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How Nvidia became a trillion-dollar company

CIO Business Intelligence

Investor exuberance waned later that week, dropping the chip designer out of the trillion-dollar club in short order, just as former members Meta and Tesla had fallen before it, but it was soon back in the club, and in mid-June, investment bank Morgan Stanley forecast Nvidia’s value could continue to rise another 15% before the year is out.

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The Astro City Mini is an awesome blast through Sega’s arcade past

The Verge

The Mini hardware is chunky and solid, with Sega’s typical attention to detail. You can even buy a $39.99 “style kit” that includes a customizable marquee, a little stool, and a riser with a coin slot so that it can be used as a money bank. The Astro City Mini is no different. There are a couple of quirks, however.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Analog computing The most common paradigm for computation has been digital hardware built of transistors that have two states: on and off. The fascination in the idea comes from the observation that AI models don’t need the same kind of precision as, say, bank ledgers. Only you know when that moment might be for your tech stack.

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From weed zappers to robot baristas: Vote for GeekWire Awards Hardware/Gadget of the Year

GeekWire

Finalists for Hardware/Gadget of the Year in the GeekWire Awards, clockwise from upper left: Carbon Robotics, RipeLocker, Glowforge, and Brinc Drones, and center, Artly. Submit your votes here or below and keep scrolling for descriptions of each finalist for Hardware/Gadget of the Year.

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Elon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors

The Verge

The sighting caused a bit of a stir among Tesla watchers, given Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s well-established disdain for the laser sensors commonly used by autonomous vehicle companies to create 3D maps of their environment. This is why Tesla is banking on cameras as the key piece of hardware for autonomous vehicles. you’ll see.”.

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One month with the Surface Duo: What it’s really like to use Microsoft’s dual-screen Android device

GeekWire

It’s a beautiful piece of hardware, and a novel take on mobile computing. So I pre-ordered one, banking on Microsoft’s liberal 60-day return policy if it isn’t a match. Hardware: This is a sleek, high-quality device. But it’s a very promising device. Microsoft Photo). There are some user-interface quirks.

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Mario Foster to become Al Ghurair Group group CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

Before joining Al Ghurair Group, he worked for Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group based in Dubai for seven years leading the digital charter of the organization by exploring the business potential of new technologies such as RPA, AI, IoT, 3D printing and others. What was your first job in the IT industry? Explain your career path.

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