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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 2025, and Vera Rubin, its next-gen chip featuring 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, @kwekuoa, @munster_gene, @scobleizer, @theaustinlyons, @theaustinlyons, @nvidiaaidev, @benbajarin, @iancutress, @ryanshrout, @theaustinlyons, @drjimfan, @nvidiaaidev, @marcochiappetta, @benbajarin, @munster_gene, @kimmonismus, @benbajarin, @nvidiarobotics, @iancutress, @levie, @pytorch, @nvidiarobotics, @iancutress, @benbajarin, @vitrupo, @theaustinlyons, @synopsys, @googledeepmind, @parada_car88104, @nvidiaaidev, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @satyanadella, @benbajarin, @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, and @nvidianewsroom
Forums: r/hardware, r/NVDA_Stock, and Slashdot
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
More: Nvidia Newsroom, South China Morning Post, The Hindu, WinBuzzer, Business Today, Research & Development World, Observer, Fierce Electronics, WEKA, The Decoder, SiliconANGLE, The Keyword, CRN, TechPowerUp, NVIDIA, NVIDIA, Nikkei Asia, NVIDIA Technical Blog, ZDNET, TechRadar, DatacenterDynamics, and NVIDIA Technical Blog
| 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.
More: Reuters, The Verge, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Politico, Barron's Online, Washington Post, CyberScoop, Engadget, Financial Times, Associated Press, Seeking Alpha, The Wrap, The Register, Raw Story, Roll Call, The Hill, Axios, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Deadline, and MediaPost
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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/politics, r/technology, 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.
More: Benzinga, Gizmodo, The Information, Engadget, and TechCrunch
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/fednews, r/politics, r/technews, and Slashdot
| 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.
More: Samsung Newsroom, The Verge, PhoneArena, SammyGuru, Sam Lover, and Android Headlines
| The Verge: |
Alphabet acquires NYC-based cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32B cash, its largest acquisition yet, pending approval; antitrust fears stalled a $23B deal in 2024 — The acquisition is Alphabet's biggest yet, after a $23 billion takeover attempt stalled last year.
More: Google Cloud Blog, Wiz Blog, Reuters, Tech Monitor, Bloomberg, Security Boulevard, Hackread, CRN, CNBC, Financial Times, Australian Financial Review, Forbes, TechRepublic, SiliconANGLE, New York Times, Fast Company, WebProNews, RCR Wireless News, Reuters, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, TipRanks Financial, CTech, Jerusalem Post, TechCrunch, Channel NewsAsia, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, en.ain.ua, CSO, Patently Apple, Verdict, The Information, Barron's Online, Reuters, Proactive, The Cyber Express, TechCrunch, StrictlyVC, CRN, The Times, Silicon Valley Business …, Capital Brief, Ynetnews, The Verge, Investor's Business Daily, Tech in Asia, CTech, TipRanks Financial, PYMNTS.com, Financial Express, Moneycontrol, Benzinga, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times
Bluesky: @swiftonsecurity.com, @quinnypig.com, @anildash.com, @shmick.bsky.to, @brijsingh, and @quinnypig.com
Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon …, @carnage4life@mas.to, and @mttaggart@infosec.exchange. Threads: @alexheath
X: @wiz_io, @nateb_panic, @econliberties, @sherman1890, @adamkovac, @econliberties, @alexia, @alexia, @eastdakota, @sequoia, @danprimack, @sundarpichai, @saraeisen, @teddiew, @probyshandilya, @deedydas, @brexhq, @ingridlunden, @danprimack, @ekmokaya, @marktluszcz, @julianklymochko, @ourielohayon, @philvenables, @royalhansen, @wiz_io, @jasonlk, @jasonlk, @pitdesi, @romangold, @danielnewmanuv, @googlecloud, @jumpforjoyce, @thomasortk, @alexrkonrad, @altcap, @ivanlevingston, @arashmassoudi, @vxunderground, @laurenthomas, @benfritz, @rekdt, @shomikghosh21, @frantzfries, and @katie_roof
LinkedIn: Dan Glass, Aubrey Chambers, Teddie Wardi, Andy Price, James Berthoty, Pramod Gosavi, Sid Trivedi, and Frank McGovern
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, r/StockMarket, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| 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 …
More: Business Standard, Semafor, Financial Times, Mobile Europe, and Observer
| Bloomberg: |
More: StrictlyVC, Reuters, and Sequoia Capital
X: @katie_roof, @dougleone, @dougleone, @dougleone, @dougleone, @dougleone, and @dougleone. LinkedIn: Douglas Leone
| 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 … | 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.
More: Flashpoint, Infosecurity, Channel Futures, BetaNews, SiliconANGLE, and Forbes
| 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
| 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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: the man Rippling has accused of feeding stolen customer and employee info to Deel is Keith O'Brien, a global payroll-compliance manager in Dublin — Rippling manager allegedly fed stolen customer and employee information to company's rival — Keith O'Brien used to appear … | 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 … | 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, Android Police, GSMArena.com, and Phandroid
Forums: r/GooglePixel, r/hardware, and r/Android
| 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 … | 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: The Korea Times, THE INVESTOR, KED Global, Reuters, Reuters, and Benzinga
| Michael Scott Moore / Bloomberg: |
How Trump closing CBP One, an app launched in 2020 to let immigrants schedule CBP asylum appointments, is a gift to Mexican cartels' smuggling operations — CBP One, the app that helped schedule asylum meetings, had critics on both sides of the immigration debate. But it provided a credible alternative to illegal smuggling.| 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
| 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 …
More: Blockonomi, Business Wire, and PYMNTS.com
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