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Elon Musk's xAI plans massive expansion of AI supercomputer in Memphis
The move represents a massive expansion for the supercomputer called Colossus, which currently has 100,000 GPUs to train xAI's chatbot called Grok. The plan to expand the xAI supercomputer tenfold will likely raise environmental concerns, as activists and lawmakers have scrutinized the growing number of data centers for their vast energy consumption.
Tech companies settle lawsuit alleging they overcharged the US Army
Iron Bow and Dell will pay $4.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they inflated computer and hardware prices sold to the US Army. The lawsuit claimed Dell offered the government higher prices than it offered Iron Bow, creating an illusion of competition. A whistleblower lawsuit led to the settlement, with the whistleblower receiving $345,000.
Court upholds $267 million legal fee award in Dell lawsuit
A Delaware trial court is weighing two other requests for huge legal fees, both in cases involving Tesla, and the ruling contained language that might be helpful for the carmaker's efforts to fight those fees. Plaintiffs in the Dell case alleged that they and other shareholders were short-changed in a controversial $23.9 billion transaction in 2018 that marked Dell's return as a publicly traded company.
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla, rejecting an appeal by former child miners and their representatives.
Caltech ends high-stakes US patent fight with Apple and Broadcom
Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in 2016, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other Apple devices using Broadcom chips infringed its wireless-communication patents.
Caltech reaches 'potential settlement' in Apple, Broadcom patent case
Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in 2016, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other Apple devices using Broadcom chips infringed its wireless-communication patents
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US Supreme Court spurns Apple-Broadcom challenge to Caltech patents
The justices turned away an appeal by Apple and Broadcom of a lower court's ruling affirming a trial judge's decision to prevent the companies from contesting the validity of the patents as they defended against the California Institute of Technology's lawsuit.
Tata to infuse $2 billion into super-app Neu; tech firms slashed over 1.5 lakh jobs this year
Tata Group is planning to infuse another $2 billion into its super app venture Tata Neu, news agency Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. This and more in today¡¯s edition of ETtech Top 5.
Court revives Apple, Google challenge to US patent-review policy
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a California federal court's decision to dismiss the companies' lawsuit and said the agency may have failed to go through a required public notice-and-comment rulemaking process.
Elon Musk's mysterious ways on display in Tesla tweet trial
The trial, centered on a pair of tweets announcing Musk had obtained the money to take Tesla private in 2018, reeled the 51-year-old billionaire into a federal courtroom in San Francisco for three days of testimony that opened a peephole into his often inscrutable mind.
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
The dispute - the first U.S. employment lawsuit about alleged casteism - has forced Big Tech to confront a millennia-old hierarchy where Indians' social position has been based on family lineage.
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
Apple confirmed that it "updated language a couple of years ago to reinforce that we prohibit discrimination or harassment based on caste."
NotPetya: the cyberattack that shook the world
With Ukraine as its primary target, NotPetya quickly spread to more than 60 countries, destroying the computer systems of thousands of multinationals.
Lights, camera, Activision!
This week, Microsoft Corp. agreed to pay a stunning $68.7 billion¡ªall cash¡ªto acquire Activision Blizzard, the company behind blockbuster games such as 'Call of Duty' and 'Candy Crush'. Here's the deal explained, in numbers.
Paytm founder rues IPO timing; crypto players unite for self-regulation
Today, as Paytm¡¯s share price hit an all-time low, its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the lukewarm IPO and disastrous listing were simply down to bad timing.
Why inclusive tech remains elusive
We delve into the tech industry¡¯s attempts at building products for people who are not like them, and find out why the majority still don¡¯t champion accessibility and inclusivity in product design
Does a Harvard degree really matter? Tim Cook, Mary Barra's success shows otherwise
Only one CEO from top 20 companies in last year¡¯s Fortune 500 went to an Ivy League school
Dell loses another Taiwan consumer lawsuit
A Taiwanese woman has won a lawsuit forcing US computer giant Dell to honour bargains the firm said it mistakenly offered on the Internet, a court said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of defeats for Dell.
New York attorney general files antitrust suit against Intel
Intel Corp was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest chipmaker of scheming to maintain worldwide monopoly power in the market for microprocessors.
Dell settles federal discrimination suit for $9.1 mn
Dell Inc said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class action lawsuit brought by former employees for $9.1 million.
'Microsoft doesn't owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B'
Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay $1.5 bn in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Thursday, in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit.
Judge: Microsoft doesn't owe Alcatel-Lucent $1.5B
Microsoft Corp does not have to pay $1.5 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent SA, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Thursday, in what may be the last word on a long-running digital music patent lawsuit.
Microsoft ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent 367 mn dollars
A jury ordered Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent 367.4 million dollars as the French-US telecom equipment maker scored a partial victory in complex patent infringement litigation.
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