and use the company's next-generation Blackwell GPUs for AI and HPC applications. The... Read more »
  • NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture and B200/B100 Accelerators Announced: Going Bigger With Smaller Data
    Already solidly in the driver’s seat of the generative AI accelerator market at this time, NVIDIA has long made it clear that the company isn’t about to slow down and check out the view. Instead, NVIDIA intends to continue iterating along its multi-generational product roadmap for GPUs and accelerators, to... Read more »
  • The NVIDIA GTC 2024 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 1:00pm PT/20:00 UTC)
    We're here in sunny San Jose California for the return of an event that's been a long-time coming: NVIDIA's in-person GTC. The Spring 2024 event, NVIDIA's marquee event for the year, promises to be a big one for NVIDIA, as the company is due to deliver updates on its all-important... Read more »
  • StarTech Unveils 15-in-1 Thunderbolt 4/USB4 Dock with Quad Display Support
    StarTech.com has introduced its latest Thunderbolt 4/USB4 docking station, which has a plethora of ports and supports four display outputs. This makes it suitable for 4Kp60 quad-monitor setups often used for professional applications. The Thunderbolt 4 Quad Display Docking Station can also deliver up to 98W of power to the... Read more »
  • Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: A Cheaper Chip For Premium Phones
    With the launch of their flagship Snapdragon 8 SoC firmly behind them now, Qualcomm this morning is turning their collective head towards the premium market with the launch of another new Snapdragon 8 family SoC, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. The first of Qualcomm’s ‘s’-subseries of down-market parts to be... Read more »
  • BIOSTAR Debuts Barebones A620MS mATX Motherboard For Ryzen 7000 Processors
    BIOSTAR has launched its AM5-based A620MS motherboard today, bringing a new low-end option for PC users on a budget. Though BIOSTAR has not disclosed what MSRP it the A620MS motherboard will carry, the specifications of the board make it clear that it targets the lowest-end segment of the market, though... Read more »
  • First DNA Data Storage Specification Released: First Step Towards Commercialization
    The DNA Data Storage Alliance introduced its inaugural specifications for DNA-based data storage this week. This specification outlines a method for encoding essential information within a DNA data archive, crucial for developing and commercializing an interoperable storage ecosystem. DNA data storage uses short strings of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) called oligonucleotides (oligos)... Read more »
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  • Apple Announces New MacBook Air Lineup with M3 Chip
    In November 2023, Apple unveiled the M3 chip in new versions of the 24-inch iMac and MacBook Pro, causing speculation about when other Mac models would be updated to match. If you’ve been longing for a MacBook Air with an M3 chip, your wait is over. (And we expect Apple... Read more »
  • Use iOS 17’s Check In Feature to Reduce Worry
    We’ve all had a friend or family member say, “Text me when you get home,” because they want the peace of mind from knowing you arrived safely. But what if something goes wrong—or you forget—so they never receive that text? They’ll be worried and won’t know where you are, if... Read more »
  • Use This Hidden Setting to Stop Triggering Caps Lock Accidentally
    There’s little more annoying than accidentally touching the Caps Lock key while typing and having your text suddenly TURN INTO CAPITAL LETTERS, which we all know is seen as shouting. Unless you have some reason to type in capital letters regularly, you can prevent this mistake by disabling the Caps... Read more »
  • You Can Now Have Zoom Meetings on an Apple TV
    When Apple introduced tvOS 17 last September, an eagerly awaited feature was its support for FaceTime calls, using Continuity Camera on an iPhone or iPad to equip an Apple TV with the necessary camera and microphone. FaceTime on the Apple TV requires a second-generation Apple TV 4K or later and... Read more »
  • Use iOS 17.3’s Stolen Device Protection to Reduce Harm from iPhone Passcode Thefts
    Last year, a series of articles by Wall Street Journal reporters Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen highlighted a troubling form of crime targeting iPhone users. A thief would discover the victim’s iPhone passcode, swipe the iPhone, and run. With just the passcode, the thief could quickly change the victim’s Apple... Read more »
  • Annoyed by Inline Predictive Text Suggestions? Here’s How to Turn Them Off
    In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence.... Read more »
  • Concerned by the Privacy or Results of Google Search? Try These Other Search Engines
    Google is big. Google Search generated $225 billion in revenue in 2022, thanks in part to being the default search engine on all Apple devices. To retain that position—and continue to reap the ad revenue that it generates—Google pays Apple about $18 billion every year. Along with Apple, Google pays... Read more »
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  • NVIDIA Unveils Powerful Blackwell GPU Architecture For Next-Gen AI Workloads At GTC
    Some people have claimed that AI is a fad, or a flash in the pan. It's easy to understand the perspective; the hype around the explosion of generative AI feels similar to the hype around previous fads, like 3D TVs or the metaverse. AI isn't a fad, though. It is... Read more »
  • Apple CarPlay Shifts Into High Gear For 2024, New AirPods Inbound Too
    After giving up on the idea of making an entire car, Apple now appears to be focused on making sure they still get a piece of the automotive market with CarPlay in 2024. According the Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple is currently working on an updated version of CarPlay that the... Read more »
  • Major Apex Legends Tournament Thrown Into Chaos By Hackers
    Over the weekend, the hero shooter game Apex Legends, made by EA and Respawn Entertainment, held a tournament that was reportedly compromised by hackers. Multiple players' systems were breached, and game cheats such as X-ray vision and aimbots were installed. How exactly this happened is unclear at this time, but... Read more »
  • Score A GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB For Under $700 While You Still Can
    GPU pricing holds a special place in the hearts of gamers, for better or for worse. After the tumultuous years past of the GPU shortages, any discounts on modern GPUs is a sight for sore eyes. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has had its share of controversies, but it is... Read more »
  • A Spectacular Solar Eclipse Is Coming, Here’s How To Protect Your Eyes
    On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will darken parts of North America. For those wishing to view the celestial event with their own eyes, it is important to understand what makes a pair of solar eclipse glasses safe for staring at the giant fireball, and to be on... Read more »
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Aims To Bring AI To More Affordable Premium Phones
    Qualcomm today introduced a cheaper version of its flagship mobile silicon, which it's calling the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. The idea is to offer "the most sought-after 8 series capabilities" to a wider range of premium Android smartphones. That specifically includes on-device generative AI features with support for large language... Read more »
  • ASUS ROG NUC Breaks Cover Packing A Mean Punch And Premium Price Tag
    ASUS has begun selling a variant of its new ROG NUC compact mini PC configured with an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H CPU (Meteor Lake) and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU in mobile form, for an eye-watering €2,500 ($2,700). For those who HAVE to own one, a European electronics seller... Read more »
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  • Microsoft confirms standalone Office 2024 is coming to Windows and Mac later this year
    Microsoft plans to roll out a new one-time purchase edition of Office for Windows and macOS throughout 2024 – the productivity suite's first significant update since Office 2021 launched alongside Windows 11. Office LTSC will cost 10 percent more while the consumer edition maintains its current price.Read Entire Article... Read more »
  • If you teach a chatbot how to read ASCII art, it will teach you how to make a bomb
    University researchers have developed a way to "jailbreak" large language models like Chat-GPT using old-school ASCII art. The technique, aptly named "ArtPrompt," involves crafting an ASCII art "mask" for a word and then cleverly using the mask to coax the chatbot into providing a response it shouldn't.Read Entire Article... Read more »
  • Apple reveals AI model that can interpret photos and count objects
    Apple researchers have developed MM1, a new approach for training large language models (LLMs) that incorporate both textual and visual information. MM1 is part of a family of multimodal models that includes up to 30 billion parameters, utilizing a dataset comprising image-caption pairs, interleaved image-text documents, and text-only data, according...Read... Read more »
  • New PlayStation 5 Pro leaks reveal multiple architectural improvements
    Last week, internal Sony documents revealed that the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro sports improved ray tracing performance and a new upscaling technology. More information surfaced this week, providing a clearer picture of the console's specs. While the PS5's GPU has undergone a full-architecture hardware refresh, PlayStation 5's main computing chip...Read... Read more »
  • Sony pauses PlayStation VR2 production as excess inventory piles up
    The second-generation PlayStation VR launched in February 2023 to what seemed like a warm enough reception. Sony later said the PSVR 2 had outperformed the original during launch by eight percent, notching 600,000 unit sales in the first six weeks on the market.Read Entire Article... Read more »
  • BitTorrent dethroned as the main source of internet's upstream traffic
    While internet traffic continues to grow at an accelerated pace, BitTorrent has seemingly ceased to contribute a substantial portion of upstream data sources. Canadian network intelligence company Sandvine recently released its latest report on "internet phenomena," highlighting significant changes in the network traffic market.Read Entire Article... Read more »
  • NES Hub is an accessory for the mysterious Nintendo expansion port
    NES Hub will support four player wireless connectivity (that's also functional when wired controllers are in use), and will enable the use of SNES controllers with an "inexpensive" add-on. The modder is also experimenting with Famicom peripheral support, and said the device will also introduce "audio expansion" that works exactly...Read... Read more »