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  • NVIDIA’s GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times faster

    In less than two years, NVIDIA’s H100 chips, which are used by nearly every AI company in the world to train large language models that power services like ChatGPT, made it one of the world’s most valuable companies. On Monday, NVIDIA announced a next-generation platform called Blackwell, whose chips are between seven and 30 times faster than the H100 and…

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  • I’m here for the hoverboard

    Hyper Light Breaker is a hoverboard sim. Technically, it’s a third-person roguelite adventure set in a luminous fantasy-cyberpunk universe, but after playing a 30-minute preview, it’s clear to me that Hyper Light Breaker is all about the hoverboard. Vicious beasts, secret alcoves and shiny weapons are secondary to the feeling of gliding over green hills and shallow waters on my…

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  • It took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren’t it

    Starbucks is pulling the plug on Odyssey, its Web3 rewards program that gave members access to collectible NFTs. The company updated its on Friday to let members know that the beta program is closing on March 31, and they have a little over a week left to complete any remaining activities (called journeys). Those will shut down March 25. Users…

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  • The FTC is probing Reddit’s AI licensing deals

    The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Reddit’s AI licensing deals, the company in paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which is in the midst of its Initial Public Offering, said that the regulator notified Reddit officials that it “intended to request information and documents” about the company’s AI deals. It’s not clear why the FTC…

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  • Meta sets a date for killing off CrowdTangle

    CrowdTangle saw its team disbanded in 2021, new user registrations cut off in 2022 and now the site will officially shut down on August 14, the Wall Street Journal reports. Journalists and academics alike have used CrowdTangle to study the flow of content on Facebook and Instagram, including conspiracy theories and fake news. Meta, which bought the company in 2016,…

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  • TikTok’s CEO urges users to ‘protect your constitutional rights’ as US ban looms

    Hours after the House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States, Shou Chew, the company’s CEO urged users to “protect your constitutional rights.” Chew also implied that TikTok would mount a legal challenge if the bill is passed into law. “We will not stop fighting and advocating for you,” Chew said in a video posted to…

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  • Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services

    Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is about to start testing out one of its more ambitious ideas: allowing its users to run their own . The change will allow Bluesky users to and developers to work together to create custom labeling tools for the budding social media platform. The new moderation tools arrive as Bluesky is seeing a surge in…

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  • Windows AI, Surface and more

    Microsoft is holding a digital event titled “Advancing the new era of work with Copilot” on March 21. Among the possible announcements are new Surface devices, potentially the first branded as AI PCs. It will already be the second Windows hardware event — and first mainline Surface Pro launch — without former chief product officer and longtime keynote presenter Panos…

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  • Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok

    Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard who stepped down at the end of last year, is apparently interested in buying TikTok as a new or force its sale. According to a report by , Kotick mentioned the idea of partnering on such a purchase to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others seated with him at a conference dinner…

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  • Google Wallet can now automatically add your movie tickets and boarding passes

    An update to Google Wallet has further simplified the process of getting all your passes in one place. Per this week’s release notes for , spotted by Android reporter ​​, Google says movie tickets and boarding passes will now be surfaced automatically after purchase, as long as the confirmation email has made it to the user’s Gmail inbox. It might…

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