Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation
AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg, although the deal isn’t yet final and terms could change.
Read MoreCounting sums of squares
In the process of writing the previous post, I ran across the Landau-Ramanujan theorem. It turned out to not be what I needed, but it’s an interesting result. What portion of the numbers less than N can be written as the sum of the squares of two non-negative integers? Edmund Landau
Read MoreEigenvalues of the Laplacian on a square
What are the solutions to the equation uxx + uyy = λu on the unit square with the requirement that u(x, y) = 0 on the boundary? It’s easy to see that the functions u(x, y) = sin(mπx) sin(nπy) are solutions with λ = (m² + n²)π² for non-negative integers m
Read MoreLuma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them
Both Luma and Runway have reportedly held conversations with self-driving car and robotics companies as they look toward the future.
Read MoreGoogle says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data
Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.
Read MoreHardening Node.js Apps in Production: 8 Layers of Practical Security
Master 8 crucial security layers for production Node.js apps. Learn dependency auditing, authentication, input validation, rate limiting & more. Continue reading Hardening Node.js Apps in Production: 8 Layers of Practical Security on SitePoint.
Read MoreAnthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round
The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.
Read MoreSOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft
SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.
Read MoreCash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users
Cash App's new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.
Read MoreGoogle’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews
With this new capability, NotebookLM is taking a more visual approach to helping users understand different topics and ideas.
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