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Nvidia unveils its A100 AI chip with 54B transistors and 5 petaflops of performance, about 20 times more than the previous-generation Volta — Nvidia unwrapped its Nvidia A100 artificial intelligence chip today, and CEO Jensen Huang called it the ultimate instrument for advancing AI.
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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
As tech giants introduce new work from home guidelines, employees are considering moving away from Silicon Valley and companies contemplate adjusting salaries — Sachin Dhar thought he and his fiancée had a great deal paying $2,650 per month for a one-bedroom rental in South San Francisco …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says it will acquire Metaswitch Networks, a provider of virtualized network software whose customers include telecom companies like BT and Sprint — - The announcement comes less than a month after Microsoft closed the acquisition of another company focused on the telecommunications market, Affirmed Networks.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple acquires California-based VR startup NextVR; a report in April said the deal is valued at around $100M — - NextVR provides virtual-reality sports content to headsets — Apple developing virtual reality, augmented reality headsets — Apple Inc. confirmed it acquired NextVR …
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| Bloomberg: |
Dara Khosrowshahi, who completed 41 transactions with a total value of $12.7B as Expedia's CEO, is following the same playbook at Uber of buying competitors — In nearly three years at the helm of Uber Technologies Inc., Dara Khosrowshahi has focused mostly on cutting costs.| Celia Wan / The Block: |
Reddit is beta testing Community Points, to reward users for contributing content to subreddits r/Cryptocurrency and r/FortniteBR with two Ethereum-based tokens — Reddit, the popular online forum, is beta testing two Ethereum-based tokens for users to earn rewards for contributing content, The Block has learned.| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
A coalition of 20 children and consumer groups says TikTok has flouted an agreement it made with the FTC to protect the privacy of children — Twenty consumer groups said the video app had failed to make some changes it agreed to carry out last year to settle federal charges.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Mobile marketing startup AppLovin will acquire game developer Machine Zone; Sensor Tower says Machine Zone has made $5B with 310M+ downloads to date — AppLovin will acquire Machine Zone, the maker of Game of War: Fire Age and Mobile Strike, as it doubles down on mobile games.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sony says it has developed the world's first image sensors with built-in AI, which would give “intelligent vision” to cameras for retail and industrial uses — - Turning the chip into a tiny computer, company touts privacy — Benefits for factory automation and retail footfall analysis
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| Claire Downs / ELLE: |
OnlyFans had a 75% increase in signups in April, with 150,000 signups a day, as digital sex work becomes a more mainstream source of revenue during the pandemic — Ansel Elgort, Blac Chyna, and Caroline Calloway have all popped up on the adults-only platform. But what about the actual professionals?
Tweets: @eiffeltyler, @chaykak, @eternalrique, @miri_kane, @taylorlorenz, @scottnover, @ellemagazine, and @katykelleher
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Huawei is releasing “New Editions” of its old phones, using a loophole that phones released before 2019 US restrictions can still have Google apps — If new phones can't ship with Google apps, how about small upgrades to 2019 phones? — Huawei is still struggling to cope … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
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| Washington Post: |
Sources say the USPS has launched a review of its package delivery contracts with companies like Amazon, amid Trump's growing power over the service — Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman will leave before new agency head Louis DeJoy takes the helm
Tweets: @jacobbogage and @jdawsey1
| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
DigitalOcean raises $50M Series C at a $1.15B valuation led by Access Industries, after announcing a $320M debt financing round in February — DigitalOcean, which describes itself as “the cloud for developing modern apps,” announced today that it has raised a $50 million Series C at a valuation of $1.15 billion.Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
In an open letter, Brian Huseman, Amazon's VP of public policy, calls for the establishment of a federal price gouging law amid coronavirus scams — - In a blog post Wednesday, Brian Huseman, Amazon's vice president of public policy, called for the establishment of a federal price gouging law.
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| Joe Maring / Android Central: |
Report: Google's Pixel division has lost Marc Levoy, the engineer leading the camera division, and GM Mario Queiroz over the past year, as sales disappoint — The general manager for the Pixel division is also gone. — What you need to know — According to The Information, Marc Levoy and Mario Queiroz have both left Google.
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Tweets: @jasonhowell, @amir, @andyboxall, @laurengoode, @andrewmartonik, and @backlon
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitch announces an eight-person Safety Advisory Council with both online experts and Twitch creators, guiding decision making around new policies and products — Amazon-owned game streaming site Twitch announced today the formation of a new group that will guide decision-making around …
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| Bijan Stephen / The Verge: |
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
From August, Chrome will start blocking ads that consume 4MB of network data, 15 seconds of CPU usage in any 30 second period, or 60 seconds of total CPU usage — Google today announced that Chrome will start blocking resource-heavy ads. The company ads that mine cryptocurrency …
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