Nvidia to buy SoftBank's Arm chip division for $40 billion – CNET
The deal is the chip industry’s largest ever. Nvidia to buy SoftBank's Arm chip division for billion – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe deal is the chip industry’s largest ever. Nvidia to buy SoftBank's Arm chip division for billion – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe move leaves Oracle as the sole known remaining bidder, as the clock ticks down on President Trump’s executive order to block the app. Microsoft Says Its Bid for TikTok Was Rejected in U.S.-China Standoff Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft says it’s not acquiring parts of TikTok’s operations, after its bid was rejected by TikTok owner ByteDance. After weeks of talks and very public back and forths involving the Trump administration, Microsoft ultimately failed in its attempts to acquire TikTok. “ByteDance let us know today they would
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: Sources: Oracle has leapfrogged Microsoft as the most likely buyer of TikTok’s US operations, but there is still a possibility of no deal happening — Oracle has leapfrogged Microsoft as the most likely buyer of TikTok’s U.S. operations, according to multiple sources familiar with the process. Sources: Oracle has leapfrogged Microsoft
Read MoreLet’s say you’re stranded on a desert island and want to get the news from the outside world. You’ll have to build your own crystal radio, of course, but your parts bin is nowhere to be found and Digi-Key isn’t delivering. So you’ll need to MacGuyver some components. Capacitors are easy with a couple of
Read MoreAs the deadline for a forced sale or shutdown of the U.S. operations of the TikTok video-sharing app fast approaches, ByteDance is said to have decided its algorithm won’t be part of any sale that happens. ByteDance won't allow TikTok's algorithm to be part of a sale: Report Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe NFL is finally back with a jam-packed slate of games on Sunday. NFL 2020: How to watch Bucs vs. Saints, Cowboys vs. Rams, RedZone and the rest of Week 1 without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft released its groundbreaking Surface Duo this week, to reviews that were decidedly mixed. Here’s a summary of what the first wave of reviewers had to say. Surface Duo reviews round-up: A less-than-perfect 10 from the tech press Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Influencers, brace yourselves: Instagram may be considering charging a fee to add links to photo captions, a patent application suggests. Mike Murphy discovered it as part of his (fascinating!) weekly roundup of tech patents over at Protocol. The patent application, which Instagram parent company Facebook first submitted back
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Source: ByteDance notified US authorities and potential bidders for TikTok US operations that it will not sell or transfer TikTok’s recommendation algorithm — Chinese tech company decides not to sell or transfer code behind the popular video-sharing app, source says Decision comes … Source: ByteDance notified US authorities and potential bidders
Read MoreIt’s not the lowest price ever, but serves as a reminder to never buy AirPods at full price. The best price on AirPods is 9 right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 62-year-old female snake living at the Saint Louis Zoo laid eggs without having to mate with a male. Snake surprise: Female python lays eggs without being near a male in years – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: As Amazon reportedly considers a $20B investment in Reliance’s retail business, a look at the outsized influence Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani has in India — – Reliance said to be in talks to sell retail stake to Amazon — India has encouraged the development of local businesses As Amazon reportedly considers a B investment
Read MoreSocial media posts falsely claim activist arsonists are to blame of the deadly fires. Facebook deleting posts linking activist groups to Oregon fires – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat’s the coolest thing a person can build with LEGO? Well it’s gotta be an air conditioner, right? Technically, [Manoj Nathwani] built a LEGO-fied swamp cooler, but it’s been too hot in London to argue the difference. This thoroughly modular design uses an Arduino Uno and a relay module to drive four submersible pumps. The
Read MoreLily James in Rebecca | Netflix OK so I got out of my rerun rut and binged Away on Netflix over Labor Day and… I really wanted to like it! The acting was so good, and it looked beautiful, but the script just strained credibility at every turn. It got off to a promising start
Read More{$inline_image} Julia Herbst / Fast Company: GitLab, which has an all remote workforce of 1,300+ employees from 67 countries, is advising companies like Twitter on its “radically transparent” working model — As 2020’s experiment with working from home turns into something more permanent, GitLab—the world’s largest all-remote company … GitLab, which has an all remote
Read MoreJulia Herbst / Fast Company: GitLab, which has an all remote workforce of 1,300+ employees from 67 countries, is advising companies like Twitter on its “radically transparent” working model — As 2020’s experiment with working from home turns into something more permanent, GitLab—the world’s largest all-remote company … GitLab, which has an all remote workforce
Read MoreWould knowing the date of your death influence your actions? It did for Tiberius Caesar. Convinced by the court astrologer Thrasyllus that he had many years of life ahead of him, the paranoid old emperor chose to postpone the murder of his heir Caligula. But by believing Thrasyllus’s prediction and letting his guard down, Tiberius
Read MoreTLDR: The Complete Google Cloud eBook and Video Course Bundle will get you up to speed on using one of the fastest-growing cloud platforms anywhere. While a lion’s share of the talk in the cloud services space is consumed by the big two — Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — there’s actually a
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s first big fall event is happening on Tuesday, September 15th, but it may be much different than previous September events. Let’s address the elephant in the room up front: it doesn’t seem like there will be new iPhones. Typically, Apple’s September events mark the arrival of Apple’s
Read MoreEven though there are still technically a few more weeks of summer, the high temperatures and humidity haven’t gone away (at least in New York). And those without air conditioning (or who have really old, crappy window units), who would typically work remotely from coffee shops or the library, don’t currently have… Read more… How
Read MoreFor those fortunate enough to live somewhere with decent public transportation and rely on it to get around, the past six months have probably been a challenge. Even though a lot of our lives have moved into—and stayed in—our homes, not everyone has the option to work or learn remotely. Of course, this has been
Read MoreHeavy smoke obscures the Fremont Bridge on September 12 in Portland, Oregon | Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images Facebook will remove from its platform false claims that the wildfires in Oregon were deliberately started by certain groups, according to policy communications director Andy Stone. The decision is consistent with Facebook’s efforts “to remove content that
Read MoreAshwani Aggarwal wants to give public toilets a designer flare. A street artist in India is searching for his toilet masterpiece – CNET Source: CNet
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