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Next-gen GPUs look big and hungry, and that's bad news

TechSpot

Both kopite7kimi and Greymon55, established leakers in their own rights, seem to be in agreement that some of Nvidia's upcoming Lovelace GPUs will land somewhere north of the 400W range. These figures would presumably be for the top models of the RTX 4000 series, built on AD102 silicon, successors to.

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Junior Geek of the Month: Luna Abadia turned her climate change fears into action and solutions

GeekWire

As a child growing up in Portland, Ore., Luna Abadia was always curious about the nature around her. She carried a journal with her that she called her “book of questions” and filled it with observations of her world. What happens when we sneeze? She wrote. Why is my dog’s nose wet? She’s not sure if she ever answered all of her questions, but it instilled in her an interest in science and etymology.

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Thanks to the Rickroll, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ hits 1 billion YouTube plays

The Verge

Photo by Bernd Muller/Redferns. The official video for Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” has surpassed 1 billion plays on YouTube. The song became a lasting part of internet culture thanks to the Rickroll meme and reached the impressive milestone a couple days ago. Astley took to the video’s comments to share his gratitude, saying “amazing, crazy, wonderful!

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Satya Nadella’s biggest success as Microsoft CEO; Inside GeekWire’s Great Race; Number of the Week

GeekWire

Satya Nadella at Microsoft Ignite 2016, two years into his tenure as Microsoft CEO and a few months after announcing the company’s acquisition of LinkedIn. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota). When Microsoft announced its acquisition of LinkedIn for more than $26 billion five years ago , there was lots of skepticism, and for good reason. After all, Microsoft was a company known for taking huge write-downs when its biggest acquisitions (aQuantive, Nokia, etc.) failed to live up to expectat

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

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.

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Aqua Security: 97% unaware of crucial cloud native security principles

Venture Beast

This finding indicates the difficulty and complexity of understanding key cloud native security risks, along with how to counteract them. Read More.

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Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

GeekWire

The Wyze Cam Outdoor from Wyze Labs. (Wyze Photo). Smart-home device maker Wyze Labs has raised $110 million in new funding, GeekWire learned on Friday, boosting the Kirkland, Wash.-based company’s plans to improve its existing line of products and launch even more. Wyze has launched more than 30 products, including everything from security cameras to robot vacuums to thermostats, and many of those products came during a flurry of activity over the past year or so. “We are doubling d

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Samsung is raising chip fabrication prices to finance new foundries

TechSpot

Last quarter, Samsung invested KRW 12.5 trillion ($10.9 billion USD) in their foundry division. Ben Suh, a representative of the company, told investors that "foundry investments focused on capacity expansions for advanced processes such as 5-nanometer EUV to respond to customer demand.

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AI vendors must offer more solutions for niche use cases

Venture Beast

Generic AI models can't deliver the kind of accuracy we need for widespread adoption. We need more tailored solutions. Read More.

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Knights of Sidonia Animated Feature Film Headed to Theaters

Gizmodo

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie was a huge box office hit for the entertainment company and streaming service Funimation. Riding high on the success of that, the company is set to release another animated film, Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars , based on the manga from Tsutomu Nihei. Read more.

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What gaming can teach the movie industry about fan engagement

Venture Beast

Gamification will prove to be the lever for the movie industry’s adoption of blockchain, further cementing the bond between film and gaming. Read More.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Telegram’s group video calls can now have up to 1,000 viewers

The Verge

Image: Telegram. Telegram has announced the latest new features and improvements making their way to the popular messaging app. Video is the focus this time around. After launching group video calls last month , those sessions are now able to tally up to 1,000 viewers. The maximum number of people able to participate and broadcast to the video call remains at 30, but you can have quite the audience now for “anything from online lectures to live rap battles,” according to the company.

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ManageEngine: 8 out of 10 IT experts reported an increase in cloud use during pandemic

Venture Beast

Security, reliability, and price were the top three drivers behind organizational decisions to adopt new technologies. Read More.

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Google pairs Stadia Controller and Chromecast as $100 ‘play and watch’ bundle

The Verge

Image: Google. Google has recently been selling a combo-package of the Stadia Controller and 2020 Chromecast as a limited-time promotion. But as spotted by 9to5Google , the company has now made the pair a permanent bundle that it’s calling the “play and watch” package. For $99.99, you get both the controller and streaming dongle. That’s a savings of $19 compared to buying both products separately.

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Invisibly wants to pay you for your data

Venture Beast

Invisibly calls for a "data dividend," which lets users collect points by giving Invisibly access to their web usage. Read More.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Latest IDC numbers reiterate Apple’s dominance of tablet market

The Verge

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Earlier this week during Apple’s earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said that the iPad had experienced its most successful June quarter in nearly a decade. And now IDC is out with its latest worldwide shipment figures that underline Apple’s commanding lead over the tablet competition. After refreshing the iPad Air in 2020 and launching an upgraded iPad Pro earlier this year, Apple is next expected to update the iPad Mini.

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Google Fi Purportedly Isn’t Letting Subscribers Call Poison Control for Some Weird Reason

Gizmodo

Considering the amount of poisonous substances in this world, which can range from mundane things like nail polish to unlikely things like house plants, it’s pretty important to be able to call Poison Control if you’re exposed to something potentially toxic. Unfortunately, if you’re a Google Fi user, that might not be… Read more.

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K-pop’s fandom platforms are changing what it means to be an idol

The Verge

Illustration by Ari Liloan for The Verge. Digital fan clubs are turning into single-purpose social networks. Fandom has changed a lot since I was a kid. As a tween, I had no hope of getting in touch with celebrities I adored like Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. Now, I’ve not only spoken with some of my celebrity favorites on social media, but I’ve even fought with a few.

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Official Trailer for Brand New Cherry Flavor Series Hits the Internet

Gizmodo

Netflix dropped the official trailer for the supernatural horror limited series Brand New Cherry Flavor which premieres on the streamer August 13. The show is inspired by a novel of the same name by Todd Grimson and stars Rosa Salazar ( Alita: Battle Angel ), Manny Jacinto ( The Good Place ) , Catherine Keener ( Get Out ),… Read more.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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A starter pack of Nanoleaf’s stunning canvas panels is $50 off at Costco today

The Verge

Nanoleaf’s canvas light panels are easy to set up and can display more than 16 million colors. | Image: Nanoleaf. If you like your lighting to be on the adventurous side, rest assured that Nanoleaf’s canvas light panels aren’t made to be subtle. The touch-sensitive squares are flashy and versatile, with the ability to display more than 16 million colors and a modular design that lets you place them in a variety of patterns.

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Jaws Musical Bruce Set to Hit the Seattle Stage Next Year

Gizmodo

Bruce is the new musical from the Seattle Repertory Theater based on Jaws ’ screenwriter Carl Gottlieb’s memoir The Jaws Log. Read more.

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Linen Is the Hot New Fabric of the Summer/Eternity

Gizmodo

Designer Jemma Swatek, who created the brand Lykke Wullf, went to college for environmental studies but later pivoted to fashion design. Now, though, she finds herself considering her environment constantly while making clothes. Read more.

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Tomb Raider's Alicia Vikander Has an Update About the Movie Sequel

Gizmodo

Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander opens up about the status of Tomb Raider 2. Read more.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.