Meta’s compute grab continues with agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores Meta is continuing its compute grab as the agentic AI race accelerates to a sprint. Today, the company announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will bring “tens of millions” of AWS Graviton5 cores (one chip contains 192 cores) into its compute portfolio, with the option to expand as its AI capabilities grow. This will make the Llama builder one of the largest Graviton customers… Meta’s compute grab continues with agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores Meta is continuing its compute grab as the agentic AI race accelerates to a sprint. Today, the company announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will bring “tens of millions” of AWS Graviton5 cores (one chip contains 192 cores) into its compute portfolio, with the option to expand as its AI capabilities grow. This will make the Llama builder one of the largest Graviton customers… After Correspondents Dinner Shooting, Rumors and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Online Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday. A Year Later, Trump’s ‘Most Exclusive’ Memecoin Event Is a Lot Less Exclusive Even a Times reporter qualified for the event, which caused outrage last year for providing access to President Trump in exchange for investment in one of his family’s crypto ventures. Why Blue Badges Disappeared From Toyota Hybrids Toyota hybrids used to have a blue badge to separate them from the automaker's gas vehicles, but that's no longer the case. Here's why Toyota moved on. Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial... US accuses China of 'industrial-scale' campaigns to steal AI secrets ahead of Trump's Beijing trip The U.S. accuses China of industrial-scale campaigns to steal American A.I. secrets, just weeks before President Trump's visit to Beijing. Billionaire-tax backers say they have enough signatures — times two — to qualify for ballot Supporters of a billionaire tax said Sunday that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot. The UX Designer’s Nightmare: When “Production-Ready” Becomes A Design Deliverable In a rush to embrace AI, the industry is redefining what it means to be a UX designer, blurring the line between design and engineering. Carrie Webster explores what’s gained, what’s lost, and why designers need to remain the guardians of the user experience. Everpure 'takes the hit' as AI-fueled supply crunch drives prices up 70% Storage vendor predicts current crunch will outlast COVID disruptions The supply crunch gripping the storage market has pushed Everpure – the artist formerly known as Pure Storage – to reassure customers it won't make things worse.… Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more apps In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google's apps. 9to5Google got its hands on images of the new icons that ditch the uniform circle design that tries to cram in every color of the Google logo. In […] An influx of used EVs could drive down prices Part of what has held back electric cars has been the cost. But an influx of used vehicles over the next three years could bring prices down dramatically. In 2025, just 123,000 leases on EVs expired. That is expected to more than double to 300,000 in 2026, and double again to 600,000 in 2027 and […] |
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