MojoKid writes: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the company’s new Ampere A100 GPU architecture for machine learning and HPC markets today. Jensen claims the 54B transistor A100 is the biggest, most powerful GPU NVIDIA has ever made, and it’s also the largest chip ever produced on 7nm semiconductor process. There are a total of 6,912 FP32 CUDA cores, 432 Tensor cores,…
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Telegram Hits 400M Monthly Active Users
Instant messaging service Telegram has amassed 400 million monthly active users, it said today, up from 300 million active users the seven-year-old service disclosed to the SEC last October. From a report: The service — founded by Pavel Durov, who also created Russian social networking site VK — said it adds about 1.5 million users each day and is the most…
SEC Pauses Zoom Technologies Trading Because People Think It’s Zoom Video
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading of Zoom Technologies on Thursday, partly because investors are confusing it with Zoom Video, which has seen a surge share price due to COVID-19. It will resume trading April 9. From a report: Zoom Video, which provides videoconferencing services and trades under the ticker symbol “ZM,” is a key component for many businesses shifting…
ProtonVPN Open Sources All Its Code
ProtonVPN open sourced its code this week, ZDNet reports:
On Tuesday, the virtual private network (VPN) provider, also known for the ProtonMail secure email service, said that the code backing ProtonVPN applications on every system — Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android, and iOS — is now publicly available for review in what Switzerland-based ProtonVPN calls “natural” progression. “There is a lack of…
Earth closest to sun on January 4-5
We reach our closest point to the sun for 2020 on January 4 or 5, depending on your time zone. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/earth-comes-closest-to-sun-every-year-in-early-january…
Tesla Stock Hits ‘Funding Secured’ $420 Price
140Mandak262Jamuna writes: Elon Musk tweeted he had secured funding to take Tesla private at a share price of $420 right in the middle of a trading day in August 2018, without any prior approval from the board of directors. The plan fell through, SEC fined him and the company $20 million each and forced him to step down as Chairman. The…
Geminid meteors to peak this weekend
The shower is best around 2 a.m., but watch from late evening until dawn. The best morning is likely December 14. Mornings leading up to it might also offer some meteors as well, in the rich and reliable Geminid shower. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/december-geminid-meteor-shower…
All you need to know: Geminid meteor shower in 2019
We just can’t catch a break. The Geminid meteor shower will peak around the mornings of December 13 and 14, 2019, though under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower…
Facebook Was Mystery Firm Bidding Against Google To Buy Fitbit, Report Says
Facebook is the mystery “Party A” revealed in an SEC filing that bid several times to acquire health wearables maker Fitbit, including a best and final offer of $7.30 per share, according CNBC citing people familiar with the matter. From the report: Google announced its intentions to acquire Fitbit on Nov. 1 for about $2.1 billion in cash, or $7.35 per…
Awesome nightscape photos from New Mexico’s Very Large Array
Observatories make great locales for nightscape photography. Tips from an astrophotographer’s trip to the Very Large Array in New Mexico to help you plan an observatory astrophotography adventure – plus awesome photos. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/nightscape-photos-very-large-array-vla-observatory…