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Intel, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other tech heavyweights are establishing a new industry group, the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Promoter Group, to guide the development of the components that link together AI accelerator chips in data centers. Announced Thursday, the UALink Promoter Group — which also counts AMD (but not Arm), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Broadcom and Cisco among its members — is proposing a new industry standard to connect the AI accelerator chips found within a growing number of servers.
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The Morning After: Sony apologizes for fabricated ‘interview’ with Last of Us studio head
The biggest news stories this morning: Sony’s next PlayStation State of Play takes place May 30, Samsung’s largest union calls its first-ever strike, Punirunes is a Tamagotchi-esque digital pet with a squishy button.
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New Jersey mayor apologizes to Jason and Kylie Kelce after video of fan confrontation goes viral
A video showed the Eagles center's wife and a woman yelling at each other in a parking lot.
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ConocoPhillips's $22.5 billion deal for Marathon Oil highlights energy M&A wave
US energy consolidation continues with the announcement that ConocoPhillips will buy Marathon Oil for $22.5 billion.
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Tech startup Odyssey goes on journey to help states implement school choice programs
In the quest to provide the best education for students across the country, legislation is constantly being reformed. All of those new education policies typically help, but are often hard to implement and difficult for parents to understand. The company developed an end-to-end public fund disbursement and e-commerce platform for program administration that makes educational offerings, like school tuition, tutoring, technology and extracurricular enrichment, more accessible.
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China's $47B semiconductor fund puts chip sovereignty front and center
China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and manufacturing wafers — prioritizing what is called chip sovereignty. China's National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known simply as "the Big Fund," had two previous vintages: Big Fund I (2014 to 2019) and Big Fund II (2019 to 2024). The latter was significantly larger than the former, but Big Fund III is larger than both at 344 billion yuan, or about $47.5 billion, public filings revealed.
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A popular Japanese digital pet with the weirdest mode of interaction is coming to the US
A play on the Japanese mimetic word for “squishy” (punipuni), Punirunes has a design quirk that sets it apart from other gadgets of its ilk: a doughy button at the center of the device that serves to simulate physical contact with your pet.
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Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is better as a retro gaming device than a streamer
Every cheap streaming stick kind of sucks. I’ve been thinking about this since buying Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max a couple of months ago. But I'm not using it to stream TV and movies, like most people do. Instead, I’m using it to emulate old video games, which is forever the easiest path to my heart.
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NBA playoffs: Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II reportedly 'OK' after taking violent knee to head in Game 3
Derek Lively was woozy after the back of his head collided with Karl-Anthony Towns' knee. His availability for Game 4 is in doubt.
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Women in AI: Miriam Vogel stresses the need for responsible AI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Miriam Vogel is the CEO of EqualAI, a nonprofit created to reduce unconscious bias in AI and promote responsible AI governance. As a board member at the Responsible AI Institute and senior advisor to the Center for Democracy and Technology, Vogel's advised White House leadership on initiatives ranging from women, economic, regulatory and food safety policy to matters of criminal justice.
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From a tried-and-true Neutrogena formula to the holy grail SPF for sensitive skin, we found the finest sun protection money can buy.
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I use this $10 surge protector to plug in tons of items in one spot — and it doubles as a night-light
Put this convenient gadget anywhere you have too many electronics and not enough outlets.
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Women in AI: Chinasa T. Okolo researches AI's impact on the Global South
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch has been publishing a series of interviews focused on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. Chinasa T. Okolo is a fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Center of Technology Innovation's Governance Studies program. Before that, she served on the ethics and social impact committee that helped develop Nigeria's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and has served as an AI policy and ethics adviser for various organizations, including the African Union Development Agency and the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
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Foursquare just laid off 105 employees
Foursquare, the location-focused outfit that in 2020 merged with Factual, another location-focused outfit, is joining the parade of companies to make cuts to one of its biggest cost centers – employees – in 2024. Per an email sent out to staffers Thursday afternoon by current CEO Gary Little and viewed by TechCrunch, 105 employees were just let go as the company seeks to “streamline” its operations, and “set the company on more sustainable financial footing.” Impacted employees saw their system access removed upon receipt of Foursquare’s notification email.
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Former Train bassist Charlie Colin, 58, died after slipping in the shower. Here's why experts say bathrooms are uniquely hazardous places.
Why are bathrooms uniquely dangerous? Here's what experts say about the fall that led to Train musician Charlie Colin's death.
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The latest on bird flu: What to know about vaccine plans, another infected dairy farm worker and more
Everything you need to know about the spread of avian influenza, aka bird flu, in the U.S.
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Nvidia's blowout earnings highlight a challenge in the AI age
Data centers running AI models require more energy. Where will it all come from?
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Quiz: How much do you know about marijuana?
Test yourself on side effects, which states have legalized marijuana for recreational use and more.
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Emory University awarded two students $10,000 for their AI study tool, then suspended them
Emory University is facing a lawsuit after suspending two students for their AI study tool that the school supported.
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NBA Playoffs: Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving lead Mavericks to win in Game 1 thriller
The Mavericks won a game with 14 lead changes.