Ingram Micro, a major IT distributor, has reduced its business relationship with Broadcom's VMware to limited engagement in select regions. Ingram cited an inability to reach an agreement that would benefit customers and shareholders. This news comes as Broadcom focuses on services to maintain its VMware business by 2025, despite some customers moving away from VMware.
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TechVMware | Rating: 48 | 2024-12-20 12:40:27 AM |
Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, a new AI model that uses runtime reasoning techniques, but early tests showed accuracy issues with basic tasks.
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AIGoogle | Duplicated with: | Rating: 85 | 2024-12-19 10:00:43 PM |
A new open-weights AI video synthesis model, Tencent's HunyuanVideo, has been tested and found to be capable. Its neural network weights are openly distributed, allowing it to be run locally and fine-tuned with new concepts using LoRAs.
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AITencent | Rating: 76 | 2024-12-19 03:50:35 PM |
US authorities are investigating TP-Link routers for potential national security risks due to their involvement in attacks linked to the Chinese government. TP-Link is a popular brand used by both consumers and government agencies.
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PoliticsTP-Link | Duplicated with: | Rating: 45 | 2024-12-19 03:00:42 PM |
Z-Wave Long Range can reach up to 1.5 miles in ideal conditions, using a star-shaped hub network.
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TechZ-Wave | Rating: 50 | 2024-12-19 01:10:52 PM |
Amazon delayed its return-to-office mandate for employees in several cities due to insufficient office space. The company had previously announced a five-day-a-week in-office requirement starting in January, but faced employee backlash.
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BusinessAmazon | Duplicated with: | Rating: 48 | 2024-12-19 09:20:29 AM |
Arm and Qualcomm are in court over Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia, a chip design firm. Arm alleges that Qualcomm violated their licensing agreement by using Nuvia's technology to create Snapdragon X Elite chips for consumer PCs.
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AIArm | Rating: 64 | 2024-12-19 07:50:37 AM |
OpenAI launched a free phone hotline (1-800-CHATGPT) for US residents to call ChatGPT for up to 15 minutes, and a text message service for international users via WhatsApp.
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AIOpenAI | Duplicated with: | Rating: 92 | 2024-12-18 06:50:33 PM |
Teen drug use continued to decline in 2024, reaching a new high for abstinence from alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine. This unexpected trend contradicts expert predictions of a resurgence in drug use as pandemic restrictions eased.
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PoliticsTeen | Rating: 60 | 2024-12-18 03:00:43 PM |
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is under investigation for failing to report travel and other information required by his top-secret security clearance. Three government agencies are reviewing Musk's practices, but no classified material has been disclosed.
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PoliticsSpaceX | Rating: 56 | 2024-12-18 10:10:49 AM |