AI & RoboticsNews

New Microsoft AI chip no threat to Nvidia, but growing LLM needs drive custom silicon

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Microsoft has been developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip, internally code-named Athena, since as early as 2019, according to reporting from The Information today. The company could make Athena widely available for use within the company itself…
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CryptoNews

Zambia to Complete Testing Real-Life Crypto Usage Simulations by June — Government Minister

Zambia is set to complete real-life crypto usage simulations by the end of June, Felix Mutati, the country’s science and technology minister has said. The Zambian minister said his country is seeking a balance between innovation and consumer protection. Zambia Needs to Build Digital Infrastructure Before It Introduces Crypto According to the Zambian minister of science and technology, Felix…
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DefenseNews

US Air Force moves to shield Wedgetail acquisition from continuing resolution

DAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Air Force is trying to speed up a contract award in its plan to buy Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft to protect the program from a potential continuing resolution that could limit available funds. The Air Force selected the E-7 in April to replace a portion of its E-3 Airborne Warning and Control fleet, a command-and-control platform the service…
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CryptoNews

Reverse Engineering the Future: Bitcoin.com Team Members Weigh In on ETHGlobal Tokyo Hackathon

The ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon drew to a close on Sunday, as builders from around the world competed for $375,000 in prizes. The event was kicked off with the first-ever ETHGlobal “Pragma” summit, sponsored by Verse, among others. Engineers and representatives from Bitcoin.com also took part in the summit and hackathon, and shared their thoughts on the event and its significance for crypto and…
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