The Associated Press

GURGAON, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024-- HDFC ERGO General Insurance, India’s leading private-sector general insurance company, has onboarded Xceedance, a global provider of insurance-focused consulting, technology, operations support, and data solutions for many of the world’s largest P&C insurance organisations, as the strategic partner to launch its Duck Creek Technologies SaaS core insurance delivery solutions across India. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240812076945/en/ Amit Tiwari, President – EMEA & APAC, Xceedance (Photo: Business Wire)

Xceedance Onboarded as the Strategic Partner of HDFC ERGO to Implement Duck Creek’s Full Suite of SaaS Core Insurance Delivery Systems in India

HPC industry analyst firm Hyperion Research has updated its market sizing for the HPC industry to include “AI-centric servers” from non-traditional HPC suppliers, such as Nvidia, Cerebras, SambaNova and SuperMicro, which has increased the overall HPC market by 36.7 percent in 2023 and is projected to add $13.6 billion by 2028, Hyperion said.

Hyperion Adds ‘AI-Centric Servers’ to HPC Industry Sizing, Boosting Overall Market by 37%

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024-- Korbyt, the leader in enterprise-grade omnichannel workplace communications solutions, today announced the acquisition of NFS Technology, a leading provider of meeting room booking and space management software solutions and services. The acquisition was made in partnership with Clearhaven Partners, a U.S.-based software-focused private equity firm, following its initial 2023 investment in Korbyt. Financial terms were not disclosed. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240813719178/en/ Korbyt acquires NFS Technology to create the industry’s most comprehensive and robust workplace experience platform. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Korbyt Acquires NFS Technology to Strengthen Company’s Position as the Leading Global Workplace Experience Platform

ITPro

The edge data center market is expected to surpass $300 billion in value by 2026, but what’s driving this rapid growth?

Edge data center demand is skyrocketing — and generative AI and IoT are the key drivers fueling this rapid growth

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and MUNICH, Aug. 12, 2024 — Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions, today announced that it has become an official CERN openlab member. As a member, Cerabyte will collaborate to develop secure, sustainable, cost-effective data storage solutions for CERN’s research activities. CERN openlab is CERN’s public-private partnership that aims to accelerate computing for science and explore innovative, sustainably responsible technologies.

Cerabyte Joins CERN openlab, Bringing New Data Storage Tech for Scientific Research

Port Richey, FL

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Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Pompano Beach, FL

In a shocking revelation, Kings Mart, a grocery store in Pompano Beach, has been slapped with a series of severe health violations by the Florida Department of Agriculture. The inspection, carried out by Francis Odio, uncovered a disturbing range of problems that have led to the immediate closure of several sections of the store.

An inspection found bugs in the food and rodent poop on the shelves at a Florida grocery store

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Samsung Foundry has entered into a partnership with the South Korean firm DeepX. As part of the collaboration, Samsung Foundry will manufacture 5nm AI chips for DeepX. Notably, Samsung Foundry is the world’s second-largest contract semiconductor chip maker after TSMC. The company will now mass produce DeepX’s first-gen AI semiconductor chip called the DX-M1.

Samsung Foundry will make 5nm AI chips for South Korea’s DeepX

North Carolina State

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The 82nd anniversary of one of World War II’s strangest sagas — the sinking of the USS Cythera off North Carolina — passed unnoticed in 2024, largely because the mystery remains unresolved.

WWII mystery turns 82: Torpedo-struck ship and its crew vanished off NC coast in 1942

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

CJ Coombs

Big Lots isn't any different from other retail stores that have had a decline in sales. The cost of groceries, alone, is enough to keep customers away who are watching their budgets.

These Big Lots locations will be closing in Missouri

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

In a previous article, HPCwire mentioned the CUDA emulation project called ZLUDA. Written mostly in Rust, the open-source project runs unmodified binary CUDA applications with near-native performance on AMD GPUs. Considered alpha quality, ZLUDA has been confirmed to work with various native CUDA HPC applications (e.g., LAMMPS, NAMD, OpenFOAM, and others). Until recently, AMD quietly funded ZLUDA,

AMD Funds Then Quashes CUDA Emulator Project ZLUDA

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Nygee Johnson, also known as “Gito,” a 25-year-old member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, has admitted his role in a racketeering conspiracy. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024, to a superseding indictment charging him with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy.

Rollin' 60s Crips Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering

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VDURA Introduces Velocity Partner Program to Strengthen AI and HPC Solutions Across Key Industries

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 — VDURA, a leading innovator in AI and HPC (High-Performance Computing) data storage solutions, is proud to announce the launch...

VDURA Introduces Velocity Partner Program to Strengthen AI and HPC Solutions Across Key Industries

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