Enlarge / A splash image for Nuvia from the company’s blog. (credit: Nuvia) Chipmaker Qualcomm announced a major acquisition today: it will buy Santa Clara-based
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Nvidia’s next laptop GPU generation powers a leap to 1440p displays
There’s apparently an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000-series GPU inside of this laptop, and it’s apparently launching on or after January 26. [credit: Nvidia ] If
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Dire wolves aren’t wolves at all—they form a distinct lineage with jackals
Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia commons) Dire wolves had a burst of newfound fame with their appearance in Game of Thrones, where they were portrayed as a
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Tesla’s main self-driving rival isn’t Google—it’s Intel’s Mobileye
Enlarge / Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua shows off a silicon photonics lidar chip slated for introduction in 2025. (credit: Mobileye) One of the most underrated
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After white supremacists storm US capitol, Apple expands racial justice initiative
An artist’s rendering of the Propel Center in Atlanta, one of the programs Apple will invest in. [credit: Apple ] Earlier this week, Apple CEO
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Airbnb cancels all DC-area reservations ahead of Biden inauguration
Enlarge / Pro-Trump rioters clashed with police outside the US Capitol January 6, 2021. (credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Airbnb is
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