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Google Cloud now has a dedicated cluster of Nvidia GPUs for Y Combinator startups Aug 02, 2024

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Google Cloud is giving Y Combinator startups access to a dedicated, subsidized cluster of Nvidia graphics processing units and Google tensor processing units to build AI models. It’s part of Google Cloud’s effort to cozy up with promising early-stage AI startups, in hopes some of them will evolve into massive, compute-hungry business

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Vast plans microgravity lab on its Haven-1 private space station Aug 02, 2024

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Commercial space station company Vast is building a private microgravity research lab as part of its wider Haven-1 station plans. The module is set to launch no earlier than the second half of 2025, the company said Thursday.

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Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters Aug 01, 2024

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Badoo, Bumble, Grindr, happn, Hinge and Hily all had the same vulnerability that could have helped a malicious user to identify the near-exact location of another user, according to the researchers.

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Controversial internet bill KOSA passed by Senate Aug 01, 2024

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The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has passed in the Senate after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pushed the internet bill to a vote. Proposed in 2022, KOSA requires that online platforms take reasonable steps to protect users from harm, and could become the most significant children’s online safety legislation to take effect since COPPA

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Zoe, a microbiome-focused nutrition company, raises $15 million to expand in the U.S. Jul 31, 2024

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Zoe sends customers at-home testing materials to collect blood or feces to test blood fat, blood sugar, and gut microbiome health. Following those results, the company scores every food (on a scale from 0 to 100), so people can make better choices of what to eat.

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Disinformation may ‘go nuclear’ rather than ‘go viral,’ researchers say Jul 31, 2024

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We say something “goes viral” because we tend to think of rumors and disinformation spreading the way that an infection spreads. But these days it may be more accurate to say something “goes nuclear,” according to a new paper that models disinfo as a form of fission reaction

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A tale of two foldables Jul 30, 2024

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Samsung is still foldables’ 500-pound gorilla, but the company successes have made the category significantly less lonely in recent years.

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UK’s Zapp EV plans to expand globally with an early start in India Jul 29, 2024

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Zapp is launching its urban electric two-wheeler in India in 2025 as it plans to expand globally.

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Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware Jul 29, 2024

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Exclusive: The Minnesota-based spyware maker Spytech snooped on thousands of devices before it was hacked earlier this year.

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Lodestar’s robotic arm will be an orbital ‘first responder’ for satellites in need Jul 26, 2024

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Satellites are among our most critical infrastructure, providing everything from GPS to disaster coordination, yet their inherent inaccessibility leaves them vulnerable to relatively simple technical issues or attacks. London-based Lodestar is looking to change that with a “first responder” service in space using advanced robotic sentries.

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