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A look at the evolution of AI chips and where they are headed, as companies like Google, Amazon, Graphcore, and Cerebras look to challenge Nvidia's dominance (Nicole Kobie/Wired UK)
Nicole Kobie / Wired UK : A look at the evolution of AI chips and where they…
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Leonid Radvinsky, billionaire owner of OnlyFans, ran sites in the '90s promoting "hacked" porn site passwords, including links promising access to child porn (Forbes)
Forbes : Leonid Radvinsky, billionaire owner of OnlyFans, ran sites in the &…
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Eltropy, whose suite allows financial institutions to communicate with customers via text messages, announces $21M investment from K1 as part of its Series A (Emma Folts/Los Angeles Business ...)
Emma Folts / Los Angeles Business Journal stories : Eltropy, whose suite all…
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Brightline, which provides virtual behavioral health therapy for children and teenagers, raises $72M Series B led by GV, bringing its total raised to ~$100M (Heather Landi/FierceHealthcare)
Heather Landi / FierceHealthcare : Brightline, which provides virtual behavi…
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Shopping and pay later app nate, which allows users to buy products from any e-commerce store and centralize their purchases, raises $38M Series A (Omar Faridi/Crowdfund Insider)
Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider : Shopping and pay later app nate, which all…
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Lingokids, which offers educational games through its "playlearning" app for kids aged 2-8, raises $40M Series C and claims to reach 30M+ families worldwide (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Lingokids, which offers educational games thr…
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Addepar, a provider of wealth management software, raises $150M from D1 Capital Partners at a $2.17B valuation; source: Addepar was valued at ~$1B in November (Juliet Chung/Wall Street Journal)
Juliet Chung / Wall Street Journal : Addepar, a provider of wealth managemen…
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Survey: social media users see the removal of hate speech as more fair than removing profanity, with moderators who removed hate speech seen as more trustworthy (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab : Survey: social media users see the removal …
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Drought-stricken communities in the US push back against data centers' water usage; a typical data center uses same water per day as a city of 30K-50K people (Olivia Solon/NBC News)
Olivia Solon / NBC News : Drought-stricken communities in the US push back a…
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Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let it treat developers as a hassle for two decades, will find few allies as it fights looming regulation (Chuq Von Rospach/6FPS)
Chuq Von Rospach / 6FPS : Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let…
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How an Argentinian govt. program that issued netbooks to 4M low-income students from 2011 to 2015 helped indirectly create a new generation of teen musicians (Juan José Relmucao/Rest of World)
Juan José Relmucao / Rest of World : How an Argentinian govt. program that i…
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M.O.D.O.K. Is How Marvel Can Master the Multiverse
By untethering from the main canon, Hulu's madcap stop-motion spectacle can…
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How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out-execute larger companies, as it focuses on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year (Alex Sherman/CNBC)
Alex Sherman / CNBC : How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out…
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Samsung’s New Galaxy A52 5G Is a Reliable Droid
The new $500 handset does everything a phone needs to do, though it's plagu…
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What's With All This Ooey, Gooey Sea Snot?
A phlegmy film is coating the coast around Istanbul—and warmer water could be t…
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These Are Our Favorite Smart Displays Right Now
Ever wish you could smash a tablet and smart speaker together? These devices tr…
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Games Don't Just Let You Escape. They Also Help You Remember
Video games aren't unique in the way they make us nostalgic, but those memo…
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The US Government Is Finally Moving at the Speed of Tech
Lina Khan’s ascendance to the top of the FTC, and a set of bipartisan antitrust…
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This Low-Tech Habit Kept Me Connected in the Lonely Pandemic
Going on my runs just wasn't the same in a locked-down city. It was time to…
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WhatsApp Web: A simple guide on how to use the web app
WhatsApp is the world’s most popular cross-platform messaging app. As of Februa…
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