Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 3/19/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 3/19/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
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i need a bot now that writes the „more“ comment automatically 😜
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I often engage also.
Haha awesome! Keeps generate data. I also engage a lot with that bot.
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Google Steps Up Its AI Game, But Is It Too Late?
Google's rolling out AI features from Gemini to enhance its search, but experts say it's playing catch-up to OpenAI's ChatGPT. While ChatGPT revolutionized AI chat, Google aims to close the gap with smarter search tools. As AI’s influence grows, Google’s trying to match up to the conversational power of ChatGPT, which has already set the bar for AI engagement. It’s a race to stay relevant, but will Google’s new features be enough?
#google #chatgpt #ai #technology
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Nvidia Dominates AI Training, But Inference Is Still Anyone’s Game
Nvidia is leading the AI training market, but the battle for inference is still wide open. While their powerful GPUs like the A100 and H100 have set the standard, other companies are catching up in the race to deliver efficient, cost-effective solutions for AI tasks in real-world applications. It’s not just about training anymore—who wins the inference game could shape the future of AI. Stay tuned!
#AI #Nvidia #technology #future
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Google and NVIDIA Supercharge AI with New Partnership
Google and NVIDIA just took their partnership to the next level at NVIDIA GTC, aiming to boost AI infrastructure, hardware, and applications. Together, they plan to transform industries like healthcare, energy, and robotics. It’s a major leap forward for tech—think faster, smarter AI solutions powering everything from medical breakthroughs to efficient energy use. Get ready for a whole new era of innovation.
#google #nvidia #ai #tech #technology
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Google's New Robot AI Masters Fine Motor Skills
Google DeepMind’s new Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER can now fold delicate origami and close zipper bags without damaging them. These AI models blend vision, language, and action to make robots more adaptable and skilled. Early tests show huge leaps in dexterity, making robots more versatile in real-world tasks. Partnering with companies like Apptronik, Google is pushing boundaries in AI development for practical use. This could change how robots work in everyday life.
#google #robotics #ai #technology
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Train XGB in the Browser: Game-Changer for Developers
In this post, learn how to build a browser-based training system for XGB using WebAssembly (WASM). With this approach, developers can now train machine learning models directly in the browser, reducing reliance on heavy server infrastructure. WASM accelerates the process, making it faster and more accessible. It’s a real leap forward for building models right on your device with minimal overhead.
#xgb #wasm #machinelearning #browsers #technology
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Revolutionizing 3D/4D Scene Creation with Zero-Shot Steering
SteerX is shaking up 3D/4D scene generation with a game-changing method: zero-shot steering. Instead of relying on complex pre-processed data, their technique uses pose-free feed-forward models and geometric rewards to boost geometric alignment—no extra training needed. This approach is a major leap forward for creating realistic scenes in real-time, offering flexibility and efficiency without sacrificing quality. Think of it like a GPS guiding you through uncharted terrain, no map required. #steerx #3dscenes #aiinnovation #technology
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AI Search is Replacing Google's ‘Ten Blue Links’
AI search is taking over, with Adobe reporting a 1,300% increase in AI search referrals for retailers during the 2024 holiday season. Users from AI search stay engaged longer and are less likely to bounce. Traditional search engines are losing their grip as AI continues to dominate, especially for shopping and research. Early missteps haven't stopped its rise—AI search is here to stay.
#ai #search #retail #2024 #technology
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STABILITY AI'S NEW TOOL BRINGS PHOTOS TO LIFE
stability ai just dropped stable virtual camera, a tool that transforms photos into smooth, 3d-like videos with customizable camera moves. it's available on hugging face, though it struggles with complex scenes and tricky textures. after past financial troubles, the company is bouncing back with fresh leadership, new partnerships, and innovations like ai-generated audio. this could shake up how we create immersive content.
#stabilityai #ai #3d #huggingface #technology
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ROBLOX'S NEW AI BUILDS 3D OBJECTS LIKE LEGO BRICKS
Roblox just dropped Cube 3D, an open-source AI that builds 3D objects by predicting shapes like a text model predicts words. Think of it like AI-powered Lego—it snaps pieces together to make game assets faster. Trained on licensed and public data, Cube 3D will soon support image inputs and work with Roblox’s AI tools for even more creative possibilities.
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FAREWELL, PHOTOSHOP? GOOGLE'S AI CAN EDIT IMAGES WITH A TEXT PROMPT
Google’s new Gemini 2.0 Flash can tweak images just by asking. Want to erase a photobomber, change the background, or remove a watermark? Done. Unlike old-school AI that needed separate tools, this model blends text and image editing into one system. It’s not flawless yet, but it’s a glimpse into a future where AI handles digital media with ease. The way we edit photos may never be the same.
#google #ai #photoediting #future #technology
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AI Agents: Buzzword or Breakthrough?
everyone’s throwing around "ai agent," but no one agrees on what it means. originally a technical term, it’s now a marketing free-for-all. openai, microsoft, and salesforce all define it differently, making it hard to know what to expect—or how to measure success. companies love the flexibility, but for users, it’s just confusion wrapped in hype. until there’s a clear definition, "ai agent" might as well mean "fancy chatbot."
#ai #artificialintelligence #marketing #hype #technology
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APPLE’S AI STRUGGLES HINT AT BIGGER PROBLEMS
Apple’s AI push isn’t going smoothly. The delayed Siri update? Bad. But the fact that Apple didn’t see it coming? Worse. This fits a pattern—like the Vision Pro launch feeling rushed. The big question: is Apple still the company that changes entire industries, or is it starting to fumble execution in a way that’s becoming the new normal?
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Nvidia’s Next-Gen AI Chips Are Game Changers
Nvidia just unveiled Blackwell Ultra and Rubin, two powerhouse chips for AI. Blackwell Ultra, coming later this year, could boost cloud revenue 50x over Hopper chips. Rubin, set for 2026, pairs a custom Vera CPU (twice as fast as Grace Blackwell’s) with a new Rubin GPU, hitting 50 petaflops for AI inference—double today’s Blackwell. These chips will supercharge AI training and deployment like never before.
#ai #gpu #cloudcomputing #hardware #technology
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GOOGLE'S $32B WIZ BET: MULTICLOUD OR BUST?
Google is dropping $32 billion to buy Wiz, a major cloud security player. The catch? Wiz built its success on working across multiple clouds, and now Google has to convince customers it won’t lock them into its own ecosystem. With Google Cloud holding just 12% of the market, this move is all about catching up to AWS and Microsoft. If Google fumbles, those big-spending security customers might start looking elsewhere.
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DISNEY'S NEXT-GEN ROBOTS JUST GOT A POWER BOOST
Nvidia and Google DeepMind's Newton is stepping in to make Disney's robots more lifelike. This physics engine helps robots move naturally, handle complex tasks, and even interact with soft objects. Think of it as the secret sauce behind more expressive, realistic animatronics. Newton plugs right into Google DeepMind’s robotic tools, making development smoother. A sneak peek at one of these robots is in the article—definitely worth a look!
#nvidia #googledeepmind #robotics #disney #technology
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HOW FIREFLY PULLED OFF A PERFECT MOON LANDING
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander just crushed its lunar mission. As part of NASA’s CLPS program, it drilled into the Moon’s surface, tested a space vacuum cleaner, proved GPS works up there, and sent daily images home. Every mission goal? Nailed. This makes Blue Ghost the first fully successful commercial lunar landing—setting the bar high for future missions. Curious how they pulled it off? Here’s the full story.
#space #nasa #moon #innovation #technology
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PEBBLE SMARTWATCHES ARE BACK—WITH A TWIST
The original Pebble creator is bringing back the legendary smartwatch. Core Devices will drop two models: Core 2 Duo (July, $149) sticks to the classic e-paper look and 30-day battery, while Core Time 2 (December, $225) adds a touchscreen. Both run the newly open-sourced Pebble OS. It’s like a retro comeback with a modern AI boost—think of it as your old Pebble, but smarter.
#pebble #smartwatch #wearables #opensource #technology
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OPENAI'S FIRST STARGATE SITE TO HOUSE 400,000 NVIDIA CHIPS
OpenAI is building a massive new site that’ll hold up to 400,000 Nvidia chips. By mid-2026, the construction will be finished, with the facility capable of using 1.2 gigawatts of power. That’s enough to power around 1 million homes! This project signals a giant leap in AI computing capacity, paving the way for breakthroughs in AI applications. Get ready for a game-changer in the world of tech.
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XRP surges after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says SEC is dropping its lawsuit against the company
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Wednesday that the SEC is no longer pursuing its appeal in the case against the payments company.
XRP surged after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is no longer pursuing its appeal in the case against the payments company.
The price of XRP was last higher by nearly 14% at $2.57.
"It's been almost four years and about three months since the SEC originally sued us, certainly a painful journey in lots of ways," Garlinghouse said at the Digital Assets Summit in New York on Wednesday morning. "I really deeply believed that we were going to be on the right side of the law and on the right side of history."
#Ai will soon be used massively in mainstream medias, that's I think for sure!
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Tencent profit surges 90% as it touts AI revenue boost and ramps up spending
Tencent on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter beat on top and bottom line driven by a surge in gaming and advertising revenue.
Tencent on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter beat on top and bottom line driven by a surge in gaming and advertising revenue.
The company also notched a ramp-up in capital expenditure, which more than tripled in 2024, as it presses ahead with boosting its focus on artificial intelligence amid intense competition from Chinese rivals like Alibaba. Tencent touted a hike in AI-related revenue in areas such as cloud computing and advertising.
Here's how Tencent did in the fourth quarter of 2024 versus Refinitiv estimates:
Revenue: 172.4 billion Chinese yuan ($23.9 billion), versus 168.9 billion yuan expected.
Profit attributable to equity holders of the company: 51.3 billion yuan, compared with 46.03 billion yuan expected.
Revenue rose 11% year-on-year while profit was up 90% versus the same period in 2023.
Tencent is known as one of the world's biggest gaming firms. Domestic games revenue in China rose 23% year-on-year to 33.2 billion yuan in the fourth quarter. Tencent said this hike was due to a low base in the prior year's period, as well as growth in some of its hit games, including Honour of Kings and Peacekeeper Elite.
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Meta's potential exit from Delaware had governor worried enough to call special weekend meetings
As Delaware lawmakers debate a bill that could dramatically alter the state's corporate law, Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have a lot at stake in the outcome.
After news broke on the last day of January that Meta might follow Elon Musk's lead in exiting Delaware to incorporate in another state, Democratic Gov. Matt Meyer sprung into action.
Delaware has long been the dominant state for U.S. companies to incorporate due to its flexible corporate code and expert judiciary. More than 20% of the state's tax revenue, amounting to more than $1 billion a year, has historically come from corporate franchise fees, so state lawmakers can ill afford to preside over a mass exodus, or what's been dubbed a "DExit."
On Saturday, Feb. 1, a day after The Wall Street Journal published its story on Meta considering a Delaware departure, Meyer, who was brand new to the job, convened an online meeting with attorneys from law firms that have represented Meta, Musk, Tesla and others in shareholder disputes in the state, according to public records obtained by CNBC. Other attendees included members of the Delaware legislature.
The purpose of the meeting was to have a "Discussion re: Corporate Franchise," one memo said.
The following day, records show, Meyer invited a second group to meet with him and new Secretary of State Charuni Patibanda-Sanchez. That invitation went to Kate Kelly, Meta's corporate secretary, and to Dan Sachs, the company's senior national director of state and local policy.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrives to attend the opening ceremony of Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (SPIL)’s Tan Ke Plant site in Taichung, Taiwan Jan. 16, 2025.
Software developers and investors are closely watching the company's new chips to see if they offer enough additional performance and efficiency to convince the company's biggest end customers — cloud companies including Microsoft, Google and Amazon — to continue spending billions of dollars to build data centers based around Nvidia chips.
"This last year is where almost the entire world got involved. The computational requirement, the scaling law of AI, is more resilient, and in fact, is hyper-accelerated," Huang said.
Tuesday's announcements are also a test of Nvidia's new annual release cadence. The company is striving to announce new chip families on an every-year basis. Before the AI boom, Nvidia released new chip architectures every other year.
Nvidia expects to start shipping systems on its next-generation GPU family in the second half of 2026.
The system has two main components: a CPU, called Vera, and a new GPU design, called Rubin. It's named after astronomer Vera Rubin.
Vera is Nvidia's first custom CPU design, the company said, and it's based on a core design they've named Olympus.
Previously when it needed CPUs, Nvidia used an off-the-shelf design from Arm. Companies that have developed custom Arm core designs, such as Qualcomm and Apple, say that they can be more tailored and unlock better performance.
The custom Vera design will be twice as fast as the CPU used in last year's Grace Blackwell chips, the company said.
Nvidia says that means that cloud providers can use Blackwell Ultra to offer a premium AI service for time-sensitive applications, allowing them to make as much as 50 times the revenue from the new chips as the Hopper generation, which shipped in 2023.
Blackwell Ultra will come in a version with two paired to an Nvidia Arm CPU, called GB300, and a version with just the GPU, called B300. It will also come in versions with eight GPUs in a single server blade and a rack version with 72 Blackwell chips.
The top four cloud companies have deployed three times the number of Blackwell chips as Hopper chips, Nvidia said.
Microsoft announces new HR executive, company veteran Amy Coleman
Microsoft's incoming chief people officer, Amy Coleman, led the development of Microsoft's human resources response to Covid and its hybrid work approach.
Microsoft said Wednesday that company veteran Amy Coleman will become its new executive vice president chief people officer, replacing Kathleen Hogan, who has held the position for the past decade.
Hogan will remain an executive vice president but move to a newly established Office of Strategy and Transformation, which is an expansion of the office of the CEO. She will join Microsoft's group of top executives, reporting directly to CEO Satya Nadella.
Coleman is stepping into a major role, given that Microsoft is among the largest employers in the U.S., with 228,000 total employees as of June 2024. She has worked at the company for more than 25 years over two stints, having first joined as a compensation manager in 1996.
Coleman had been Microsoft's corporate vice president for human resources and corporate functions for the past four years. In that role, she was responsible for 200 HR workers and led the development of Microsoft's hybrid work approach, as well as the HR aspect of the company's Covid response, according to her LinkedIn profile.
The development comes as the SEC moves quickly to reverse much of the damage in the crypto industry left by the previous administration. Last month, the agency ended its enforcement case against Coinbase; closed its investigations into Robinhood's crypto unit, Uniswap, Gemini and Consensys with no enforcement action; scaled back its crypto enforcement unit; and clarified that meme coins are not securities.
This week, the newly formed SEC crypto task force will kick off a roundtable series focused on defining the security status of digital assets.
XRP was created by the founders of Ripple in 2012. It is the native token of the open source XRP Ledger, which Ripple uses in its cross-border payments business, about 95% of which takes place outside the U.S. Ripple is the largest holder of XRP coins.
Google, Apple hit with EU antitrust actions under cloud of Trump tariff threats
EU regulators are taking steps to rein in Google and Apple on antitrust charges, even as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit the bloc with tariffs.
European Union regulators are taking steps to rein in Google and Apple on antitrust charges, even as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit the bloc with tariffs for alleged "overseas extortion" of America's tech giants.
The European Commission, which is the executive body of the EU, said Wednesday that it found Google parent company Alphabet in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — a landmark law aimed at tackling tech competition issues — with its Search and Google Play products.
The bloc accused Google Search of treating Alphabet's own services more favorably compared to rival ones — a practice known as "self-preferencing," which is not permitted under the DMA.
Nvidia CEO: Humanoid Robot Revolution Closer Than You Think
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from seeing wide use in manufacturing facilities.
Huang on Tuesday gave a keynote address in front of a packed hockey stadium during the nearly $3 trillion company's annual developer conference in San Jose, California.
Huang unveiled software tools that he said would help humanoid robots navigate the world more easily.
Speaking to a group of journalists after the speech, Huang was asked what signs would show that AI had become ubiquitous.
Among other answers, Huang said it may be "when, literally, humanoid robots are wandering around, which is not five years away. This is not five-years-away problem, this is a few-years-away problem."
BofA CEO: Economic Growth 'Better Than People Think'
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Wednesday despite recent surveys showing consumer confidence eroding, Americans are continuing to spend, the U.S. economy is strong, and growth will be solid, albeit slower, this year.
Although surveys indicate the public is increasingly worried about inflation and tariffs, Moynihan told CNBC, consumers are still spending fairly abundantly. However, most of their purchases are shifting from goods and into services.
“We’re in this classic moment where the consumer is saying, ‘I’m getting more pessimistic,’ in some of the surveys,” Moynihan said in the “Squawk Box” interview.
“But if you actually look what they’re doing day to day, they continue to spend, which means the economy ought to be holding up better than people think.”
Armed Standoff Outside CIA Headquarters Ends
The Washington Post reports an hourslong standoff between police and the man involved ended with the suspect being taken into custody. There is no indication if the man or any of the responding police officers were injured.
Law enforcement units had swarmed the area surrounding CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, after a man approached the main gate and began making threats, according to the Express.
ABC first reported the man was making threats at the gate, prompting an immediate law enforcement response.
Fairfax County had posted about a related road closure, calling the situation a "barricade incident." The county Special Operations Division had units on the scene.
Brothers, Roommate of Laken Riley's Killer to be Deported
Two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards, federal authorities say.
Two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards, federal authorities say.
Jose Ibarra, 27, was convicted in November of murder and other crimes in Riley's killing and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint over immigration.
The annual growth rate for domestic games accelerated in the December quarter, compared with the previous three-month period.
International games revenue jumped 15% year-on-year to 16 billion. Over the past few years, Tencent has stepped up efforts overseas with games like PUBG Mobile, as the domestic games market slowed amid macroeconomic and regulatory headwinds.
Tencent's marketing services — or its advertising business — grew 17% year-on-year to 35 billion yuan in the fourth quarter. Tencent runs WeChat, China's biggest messaging app with more than 1.38 billion monthly active users. The company has been working on monetizing those users through different advertising products such as video and search.
reincorporate outside of the state.
As CNBC previously reported, authors of SB 21 included Richards, Layton & Finger, a corporate defense firm that counts Musk and Tesla as clients. It was co-written by Delaware Law School professor Lawrence Hamermesh, as well as Chandler, the ex-chancellor, and former Delaware Supreme Court Justice Leo Strine.
Strine works for Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz, which is representing Zuckerberg in a separate matter tied to the company's involvement in the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal. In 2019, Meta agreed to pay a $5 billion fine to settle related charges with the Federal Trade Commission.
Late last week, the state Senate voted to pass an amended version of SB 21. If Delaware's House of Representatives follows suit, in a vote expected as soon as Thursday, the bill would head to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
That could remove a major overhang for Zuckerberg and Meta.
Meta has been the subject of "books and records" investigations in Delaware in recent months, according to two people directly involved in the matter who asked not to be named in order to discuss nonpublic investigations. Under current law, shareholders behind those probes could file cases alleging that Zuckerberg or other Meta directors caused billions of dollars in damages, according to the people and Delaware records viewed by CNBC.
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