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Drones, radars, pizza makers among finalists for Hardware of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

GeekWire

The finalists for this year’s hardware and gadget category at the GeekWire Awards run the span of aviation to anchovies. If interested in sponsoring a category or another component of the GeekWire Awards, please contact us at advertising@geekwire.com. And all of it comes with a pizza, if Picnic has its way. The Bothell, Wash.-based

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Meta turns focus to GenAI chips for better recommendations

Dataconomy

Meta has highlighted that these new chips are adept at managing both simple and complex ranking and recommendation algorithms, essential for advertising on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Meta asserts that by managing both the hardware and software components, it can outperform standard commercial GPUs in terms of efficiency. “We

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MicroSoft: Still dominating in enterprise office automation

CTOvision

Here is how Microsoft describes themselves: Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. The Company also designs and sells hardware, and delivers online advertising to the customers.

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Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs

The Verge

While the software maker has recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11 — which it’s largely sticking to — a restriction to install the OS will only be enforced when you try to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 through Windows Update. It’s a big change that means millions of PCs won’t be left behind, technically.

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Apple says it every year, but the iPhone 13 cameras do seem much improved

The Verge

As ever, the question will be what Apple is able to wring out of its hardware with image processing and software. Again, the exact sensor size hasn’t been advertised, but Apple did give the pixel size: it’s 1.9?m, Apple isn’t outgunning Android phones on hardware. lens that capture 2.2 The large 1.9?m

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Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

GeekWire

-based hardware company MTI promoted Allen Auchenpaugh to CEO , from VP of global services. — Rob Wilk , previously global head of advertising at Microsoft, joined Snapchat parent company Snap. Bill pay software startup Doxo hired Michael Smith as vice president of provider payment services. Inman Breaux.

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Microsoft says Windows 11’s File Explorer ads were ‘not intended to be published externally’

The Verge

The software maker added a large banner ad to the Windows 10 File Explorer in 2017 , promoting subscription options for its OneDrive cloud storage service. Sadly, Microsoft isn’t alone in advertising its own services in its operating system or apps. This isn’t the first time Microsoft has placed ads inside File Explorer, either.

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