DefenseNews

Army chief says end-strength numbers to stay flat in upcoming budgets

WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said, if the budget top line in future years either stays the same or falls, he doesn’t see the service’s end-strength numbers dropping, but he also doesn’t see them growing. “When it comes to what chiefs have to grapple with in a budget, it’s end-strength and structure, it’s readiness and it’s modernization. Those are the…
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MobileNews

Samsung may skip Galaxy Note series for 2021 due to chip shortage, executive says

There have been rumors swirling that Samsung would skip its usual Galaxy Note launch this year, but the speculated reason was always the growing foldable portfolio. Now, a Samsung executive has said that the Galaxy Note series may not see a 2021 release due to the ongoing chip shortage. Bloomberg reports that Koh Dong-jin, Samsung’s mobile chief, said in an annual shareholder’s meeting that…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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GamingNews

Activision Blizzard lays off about 50 in its esports division

Activision Blizzard has let go of about 50 employees in its esports division, as the Sports Business Journal first reported. The publisher blames the decision on the impact the pandemic has had on live events. Activision Blizzard had invested heavily in on-stage esports…
AI & RoboticsNews

AI and big data analytics startup Noogata nets $12M

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Noogata, a startup developing products for designing, implementing, and deploying big data analytics models at scale, today announced that it raised $12 million. In addition to expanding its workforce, Noogata plans to spend the capital on accelerating its go-to-market efforts as it seeks to acquire new…
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