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4 advanced ‘smart chip’ tips for Google Docs and Sheets
Interactive elements called smart chips in Docs and Sheets put valuable information at your fingertips. Use these advanced tips to take smart chips to the next level.
Dutch chip equipment maker ASM to invest $324M in new Arizona headquarters
ASM is expanding operations in the state with a 20-acre Scottsdale campus that will allow the company to collaborate more closely with top customers like Intel.
Apple launches MLX machine-learning framework for Apple Silicon
Apple’s machine learning (ML) teams quietly flexed their muscle with the release of a new ML framework developed for Apple Silicon.
7 Windows annoyances and how to fix them
Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 can be annoying. Let’s do something about that.
Windows 11: A guide to the updates
Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5032288 Preview, released on Dec. 4, 2023.
Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Build 22635.2841 for the Beta Channel, released on Dec. 4, 2023.
Spanish media's $600M suit against Meta is based on GDPR noncompliance
An association representing 83 Spanish media outlets accuses the company of having a competitive advantage based on violations of EU data-protection regulations and could set a precedent for future cases.
AI Alliance, led by IBM and Meta, to promote open standards and take on AWS, Microsoft, and Nvidia
Reminiscent of the recurring battle between open source and proprietary ecosystems, the AI Alliance includes about 50 members and is expected to help IBM, Meta and AMD challenge the largest players in generative AI.
How Fake Lockdown Mode can fool you into a sense of security
Don't panic, but a team of security researchers have figured out how to fool people into thinking they have Lockdown Mode enabled when they don't.
Singapore makes key policy shifts in revised national AI strategy
One of the first countries to come out with an AI policy in 2019, Singapore has now revised its AI strategy in line with the rapid development of the technology.
Windows 10 cheat sheet
Eight years after releasing Windows 10, Microsoft hasn’t stopped tweaking it. Here’s what you need to know about the most popular version of Windows.
Japan partners with Nvidia to boost GPU stock pile
Nvidia’s CEO is promising more support for Japan as all the nations in the world want more GPUs – and the US wants to dictate whom they are sold to.
Twilio sheds jobs in third round of layoffs
Cloud communications company Twilio is making cuts mainly in its data and contact center software sales team.
Apple sees 6G as strategically important to its future
The hope is that Apple can maintain tighter integration between future 6G modems and its own hardware — and have a far better negotiating position with modem makers.
OpenAI signed $51M deal to buy ‘brain’ chips from Sam Altman portfolio firm
OpenAI's deal with Rain Neuromorphics, which makes NPU chips that emulate the human brain, reflects a possible conflict of interest because of Altman's $1 million investment in the startup.
Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC
Fourth quarter smartphone shipments did better than expected, with the recovery forecast to continue in 2024, IDC says.
Here's what AWS revealed about its generative AI strategy at re:Invent 2023
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky and other top executives at the company’s annual re:Invent conference revealed updates and new products aimed at challenging offerings from Microsoft, Oracle, Google, and IBM.
