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‘Open source will win’: Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi on the new era of artificial intelligence

GeekWire

Ali Farhadi, CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, recording an episode of the GeekWire Podcast at the non-profit institute’s Seattle headquarters on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) It has been a wild few weeks and an eventful few months in AI:DeepSeek, OpenAI, Stargate, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Salesforce, Google, Elon Musk, and much more.

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SanDisk's new Gen5 SSD offers blistering 14,000 MB/s speeds at just 7W

TechSpot

SanDisk, the flash storage division of Western Digital, unveiled a pair of new SSD platforms at an investor event last week. These are designed to strike a balance between performance and value.

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Arm Shocks the Semiconductor Industry by Announcing It May Sell Its Own Chips

Tech Republic Data Center

Arm could compete with its customers, including Qualcomm. Meta has already inked a deal with Arm.

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The iconic Nokia N97 gets resurrected as a retro-inspired gaming handheld

TechSpot

Fast forward to today, and a gaming company is trying to rekindle that Nokia nostalgia with a new handheld console. Sugar Cubes has just released the N97 Elite, and yeah, it shares plenty of vibes with the original N97 only this time, it's designed for portable gaming.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Lessons from Taiwan: How digital tools can help governments regain the people’s trust

GeekWire

Audrey Tang, who served as Taiwans first minister of digital affairs, flashes a Star Trek Vulcan greeting at Town Hall Seattle.(Photo 2025 Danny Ngan / dannyngan.com) This is a story about how digital tools helped government officials regain the trust of the electorate — but it’s not a science-fiction tale about a future Reunited States of America.

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Western Digital targets 100TB disk drives with HAMR and HDMR advancements

TechSpot

Western Digital unveiled an ambitious roadmap for advanced storage technologies at a recent investor day meeting. It plans to leverage two advanced storage technologies in the coming years: heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) and heat dot magnetic recording (HDMR), which are expected to improve data storage efficiency and density in hard.

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The world's largest OLED 'monitor' measures a whopping 767 inches

TechSpot

This absolute unit of a display dwarfs Photonics' previous record holder, the 100-square-meter JUMBO100 from way back in 2014. The new screen boasts an area of 161.5 square meters and stands an imposing 13 meters tall. The company says this makes it perfect for festivals, concerts, sporting events, and other large outdoor gatherings.

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