Google owner Alphabet is in advanced discussions to buy fast-growing cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.

Google is close to making its biggest acquisition ever

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These companies' businesses are expanding quickly, with the brand power to outperform the competition.

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(Reuters) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in discussion with chip designers, including Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), about developing a new artificial intelligence chip, the Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. OpenAI is exploring the idea of making AI chips on its own to overcome the shortage of expensive...

OpenAI holds talks with Broadcom about developing new AI chip, the Information reports

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AMD's deal is set to close later this year.

Nvidia's Biggest Rival Agrees to Buy an AI Startup for Over Half a Billion Dollars in Cash

Nvidia led a fresh funding round for networking software company Arrcus. Arrcus' CEO said it plans to work with Nvidia to enable networking for distributed AI. Arrcus is aiming to become an IPO candidate in 2026 or 2027 and to replace the likes of Cisco and others as the default networking fabric of the future.

Nvidia places $15M bet on networking software co Arrcus

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(Reuters) - Dutch chip equipment startup Nearfield Instruments said it has raised $147.6 million (135 million euros) to ramp up production and bring several tools to market more quickly.

Dutch chip equipment startup Nearfield raises $148 million

Americans are waking up this morning to discover that the whole world isn’t working properly. It’s a crisis that has spread around the planet, grounding flights, shutting down hospital procedures, and causing worldwide travel chaos, and it seems it’s all because of a single software update by cyber-security firm Crowdstrike.

The Whole World Came To A Halt Thanks To A Single Software Update

SureImpact, an impact management and reporting solution specifically designed for social-good providers and their funders, announced the availability of its solution SureImpact Nonprofit in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. "SureImpact is excited to partner with Microsoft to help nonprofits demonstrate...

SureImpact's Impact Management Platform Now Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

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Carol Perez

There are lots of places in the US where you don’t necessarily need a car. There might be good public transportation and/or your area might be walkable, but for others, this might not be the case.

Free Car Programs: 16 Ways to Get a Car Without Paying

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Google is in talks to make the biggest acquisition in its history, according to reports.The US technology giant is expected to pay $23 billion (£18bn) for cyber security firm Wiz, The Wall Street Journal reported, just four years after the startup was founded. The potential deal is nearly double the amount of Google’s biggest acquisition to date: the $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility in 2012.Wiz provides some of the world’s biggest companies with cloud security services, including BMW, EA and Salesforce. The US-based startup was valued at $12 billion in May in a Series E funding round that raised...

Google set to make largest acquisition in its 25-year history

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THE IT firm behind the global Microsoft tech crash has addressed fears over a potential cyberattack amid the global chaos. CrowdStrike have given an update after airports, hospitals, major businesses, newsrooms and television networks all plunged into chaos on Friday morning. Various Microsoft services in Europe, Asia, North America and...

IT firm CrowdStrike behind global Microsoft tech crash addresses cyberattack fears & gives update on meltdown fix

A scientist proposed a simple solution to the Fermi paradox, which asks why humans have never encountered aliens. The physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 pointed out that given the age of the galaxy, even slow-moving spacecraft could easily have spread across the stars, so the cosmos’ apparent emptiness was surprising.

A simple Fermi paradox solution proposed

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	Sky News went off the air briefly on Friday morning amid a global IT outage, which also disrupted flights around the world and train services in the U.K.J.K. Rowling Says 'I'm So Sick of This S---' After Sky News Describes Transgender Killer as a 'Woman': 'This Is Not a Woman. These Are Not Our Crimes'




	According to the BBC, the disruptions appear to be linked to a software update that went awry for cybersecurity company Crowdstrike’s anti-virus software, which has affected many of Microsoft’s Windows devices. In a statement to the BBC, Microsoft blamed “third-party software,” but did not name the...

Sky News Off Air Briefly, Planes Disrupted During Global Microsoft IT Outage Linked to Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike

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A 1984 interview with 29-year-old Bill Gates, previously thought to be lost, finds the Microsoft founder discussing his expectations for the future.

Unearthed 1980s Bill Gates interview features the Microsoft founder talking about the earliest iterations of AI

An update to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike's security software caused an outage in Microsoft’s cloud services, disrupting businesses worldwide Friday. Flights from large U.S. airlines, including Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and American Airlines, were grounded as they worked through the problems. The London Stock Exchange also said it had...

Microsoft Outage Triggered by CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Chaos

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Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

A massive IT outage has struck industries around the world, grounding flights, halting stock trading, and interfering with broadcasting. The outage was attributed to a faulty update by CrowdStrike, a company that develops a widely-used cybersecurity software, and it is affecting machines using Microsoft Windows. Apple and Linux systems are not affected.

Massive global IT outage grounds flights, disrupts banking, hits media

Russia is running low on both weapons and workers, key resources it needs to sustain its war in Ukraine after launching a full-scale invasion two and a half years ago. The depleting weaponry means that Moscow may have to rein in its offensive and adopt a more defensive strategy. At home, meanwhile, a labor shortage is driving economic pressures, as conscription-age men are sent to the war’s front lines.

Russia is running out of weapons and workers

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Microsoft grappled with a significant service outage, which left users worldwide unable to access its cloud computing platforms and caused airlines to cancel flights. Thousands of users worldwide reported problems with Microsoft 365 apps and services to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks service disruptions. "We're investigating an issue impacting users'...

Microsoft suffered significant cloud outage.

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HP’s new AI computer raises the stakes in the battle of tech hardware

HP said this week it plans to release what it calls “the world’s highest performance AI PC,” raising the stakes in the battle among tech giants...

HP’s new AI computer raises the stakes in the battle of tech hardware

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