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Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips
Jensen Huang, cofounder of NVIDIA, finds himself president of a $4 trillion company, at the forefront of A.I. technology, and, consequently, something of an international diplomat, as he charms President Trump and negotiates to sell his powerful chips to China. Guest: Amrith Ramk ... Show More
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In theory, crowdfunding sites offer an opportunity for anyone to give to any cause, including, say, strangers facing huge medical bills. In practice, crowdfunding suffers from many of the same inequities that led to someone needing to crowdfund to begin with.
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Earlier this month, AT&T was hit by the largest telecom hack ever. Not long after, Sydney Sweeney’s phone number was stolen by criminals, who used it to hack her social media and promote a memecoin. With how much sensitive data telecom companies have on us, why is their security ... Show More
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The tech world finds another thing to gamify, your sleep. Plus: The IRS is taxing ticket resellers, Prime Video’s newest release: ads, Target launches a private-label kitchen brand, and more.
Join our hosts Juliet Bennett Rylah and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most ... Show More
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Join our host Jacob Cohen as he takes you through our most interesting stories of the day.
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