Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M

Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M

MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness, an investment fund formed by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner. The company’s goal is to make its processors 10 times better at training LLMs and delivering results than Nvidia’s GPUs….

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Wild video shows masked ruffians attacking police cruiser with officer inside during illegal street takeover

Wild video shows masked ruffians attacking police cruiser with officer inside during illegal street takeover

Wild video shows masked ruffians blatantly attacking a police cruiser while an officer was inside during a chaotic street takeover in Maryland. Video and witness accounts show drivers swarming the intersection of East West Highway and Connecticut Avenue shortly after midnight on Feb. 22 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, blocking traffic in all directions and performing high-speed…

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Moscow rocked by apparent suicide bombing

Moscow rocked by apparent suicide bombing

An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow on Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer in an apparent suicide bombing, according to The Associated Press.  The outlet noted that, according to officials, the explosion also left two other officers injured. The attack happened just after midnight on Tuesday…

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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people

Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people

The spillover from a ransomware attack on one of the largest government contractors in the United States keeps getting bigger: more than 25 million people have now had personal data stolen in the hack. Conduent provides printing, mailroom services, and document and payment processing services for state government benefit operations, such as food assistance, as…

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