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2 | These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Wednesday June 19, 2024. I'm Sarah Lane. | |||||
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6 | Tuesday, Nvidia became the most valuable public company in the world with a market cap of $3.34 trillion, surpassing Microsoft. Earlier this month Nvidia hit $3 trillion for the first time and replaced Apple in the #2 spot. In its most recent quarter, Nvidia’s data center business revenue rose 427% from a year earlier to $22.6 billion, accounting for about 86% of the chipmaker’s total sales. | https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/nvidia-passes-microsoft-in-market-cap-is-most-valuable-public-company.html | ||||
7 | Bloomberg reports Nvidia has also agreed to buy Shoreline, which provides automated software to help businesses repair issues on computer systems. Shoreline was founded by Anurag Gupta, a former AWS VP who was in charge of analytical and relational database infrastructure. | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-18/nvidia-agrees-deal-to-buy-software-startup-shoreline | ||||
8 | The Information's sources say Apple has told suppliers it has stopped working on the Apple Vision Pro 2. Instead it's focusing on a less expensive version of the current Apple Vision Pro for release by the end of next year. Supposedly the price of this one would be closer to $1500. All the work now goes on making the device lighter and cheaper without sacrificing too much capability. | https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/18/apple-vision-cheaper-halts-work-pro-model-headset/ | ||||
9 | Netflix has announced the first two cities for its new in-person experience venues, slated to open in 2025. Those cities are Dallas, Texas, and King of Prussia Pennsylvania. The idea is to fill a large space with shopping, dining and ""experiences"" related to Netflix shows like “Bridgerton,” “Money Heist,” “Stranger Things,” “Squid Game” and more. Netflix is not expecting them to turn a profit, but doing them to keep fans engaged. | https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/netflix-house-entertainment-dining-shopping-complexes-cities-2025-1236040989/ | ||||
10 | Aylo is the parent company of adult website Pornhub. Aylo told several local and regional news outlets in both Kentucky and Indiana that IP addresses are to be geo-blocked due to the new age verification laws in each state, targeting adult entertainment platforms. The age verification requirements in the bill were attached through a floor amendment to a bipartisan child protection measure that initiallly had to regulate porn. HB 278 originally prohibited school superintendents and administrators from hiring any person "convicted of an offense that would classify the person as a violent offender, a sex crime ... or who is required to register as a sex offender." | https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/aylo-blocks-kentucky-ip-addresses-from-pornhub-932182.html | ||||
11 | Fisker, the California-based electric car company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in discussions with stakeholders regarding “debtor-in-possession and the sale of its assets.” In other words, they're selling the company for parts. Back in February, Fisker highlighted worries about staying in business and later did not secure an investment from a larger automaker, which is alleged to have been Nissan, reported by Reuters. | https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4727117-ev-maker-fisker-files-for-bankruptcy/ | ||||
12 | If you want a thin keyboard for travel, the Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 might be for you. It's less than a centimeter thick at a third of an inch and weighs 7.8 ounces. The keys have 1.1 mm of travel and a full row of shortcut keys for things like play and pause, volume, brightness, etc. And easy-switch keys can toggle between up to three bluetooth connections so you can use it on multiple devices. It supports Windows, Android, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and ChromeOS. It doesn't have a kickstand, and does use disposable coin-cell batteries. But it gets 36 months of battery life and goes for $80. | https://www.engadget.com/logitech-keys-to-go-2-review-a-super-slim-travel-companion-for-almost-any-gadget-070150717.html | ||||
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