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The Kindle Scribe, Amazon’s biggest e-reader, has only gotten better since its release. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

When the Kindle Scribe launched in November, it was — how shall I say this — lacking. Amazon’s first note-taking e-reader was big and sharp, but it was missing note-taking features found on rivals like the Kobo Elipsa 2E. Fast forward to



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In the world of generative AI, it’s a battle of computing power and getting the fastest and most powerful chips. Now, AI edge company Kneron announced it will ship its new neural processing units (NPU) chips by the end of the year.

Kneron said the NPU chips, called the KL730, would make it cheaper to run large language models (LLMs) as the



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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts to a video at his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts to a video at his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018.
  • Tech titans around the globe are scrambling to buy Nvidia chips.
  • Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the latest big buyers of Nvidia tech that's vital to the AI arms race. 
  • The move adds to concerns of a chip shortage, with demand for GPUs outpacing supply.

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Goldman Sachs laid off some 3,000 people this week.
  • The Fed's most aggressive policy-tightening cycle since the 1980s has seen interest rates rise from near-zero to over 5%. 
  • Goldman Sachs sees the central bank holding interest rates high until at least mid-2024. 
  • Economists at the Wall Street bank believe the Fed may not rush to stimulate an already-strong economy.

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Between the Apple Watch Series 8, the Ultra, and the second-gen SE, there are more options than ever. We’ll help you sort through them.

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A storm often evokes a desire to feel safe inside your home and able to communicate with loved ones or emergency personnel — yet, electric and landline connections are often the first systems to go down. Comcast is attempting to solve this problem with the release of Storm-Ready WiFi, a connection backup device — one they claim is the first of its kind built by an Internet Provider. It's powered



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Jennifer Randle is the chief operating officer at MaC Venture Capital.
  • MaC Venture Capital has hired Jennifer Randle as its first COO.
  • The firm is spinning up a back office as its team and fund sizes grow.
  • Randle joins from The Chernin Group, where she led finance and operations for a decade.

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Sounds good for short outages, but hurricanes may require something with a little more juice. | Image: Comcast

Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that’s designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages. The Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi is a Wi-Fi 6-capable device powered by the Xfinity 10G network that doubles as a Wi-Fi



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Twenty-five years ago, Apple released the computer that would save it from bankruptcy and pave the way for Apple to become the most important technology company ever.

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The UK’s first bank account dedicated to accelerating science and technology is set to launch next month.  Science Card is the brainchild of Daniel Baeriswyl — during his PhD in biomedical engineering at UCL, he cultivated an appreciation of the importance of life-saving scientific research, but also the runway it requires. “I found it interesting that the investment side is so heavy on financial