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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia unveils Blackwell Ultra, a family of AI chips shipping in 2025, and Vera Rubin, its next-gen chip featuring Nvidia's first custom CPU, slated for H2 2026 — Nvidia announced new chips for building and deploying artificial intelligence models at its annual GTC conference on Tuesday.
More: Network World, eWeek, Reuters, The Information, Associated Press, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, Quartz, New York Post, Patently Apple, The Times, CNN, TechCrunch, Proactive, NVIDIA Technical Blog, and The Keyword
Threads: @firstadopter. X: @nvidianewsroom, @marcochiappetta, @beth_kindig, @ryanshrout, @stockmktnewz, and @aschilling
Forums: r/hardware, r/NVDA_Stock, and Slashdot
| Tobias Mann / The Register: |
Nvidia updates the DGX Station, begins taking reservations for the DGX Spark box, formerly Project Digits, and unveils the RTX PRO workstation and server GPUs — GTC After a Hopper hiatus, Nvidia's DGX Station returns, now armed with an all-new desktop-tuned Grace-Blackwell Ultra Superchip capable …
More: Nvidia Newsroom, Nvidia Newsroom, Tom's Hardware, PCMag, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Windows Central, VentureBeat, CNBC, Engadget, Blockchain.News, HotHardware, Maginative, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, NVIDIA Technical Blog, BGR, The Verge, TechRadar, NVIDIA, Arm Newsroom, NVIDIA, HPCwire, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, and Synopsys
X: @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @scobleizer, @google, @ruijie_zheng12, @parada_car88104, @box, @scobleizer, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidiaaidev, @nvidiaaidev, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidiaaidev, @nvidiaaidev, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidiaaidev, @vitrupo, @nvidiaaidev, @kimmonismus, @nvidiaaidev, @iancutress, @thehumanoidhub, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, @theaustinlyons, @theaustinlyons, @nvidiarobotics, @drjimfan, @nvidiarobotics, @benbajarin, @theaustinlyons, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @synopsys, @maxwinebach, @benbajarin, @theaustinlyons, @maxwinebach, @ryanshrout, @iancutress, @iancutress, @iancutress, @iancutress, @iancutress, @satyanadella, @iancutress, @kwekuoa, @googledeepmind, @levie, @pytorch, @sundarpichai, @benbajarin, @iancutress, @nvidiaaidev, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @iancutress, and @benbajarin
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/GeForceNOW
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
Nvidia announces Dynamo, an “operating system of the AI factory” that it says can boost token output by 30x per GPU when running DeepSeek-R1 on a large cluster — Nvidia launched Blackwell Ultra, which aims to boost training and test time inference, as the GPU giant makes the case …
| CNBC: |
More: The Verge, Nvidia Newsroom, PCMag, GM News, NVIDIA Technical Blog, NVIDIA Technical Blog, TechCrunch, NVIDIA, ASSEMBLY, Benzinga, Silicon Valley Business …, UPI, The Detroit News, Quartz, Reuters, Maginative, Watcher Guru, VentureBeat, NVIDIA, Wall Street Pit, TipRanks Financial, and InsideEVs
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
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More: Axios, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Constellation Research, Forbes, Bloomberg, Mercury News, Constellation Research, Mashable, Analytics India Magazine, Techstrong.ai, Business Insider, ServeTheHome, and Quartz
Threads: @yannlecun. X: @benbajarin, @iancutress, @iancutress, @jeffmcleod, @iancutress, @engadget, @iancutress, @theaustinlyons, @theaustinlyons, @iancutress, @engadget, @engadget, @iancutress, @iancutress, @iancutress, and @iancutress. Forums: r/singularity
| The Verge: |
Alphabet acquires NYC-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32B cash, its largest acquisition yet, pending approval; antitrust fears stalled a $23B deal in 2024 — The acquisition is Alphabet's biggest yet, after a $23 billion takeover attempt stalled last year.
More: Google Cloud Blog, Wiz Blog, Reuters, Bloomberg, Tech Monitor, TechCrunch, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, New York Times, Semafor, Business Insider, Hackread, Dallas Express, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, Forbes, PitchBook, Financial Times, Fast Company, SC Media, TechRadar, Neowin, UPI, The Economic Times, Infosecurity, Security Boulevard, Pocketables, Washington Technology, Analytics India Magazine, CNBC, Newser, CRN, Crunchbase News, CTech, TechCrunch, TipRanks Financial, CTech, Jerusalem Post, Channel NewsAsia, The Information, Reuters, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, en.ain.ua, CSO, Patently Apple, Verdict, Barron's Online, Proactive, TechCrunch, The Cyber Express, StrictlyVC, CRN, The Times, Silicon Valley Business …, Capital Brief, Ynetnews, The Verge, Investor's Business Daily, CTech, TipRanks Financial, Tech in Asia, Financial Express, Benzinga, PYMNTS.com, Moneycontrol, and Wall Street Journal
Bluesky: @swiftonsecurity.com, @quinnypig.com, @anildash.com, @shmick.bsky.to, @quinnypig.com, and @brijsingh
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to, @harrymccracken@mastodon …, and @mttaggart@infosec.exchange. Threads: @alexheath
X: @wiz_io, @probyshandilya, @ekmokaya, @jasonlk, @deedydas, @danprimack, @julianklymochko, @ingridlunden, @alexia, @alexia, @thomasortk, @jasonlk, @brexhq, @jumpforjoyce, @alexrkonrad, @ourielohayon, @ivanlevingston, @danielnewmanuv, @arashmassoudi, @marktluszcz, @wiz_io, @romangold, @sequoia, @googlecloud, @pitdesi, @philvenables, @royalhansen, @altcap, @danprimack, @teddiew, @sundarpichai, @eastdakota, @laurenthomas, @shomikghosh21, @frantzfries, @katie_roof, @vxunderground, @benfritz, and @rekdt
LinkedIn: Dan Glass, Aubrey Chambers, Teddie Wardi, Andy Price, James Berthoty, Pramod Gosavi, Sid Trivedi, and Frank McGovern
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
More: Reuters, Sequoia Capital, and MediaPost
X: @dougleone, @dougleone, @dougleone, @dougleone, @katie_roof, @dougleone, and @dougleone
| Andrew Martin / Bloomberg: |
More: The Information, Alphabet, GeekWire, Help Net Security, Australian Financial Review, CNBC, Business Standard, Cyber Security News, DeviceSecurity.io, Proactive, Reuters, CRN, The Futurum Group, WebProNews, CSO, SC Media, The Cyber Express, Livemint, Axios, Barron's Online, MediaPost, Benzinga, Jewish News, The Motley Fool, and The Wrap. X: @danprimack
| New York Times: |
Trump fires the two Democratic members of the FTC, threatening the independence of the regulator in a decision that is likely to face a legal challenge — The decision to fire the two Democratic members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge.
More: Reuters, TechCrunch, The Guardian, CyberScoop, The Verge, Engadget, The Information, Axios, Associated Press, The Wrap, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Newsweek, and Politico
Bluesky: @repdangoldman, @justinlevitt, @makenakelly, and @karlbode.com
X: @bedoyaftc, @afergusonftc, @irvingswisher, @viacristiano, @bedoyaftc, @adamkovac, @adamkovac, @ewwilkins, @justinbrookman, @leehepner, @leehepner, @leehepner, @natpurser, @openmarkets, @helaineolen, @davidbmcgarry, @swiftstories, @joshwright1977, @corinne_podger, @nhegde, and @mmcassella
Forums: r/fednews, r/politics, and r/politics
| Financial Times: |
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged civil servants in charge of the $42B rural broadband program to increase the project's use of Starlink — Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser's satellite connection for rural households| New York Times: |
More: emptywheel, StateScoop, PCMag, Jalopnik, Vanity Fair, New Republic, The Verge, WinBuzzer, The Guardian, and Political Wire
Bluesky: @malwarejake, @waldo.net, @isaacdovere, @newsjennifer, @karlbode.com, @karlbode.com, @clancyny, @waldo.net, @clancyny, @brewedflames, @dansinker.com, @democracydied, @maddow.msnbc.com, @stephenjudkins, @bobbyallyn, @yasharali, @davidoatkins, @paleofuture, @thorbenson, and @bcmerchant
Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon … and @HoustonDog@mastodon.world
X: @maggienyt, @maggienyt, @silvermanjacob, @maggienyt, @isaacdovere, @sundaedivine, and @serobinsonjr
Forums: r/somethingiswrong2024, r/economicCollapse, r/centrist, and r/politics
| Financial Times: |
Sources: investors valued X at $44B in a secondary deal earlier this month; X posted ~$1.2B in adjusted EBITDA in 2024 and is raising $2B in a primary round — Social media site was valued at less than $10bn in September — Social media site X's valuation has soared back to $44bn … | David Pierce / The Verge: |
Eric Migicovsky unveils two Pebble smartwatches running its open-source OS, the $149 Core 2 Duo shipping July 2025 and $225 Core Time 2 shipping December 2025 — Pebble's creator now runs a company called Core Devices, and it's getting ready to sell two new watches soon.
More: Eric Migicovsky's Blog, BGR, OSnews, Wired, Gizmodo, How-To Geek, Pocket-lint, Phandroid, The Shortcut, Android Police, Engadget, Droid Life, 9to5Mac, SammyGuru, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, TechRadar, AppleInsider, SlashGear, and Bloomberg
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/Android, and Slashdot
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts new Search and Android health care features, including medical records APIs, and plans to release open AI models for drug discovery called TxGemma — Google on Tuesday announced new products and features aimed at healthcare use cases, including improved overviews in Google Search …
More: The Keyword, Mercury News, Android Police, Search Engine Journal, 9to5Google, CNBC, The Keyword, ZDNET, Digital Trends, and TechCrunch
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's Llama models have been downloaded 1B times since their 2023 debut, up from 650M downloads in early December 2024 — In a brief message Tuesday morning on Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads.
More: Tech Newsday, Meta, Maginative, Thurrott, Social Media Today, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, and Analytics India Magazine
Threads: @zuck, @szed_ar, @sebastianraschka, @chriscox, and @yannlecun
X: @jonathanross321, @_akhaliq, @reach_vb, @nvidiaaidev, @xlr8harder, @clementdelangue, @emollick, @metanewsroom, @ahmad_al_dahle, @aiatmeta, and @andymstone
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and Slashdot
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google updates its Gemini chatbot, adding Canvas, a space for users to create, refine, and share writing and coding projects, and Audio Overview from NotebookLM — They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Google seems to agree. — On Tuesday, the company added a feature …
More: The Keyword, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, The Verge, TestingCatalog, Ubergizmo, WinBuzzer, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, SiliconANGLE, Droid Life, AndroidGuys, and ZDNET
| Rajesh Pandey / Android Police: |
Ahead of the Pixel 9a's rumored March 19 debut, a YouTuber posts a video of the alleged phone, showing a flat rear panel, minimal camera bump, and large bezels — - Detailed Pixel 9a unboxing and hands-on videos have been published on YouTube. — One YouTuber has put the phone through its paces …
More: Sahil Karoul on YouTube, Chrome Unboxed, and HotHardware
| Bloomberg.com: |
Community Notes, on X and now rolling out on Meta's services, fall short of stopping misinformation; removing rewards for posting misinformation would help more — The crowdsourced fact-checking system, which Meta adopted from X, is falling well short of stopping the spread of misinformation.| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: the man Rippling has accused of feeding stolen customer and employee info to Deel is Keith O'Brien, a global payroll-compliance manager in Dublin — Rippling manager allegedly fed stolen customer and employee information to company's rival — Keith O'Brien used to appear … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Oracle is weighing a TikTok proposal that would have it provide security assurances and take a small stake while leaving the algorithm in Chinese hands — - Plan emerges as deadline nears for deal to save TikTok in US — Oracle would offer security guarantee if China keeps algorithm
More: The Information, New York Post, PYMNTS.com, Motley Fool, Digital Music News, TipRanks Financial, and The Information. LinkedIn: Brody Ford
| Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
Crossmint, which helps developers add crypto functionality to their code, raised $23.6M, including a seed and a Series A led by Ribbit Capital — Plenty of young people launch startups, but Rodri Fernández Touza may be the first to jump into crypto from a monastery.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
AI coding assistant startup Graphite, now used by tens of thousands of staff at 500+ companies, raised an Accel-led $52M Series B; its revenue grew 20x in 2024 — AI coding assistants are becoming wildly popular, with the vast majority of respondents in GitHub's latest poll saying that they've adopted AI tools in some form.
More: SiliconANGLE and Graphite blog
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Adobe debuts an agent orchestrator with 10 initial Experience Agents for its Adobe Experience customer data management and marketing suite, to rival Salesforce — Adobe Inc. is taking aim at its rival Salesforce Inc. in the customer experience department with the launch of a new tool …
More: ZDNET, Unite.AI, Reuters, CIO.com, and diginomica
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