Month: November 2024
Nvidia says its Blackwell AI chip is ‘full steam’ ahead
Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company on the back of AI chips, passing Microsoft and Apple along the way, and in today’s Q3 2025 earnings, the company suggested its record AI revenue and profits are only the beginning. While The Information recently reported that its new flagship Blackwell…
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Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial
Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against it, saying the government’s complaint includes speculative arguments and the government doesn’t plausibly argue it has monopoly power. “The court is allowed to use common sense,” countered DOJ counsel Jonathan Lasken at a hearing in New…
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Meta AI smart glasses say bonjour, hola, and ciao to Europe and new languages
Meta is doing its part to make 2025 the year of smart glasses by releasing the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses in several European countries. Soon, people in France, Italy, Ireland, and Spain will be able to buy the AI-powered wearables, and the Meta AI assistant will be able to communicate…
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AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit
SafeRent, an AI screening tool used by landlords, will no longer use AI-powered “scores” to evaluate whether someone using housing vouchers would make a good tenant. On Wednesday, US District Judge Angel Kelley issued final approval for a roughly $2.3 million settlement to prevent SafeRent from discriminating against tenants based…
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NASA wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver cargo to the moon
The agency wants Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use its Starship cargo lander to deliver a pressurized rover to the Moon “no earlier” than 2032, while Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will be tasked with delivering a lunar surface habitat no sooner than 2033. Both launches will support NASA’s Artemis missions, which…
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Reddit was down again – popular discussion platform suffered through second major outage in two days
Refresh 2024-11-21T16:10:07.365Z Success subreddit Reddit’s reversion had the desired effect and Reddit appears to be back online. Down Detector reports have dropped precipitously and we’re now able to navigate the discussion site. (Image credit: Future) 2024-11-21T16:03:03.052Z Reddit is already showing some signs of life. As of 11AM ET, it was…
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