June 18, 2024

Hardware

Extreme PSUs Incoming: Enermax, Leadex, and Seasonic at Up to 2800W

Just several years ago, we were impressed to witness a 2,000W power supply for mining systems at Computex. But with arrival or AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper WX and Intel’s Xeon W-3400-series – CPUs that can devour all the way to 900W under heavy loads – as well as NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards (or, well, H100 PCIe for AI), 2,000W PSUs are no longer entirely overkill. As new processors have raised the bar on power

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Hardware

Shop Snapdragon X Series Copilot + PCs, Available Now At Best Buy

Do you need a new mobile workhorse, or just want a lightweight, powerful laptop with all-day battery life? Whatever the individual reasons, a lot of people are understandably very excited about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series processors and the associated push for Windows on ARM by Microsoft. If that’s you, then the first wave of AI-infused Copilot+ PCs are here, and you can buy them now… Pictured above and top is the flagship for this launch,

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Decagon claims its customer service bots are smarter than average | TechCrunch

One red-hot category in the generative AI space is customer support, which isn’t surprising, really, when you consider the tech’s potential to cut contact center costs while increasing scale. Critics argue that generative AI-powered customer support tech could depress wages, lead to layoffs and ultimately deliver a more error-prone end-user experience. Proponents, on the other hand, say that generative AI will augment — not replace — workers, while enabling them to focus on more meaningful

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Series A to B startups scale up at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch

Series A to B startups — check out the ScaleUp Startups Exhibitor Program at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Why Join the ScaleUp Startups Exhibitor Program? Amplify Your ReachShowcase your groundbreaking innovation on the Disrupt Expo Floor, where you’ll catch the eye of 10,000 tech leaders and investors. This is your moment to shine and forge connections that could elevate your startup to new heights. Maximize Your ImpactBenefit from four conference passes that allow your team to

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Start-ups

Now a Series A startup, kids’ app and ‘digital toy’ Pok Pok is coming to Android | TechCrunch

Pok Pok, a kids’ app maker focused on building play-based learning experiences for the preschool set, has made a name for itself in the iOS developer community after winning both an App Store award for cultural impact and an Apple Design Award. But now the company is ready to expand its reach by bringing its app and new STEM-based activities to families with both iOS and Android devices, thanks to its latest funding. The app,

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Hardware

YouTube Declares War On Misinformation With Community Notes Feature Similar To X

YouTube is looking to combat misinformation on its platform by allowing notes to be added to videos that will add context, similar to the feature found on the X social media platform. Some examples the company provides are, “notes that clarify when a song is meant to be a parody, point out when a new version of a product being reviewed is available, or let viewers know when older footage is mistakenly portrayed as a

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Zal Bilimoria just raised a $50M fourth Refactor Capital fund, and still relishes his solo GP status | TechCrunch

Zal Bilimoria has been a solo general partner since 2018, and has no plans to stop. And he credits the decision to former colleague David Lee, who started Refactor Capital with him in 2016. He said that he would not have been able to start the Burlingame-based firm without Lee, a former Google executive who ran Ron Conway’s seed-stage venture fund SV Angel for several years. Together, they raised an initial $50 million fund. When Lee

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Robotics

Waabi raises $200M from Uber, NVIDIA, and others on the road to self-driving trucks – The Robot Report

Listen to this article The Waabi Driver includes a generative AI stack as well as sensors and compute hardware. Source: Waabi Autonomous passenger vehicles have hit potholes over the past few years, with accidents leading to regulatory scrutiny, but investment in self-driving trucks has continued. Waabi today announced that it has raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. The funding brings total investment in the Toronto-based startup to more than $280 million. Waabi

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Robotics

RBR50 Spotlight: Renovate Robotics puts Rufus to work on roofs – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Organization: Renovate RoboticsCountry: U.S.Website: https://www.renovaterobotics.com/Year Founded: 2021Number of Employees: 1-10Innovation Class: Application In the near future, robots could be a common sight on rooftops. Renovate Robotics is developing a robot to autonomously install both asphalt and solar roof shingles. The application opportunity includes both new home construction and refurbishment opportunities. Roofs typically need to be redone every 20 to 30 years. In 2023, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company introduced its first product,

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Hardware

DeepCool Adds Vapor Chamber to an Air Cooler: AIO-Like Performance at Air Cooler Reliability

While the market for high-end CPU coolers has decidedly shifted towards closed-loop all-in-one liquid coolers over the last several years, air cooling remains alive and well. Even at the high-end, there are still further improvements and innovations being made, such as DeepCool’s vapor chamber-based tower cooler, which was demonstrated at Computex. Named the Assassin IV VC Vision, DeepCool’s design is an advanced concept vehicle that equips a tower cooled with both a vapor chamber in

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