Nvidia’s DGX A100 workstation is affected by the new restrictions. | Image: Nvidia The US government has imposed new export restrictions on high-end computers chips used to conduct AI research, citing possible military applications for the technology. Two leading manufacturers, Nvidia and AMD, have been blocked from selling certain chips to China and Russia, with…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse, the state of patent law around eligible subject matter has fallen further into limbo with court decisions that dissenting opinions have said will “lead to insanity,” can only be the product of “result-oriented judicial activism,” have moved the system from its once reliable incentive to innovate “to…
Falkon, a sales analytics platform that uses AI to attempt to show where successful product sales are occuring in an organization, today announced that it raised $16 million in a funding round led by OMERS Ventures with participation from Greylock Partners, Trilogy Financial, Flying Fish Partners and Madera Partners. CEO Mona Akmal says that the…
OneSignal, a platform that powers notifications for mobile apps and more, today announced that it raised $50 million in a Series C round led by BAM Elevate with participation from SignalFire and other existing investors. The infusion brings OneSignal’s total raised to $80 million and will be used to make investments in machine learning, geographic…
In April, thousands of Etsy sellers went on strike in protest of the company’s policies that made it harder for small business owners to turn a profit. That was the beginning of organizing against the platform. Now, merchants have formed the Indie Sellers Guild, a nonprofit working to “promote the interests” of online sellers globally….
PS Plus is receiving its first new batch of retro games since the revamped subscription service launched, alongside one of the best shooters of 2021. Among the stack of older PlayStation titles hitting PS Plus Premium this September is cult-classic PS1 shooter Syphon Filter 2, PS3 platformer Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and another trio…
Games with Gold is leaving the Xbox 360 behind, but not before featuring one of the console’s best games. On September 16, Games with Gold will receive its last ever Xbox 360 game in the form of Portal 2. If you own an Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One and have an Xbox Game Pass…
Hi. I’m Aaron Weinman. I remember one day after high school, I went to the local “milk bar” (Australia’s version of the bodega) to withdraw $50 from the ATM. I was excited. I was off to the “shops” (mall) to buy a new pair of And1 shoes. Much to my surprise (and delight) the ATM…
A worker sprays insecticide for mosquitoes at a village in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 12, 2017. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Climate change is expected to weaken humans, supercharge pathogens, and push both into closer quarters. A new study shows extreme weather, ocean changes, and land disruption have already helped spread more than 200 pathogens. Three charts show…
*Through tears*: It’s September. Mourning the loss of summer, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. Today, my colleagues have an illuminating look at merchandise startup Spring, which has struggled to rebrand itself as a creator economy company. With layoffs and an increasingly frustrated customer base plaguing the startup, Spring is in crisis — and insiders…