GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2024

Aniket (Niki) Kittur, a professor in Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. (CMU Photo) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the frontier of crowd-augmented cognition, the concept of humans working together with the help of technology, including new ways that artificial intelligence is changing the field. Our guest is Aniket (Niki) Kittur , a professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University , where his research focuses

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2024

For chip enthusiasts it is a photo for the ages: Barry Lam, founder and the chairman of Quanta Computer, Jensen Huang, co-founder, president and CEO of Nvidia and Morris Chang, the founder and former CEO of TSMC, are sitting alongside each other after an outing at the Ningxia night market.

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GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2024

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, topped by Boeing’s Starliner space capsule, stands on its Florida launch pad. (NASA via YouTube) For the second time in a month, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner space capsule to the International Space Station was called off while the crew members were in their seats, waiting for liftoff.

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2024

Some startups, like Swytch, have had a head start and are offering their third-generation conversion kits with increased range and a pocketable battery pack. With many competitors offering similar solutions, how does a newcomer stand out?

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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joined the Starbucks board in 2017. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stepped down from the Starbucks board this week, according to a regulatory filing Friday by the Seattle-based coffee giant. In his letter of resignation , Nadella didn’t give a reason for his decision, but expressed confidence in Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan and the company’s senior leadership team.

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2024

Google has outlined some tweaks planned for the search engine's new AI Overviews, which immediately faced online ridicule following its launch. Despite inherent problems with generative AI that tech giants have yet to fix, Google intends to stay the course with AI-powered search results.

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2024

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended on Saturday after Congress failed to renew funding. Over 20 million low-income Americans had depended on the program to lower their internet bills for two and a half years.

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GeekWire

JUNE 1, 2024

The Soundwave team, from left: Pradyu Kandala, Andy Kurapati, Dhruv Arora, Vedaant Kulkarni, Prithvi Aravind, Koshin Sharma. (Photo courtesy of TiE Seattle) Seattle-area high school students competed in the finals of the TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Seattle chapter finals competition last week and a team called Soundwave is moving on to TYE’s Global Business Plan Competition next month.

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TechSpot

JUNE 1, 2024

An internal document from motherboard maker Gigabyte appears to reveal details about AMD's forthcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors, codenamed "Granite Ridge." If the leak is legitimate – which we can probably confirm in just a few days when Computex 2024 kicks off – we can expect a significant performance boost.

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