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| Tobias Mann / The Register: |
Nvidia updates the DGX Station, begins taking reservations for the DGX Spark box, formerly Project Digits, and unveils the RTX PRO workstation and server GPUs — GTC After a Hopper hiatus, Nvidia's DGX Station returns, now armed with an all-new desktop-tuned Grace-Blackwell Ultra Superchip capable …
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Forums: r/gadgets, r/hardware, r/GeForceNOW, and r/LocalLLaMA
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia unveils Blackwell Ultra, a family of AI chips shipping in H2 2025, and Vera Rubin, its next-gen chip with Nvidia's first custom CPU, slated for H2 2026 — Nvidia announced new chips for building and deploying artificial intelligence models at its annual GTC conference on Tuesday.
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Threads: @firstadopter. X: @munster_gene, @nvidiarobotics, @kwekuoa, @munster_gene, @scobleizer, @theaustinlyons, @theaustinlyons, @nvidiaaidev, @benbajarin, @iancutress, @ryanshrout, @theaustinlyons, @drjimfan, @nvidiaaidev, @marcochiappetta, @benbajarin, @munster_gene, @kimmonismus, @benbajarin, @nvidiarobotics, @iancutress, @levie, @pytorch, @iancutress, @benbajarin, @vitrupo, @theaustinlyons, @synopsys, @googledeepmind, @parada_car88104, @nvidiaaidev, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @satyanadella, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @scobleizer, @maxwinebach, @munster_gene, @iancutress, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidiaaidev, @nvidianewsroom, @box, @nvidianewsroom, @scobleizer, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @benbajarin, @aschilling, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidiaaidev, @beth_kindig, @benbajarin, @sundarpichai, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @scobleizer, @thehumanoidhub, @nvidiaaidev, @ryanshrout, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, @maxwinebach, @stockmktnewz, @nvidianewsroom, @nvidianewsroom, and @benbajarin
Forums: r/hardware, r/NVDA_Stock, and Slashdot
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
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| New York Times: |
Trump fires the two Democratic members of the FTC, threatening the independence of the regulator in a decision that is likely to face a legal challenge — The decision to fire the two members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge.
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X: @bedoyaftc, @afergusonftc, @bedoyaftc, @corinne_podger, @ewwilkins, @justinbrookman, @openmarkets, @helaineolen, @nhegde, @mmcassella, @davidbmcgarry, @leehepner, @leehepner, @bedoyaftc, @adamkovac, @swiftstories, @adamkovac, @joshwright1977, @natpurser, @irvingswisher, @leehepner, and @viacristiano. LinkedIn: Bilal Sayyed
Forums: r/Law_and_Politics, r/technology, r/politics, r/fednews, and r/politics
| Makena Kelly / Wired: |
Current and former FTC staff say the FTC removed 300+ Biden era business guidance blog posts, including information on AI consumer protection and Big Tech suits — Business-guidance content published during the Biden administration has been removed from the Federal Trade Commission website.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Samsung plans to roll out its Android 15-based One UI 7 from April 7 on the Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold6, and Z Flip6, with a “simplified” UI and new AI features — Less than two weeks ago, Samsung said to expect One UI 7 next month, and the Android 15 update is now set for Monday, April 7.| Financial Times: |
Sources: investors valued X at $44B in a secondary deal earlier this month; X posted ~$1.2B in adjusted EBITDA in 2024 and is raising $2B in a primary round — Social media site was valued at less than $10bn in September — Social media site X's valuation has soared back to $44bn …
More: The Guardian and The Information
Forums: r/elonmusk, r/Economics, r/WallStreetbetsELITE, and Beehaw
| Matt Kapko / CyberScoop: |
Flashpoint: 3.2B credentials were stolen from organizations in 2024, up 33% YoY, of which 2.1B were compromised using info-stealing malware infecting 23M hosts — Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint. — Learn more.
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| Bloomberg.com: |
Community Notes, on X and now rolling out on Meta's services, fall short of stopping misinformation; removing rewards for posting misinformation would help more — The crowdsourced fact-checking system, which Meta adopted from X, is falling well short of stopping the spread of misinformation.
More: Social Media Today and Bloomberg
| Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority: |
A source details how Google built the Pixel 10's Tensor G5 chip without Samsung's help, using in-house and off-the-shelf IP, and partnering with Arm and others — The Tensor G5 won't be all that different from the previous generations. — • — • — • — TL;DR
More: Tech Advisor, Tom's Guide, Android Police, Phandroid, GSMArena.com, TalkAndroid.com, PhoneArena, 9to5Google, and Android Headlines
Forums: r/GooglePixel, r/hardware, and r/Android
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
How Reddit became a lifeline for US federal workers in recent months, as Trump cuts the workforce; r/fednews gained millions of visitors since January 2025 — David Carson is a moderator of the Veterans Affairs group on Reddit.William DeShazer for The New York Times| Reuters: |
Sources: the real closer for Wiz and Google executives was President Trump's election, which brought with it the prospect of a friendlier antitrust review — Less than a year after Google's plans to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz fell apart, executives were able to ink a deal … | Counterpoint Research: |
Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, with Meta's market share rising to 84%; Vision Pro shipments fell 43% QoQ in Q4, but its enterprise sales grew — - Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, marking their third consecutive year of declines due to the continued weak consumer demand.
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| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Filing: Shopify says it is transitioning its US stock listing to the Nasdaq, nearly 10 years after filing to go public on the NYSE and Toronto Stock Exchange — Nearly 10 years after filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange, Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify … | Financial Times: |
Sources: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged civil servants in charge of the $42B rural broadband program to increase the project's use of Starlink — Commerce secretary urges officials to consider Trump adviser's satellite connection for rural households| Mark Niquette / Bloomberg: |
Trump's 20% tariffs on China, and a potential 25% tariffs on Mexico, the US' two biggest computer equipment import sources, may pile costs on US data centers — President Donald Trump is all in on artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it — but his tariffs threaten to pile … | Financial Times: |
Annual meeting: Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee says the company will pursue “meaningful” M&A deals in 2025 and apologizes to investors for weak stock performance — South Korean tech giant apologises to shareholders after year of weak performance
More: KED Global, The Korea Times, SamMobile, Hindustan Times, Bloomberg, THE INVESTOR, Reuters, Reuters, and Benzinga
| June Yoon / Financial Times: |
Chinese firms like Alibaba, Baidu and DeepSeek are open sourcing AI models to bypass US curbs, decentralize development, and tap global talent for refinement — The pace of Beijing's open source push has been relentless — Retaliation seemed certain. When the US tightened its grip …
More: Washington Examiner, Cryptopolitan, South China Morning Post, and Barron's Online. Bluesky: @tonytassell
| Amar Diwakar / Rest of World: |
How Dubai and the Middle East embraced drone shows, with the average show using 400+ drones and costing $112K+; the market was worth an estimated $339M in 2023 — The Middle East hosts some of the world's largest and most expensive drone shows, but the work is seasonal and doesn't guarantee regular pay.
X: @joannachiu
| Michael Peel / Financial Times: |
Microsoft partners with Swiss startup Inait to deploy an AI model that simulates mammal brain reasoning to advance fields like financial trading and robotics — New artificial intelligence learns from real-world experience rather than pre-existing data — Microsoft has joined forces … | Jem Aswad / Variety: |
RIAA: US paid music streaming subscriptions hit 100M in 2024; streaming revenue grew 4% YoY to $14.9B; revenue from ad-supported services fell 2% to $1.8B — For the first time, paid streaming subscriptions hit the 100 million mark in the U.S. last year, while vinyl sales continued their nearly … | Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph: |
Bakkt's stock fell 27%+ on March 18 after the crypto company said that two of its largest clients, Bank of America and Webull, would not renew their agreements — Crypto firm Bakkt's share price plummeted over 27% on March 18 after the company revealed that two of its largest clients …
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