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Google’s cloud taps AMD for new service as chip wars heat up

The logo of Google is seen on a building at la Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo June 17 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud on Thursday said Google will offer cloud computing services based on AMD’s newest data center chip, a move likely to intensify AMD’s push to grab market share from rival Intel Corp (INTC.O). Cloud computing providers such as… Source link

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Why the mask culture wars may never end

WASHINGTON — You can wear a mask inside Fiddleheads Café, but it will cost you. “$5 added to orders placed while wearing a face mask,” reads a sign pasted on a window of the restaurant, located in the Northern California town of Mendocino. On the other side of the country, at the Middle Eastern restaurant Little Sesame in downtown Washington, D.C., there is also a sign greeting visitors. “No mask, no hummus,” that sign declares. Little Sesame in Washington, D.C. (Alexander… Source link

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“Star Wars” heroine Daisy Ridley claps back at Ted Cruz’s Rey diss

The Daily Beast Former Cuomo Aide Says She Resigned After He Forcibly Kissed Her Mike Coppola/GettyLindsey Boylan, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she resigned in 2018 after he forcibly kissed her during a meeting. Boylan—who is running for Manhattan Borough president—had previously accused Cuomo of repeated harassment, but she didn’t offer many details until she published a Medium post on Wednesday. “My boss soon informed me that the Governor had a ‘crush’ on… Source link

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Burger King, Wendys ramp up the competition in the chicken sandwich wars

Burger King (QSR) on Wednesday jumped into the widening chicken wars with a new hand-breaded sandwich — just as McDonald’s is expected to debut its own version, and on the same day Wendy’s rolled out an update to its menu item. The battlefield for the hearts and stomachs of consumers is growing more fierce, with a clutch of fast food giants unveiling competitors for Popeye’s wildly popular sandwich. As a result, Burger King is planning to release the item nationwide later this year, after a… Source link

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Google Promised Not To To Use Its AI In Weapons, So Why Is It Investing In Startups Straight Out Of “Star Wars”?

More than two years ago, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai promised to no longer use his company’s artificial intelligence expertise to develop weapons. But that hasn’t stopped Google’s parent company, Alphabet, where Pichai is also CEO, from investing in a couple of companies that are getting into the business of war. In June 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a sweeping promise. In a blog entitled ‘AI at Google: our principles,’ Pichai said Google would not develop artificial… Source link

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IBM buys Nordcloud as cloud wars with Google, AWS, Microsoft heat up

IBM’s logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON – IBM announced Monday that it has acquired Finnish cloud consulting services provider Nordcloud for an undisclosed sum as it looks to gain an advantage in the increasingly fierce cloud wars. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Nordcloud has a current turnover of around 50 million euros ($61 million) and over 450 employees, according to its LinkedIn page. Cloud… Source link

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