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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
The cloud is everywhere, and has been for over two decades, yet many small businesses continue to run their businesses with in-house software. This is often time-consuming, expensive, and tedious to manage.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Nvidia said Sunday it is acquiring chipmaker Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion. Arm will operate as an division of Nvidia and will remain headquartered in the UK, and, will “continue to operate its open-licensing model, while maintaining its global customer neutrality,” the company said. But the deal is still likely to face intense regulatory scrutiny.
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TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, SoftBank and Nvidia are nearing a deal for the graphics giant to acquire ARM for $40 billion in a cash and stock transaction. SoftBank acquired Arm for around $31 billion in 2016, and in recent months has been looking to offload.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Hey can I get those TPS reports.ah sorry will come back later when you’re not trapped in a giant insect | Cluvens. Since I am The Verge ’s resident “weird animal stories” expert (see: murder hornets and the story of eagle vs. drone ) of course my colleague suggested I would want to look into this gaming chair that is made to look like a giant scorpion.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Venture Beast
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Nvidia confirmed that it is acquiring processor architecture firm Arm from Softbank for $40 billion. The deal confirms weeks of speculation. Read More.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Influencers, brace yourselves: Instagram may be considering charging a fee to add links to photo captions, a patent application suggests. Mike Murphy discovered it as part of his (fascinating!) weekly roundup of tech patents over at Protocol. The patent application, which Instagram parent company Facebook first submitted back in 2016, shows a pop-up appearing when the user adds a URL to a caption, asking if the user wants to pay $2 to make the link live.
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The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Staples is once again discounting Apple’s AirPods Pro earbuds to $200 , knocking $50 off the usual retail price from now until September 19th. The retail chain held a similar weeklong promotion in August, but inventory sold out within a day. Because this is the lowest price the earbuds have seen, this deal will likely sell out quickly.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
As emergency responders in Oregon struggle to contain a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across the state, local police have been fighting to contain a torrent of bogus rumors spreading online. Throughout Thursday and Friday, tens of thousands of users shared posts blaming extremists on both sides of the aisle (but… Read more.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Heavy smoke obscures the Fremont Bridge on September 12 in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images. Facebook will remove from its platform false claims that the wildfires in Oregon were deliberately started by certain groups, according to policy communications director Andy Stone. The decision is consistent with Facebook’s efforts “to remove content that could lead to imminent harm,” Stone said on Twitter Saturday, adding that the platform was taking the action following confirmat
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
According to a damning report by Public Citizen, Amazon is being accused of excessive price gouging during the global pandemic. As more people pivoted to online shopping amidst stay-at-home mandates, Amazon's revenue soared -- but apparently so did some of its prices.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Apple’s first big fall event is happening on Tuesday, September 15th, but it may be much different than previous September events. Let’s address the elephant in the room up front: it doesn’t seem like there will be new iPhones. Typically, Apple’s September events mark the arrival of Apple’s latest and greatest smartphones, but you shouldn’t expect to see them on Tuesday, according to The Verge ’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and other well-connected journalists.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently hired David Legates, a climate change denier who’s previously maintained that the sun is to blame for global warming and that the ocean’s rising CO2 levels are fine because it means we get bigger crabs , for a top position at the agency. Meanwhile, millions… Read more.
Venture Beast
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Not sure what to expect when iOS 14 releases, or what you and your team should be doing to prepare? This guide will help game studios prepare. Read More.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Although the majority of orcas ignore boats at sea , there are a few in northern Spain that are apparently interested in ramming into them, setting off a string of questions and a bit of apprehension. Read more.
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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Allegedly confidential documents have been leaked by Twitter user CyberPunkCat that seem to offer details on changes to Zen 3 that will come with the Ryzen 4000 desktop series, code named "Vermeer.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Lily James in Rebecca | Netflix. OK so I got out of my rerun rut and binged Away on Netflix over Labor Day and. I really wanted to like it! The acting was so good, and it looked beautiful, but the script just strained credibility at every turn. It got off to a promising start with an incident aboard the spacecraft that makes the rest of the crew question whether first-time commander Emma Green (Hilary Swank) is really up to the long haul mission of guiding them to Mars.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Not all films getting released in theaters in these times are doing so with the enthusiastic support of their creators. Read more.
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
With a little help from his family and company, Jensen Huang cooked up the A100 GPU in his oven and pulled the RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 from various cupboards only a couple months later.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. It looks like Twitter may finally, at long last, be allowing users to edit their tweets. Users began noticing it Sunday afternoon: If you delete a tweet reply, then try to reply again, the “deleted” text reappears, allowing you to fix any mistakes and re-send it. The Verge’s Tom Warren demonstrated how it works: Twitter seems to be testing a neat way to edit tweets.
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Sony describes the event as “one more look at some of the great games coming to PS5 at launch (and beyond!)” and says it will “weight in at around 40 minutes, and feature updates on the latest titles.” The stream will be available on Twitch and YouTube this Wednesday, September.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Warner Bros. continues to make interesting decisions around the release and distribution of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet , this time breaking the generally agreed-upon norms of how box office profits are reported. Apparently, other studios in the business are not happy. Read more.
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Gearbox has confirmed updated graphics and local split-screen support are coming to Borderlands 3, while also noting that new premium content is in the works, adding an additional skill tree to the game.
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GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 6, 2020. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. Weird Seattle retailer Archie McPhee hit with even weirder PayPal problem, foiling Tardigrade sales.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Candyman , the horror remake helmed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set for a release October 16th. In yet another covid delay, it’s being pushed back to an as-of-yet unknown date in 2021. Read more.
Database Star
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
In this guide, you’ll learn all about the ROW_NUMBER function in SQL Server. What is the SQL ROW_NUMBER Function? The ROW_NUMBER function in SQL Server is a function that adds a unique incrementing number to each row of your results.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that every Batman prequel will feature Bruce Wayne eventually. But it usually doesn’t occur like this. Read more.
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Venture Beast
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
A single change in policy can transform the trajectory of your organization or even your industry as a whole. It's critical to be involved. Read More.
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
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GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
(Bigstock Photo). Microsoft will not acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations after ByteDance rejected the company’s offer. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant was seen as a front-runner to acquire TikTok after President Trump set a mid-September deadline for reaching an agreement to continue TikTok’s U.S. operations. In a statement, Microsoft said its plan to acquire TikTik would have been good for the app’s users while meeting “the highest standards” for security and priv
Gizmodo
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
If you saw a new popup message when you opened Facebook recently, don’t worry: It’s not a hoax. In a bid to make up for, eh, letting the Russians run rampant on its platform before the last presidential election, Facebook has launched a poll worker recruitment drive this weekend. Read more.
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