Finally! A Worthy Opponent! - TechLinked Sept. 11, 2023

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TEAM GREEN WITH ENVY

AI startup backed by Microsoft makes card that crushes Nvidia in generative AI workloads

https://www.notebookcheck.net/d-Matrix-presents-Corsair-C8-card-9x-faster-than-Nvidia-s-H100-GPU-in-generative-AI-workloads.747930.0.html

raised $110 million in funding last week https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-chip-startup-d-matrix-raises-110-mln-with-backing-microsoft-2023-09-06/

Unusual; Nvidia’s dominance is killing startup funding https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/nvidias-dominance-in-ai-chips-deters-funding-for-startups-100890776/

Claim performance due to “uniques digital-in-memory computer (DIMC) architecture” https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-backed-ai-startup-beats-nvidia-h100-on-key-tests-with-gpu-like-card-equipped-with-256gb-ram

 

SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS

Google’s antitrust lawsuit starts tomorrow (DOJ case + 35 state complaint combined)

https://qz.com/what-google-has-to-prove-in-the-first-major-antitrust-c-1850824213

Could have “significant implications” on other dominant tech firms https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4194241-google-antitrust-big-tech/

Could hurt Mozilla, Apple, etc. for taking payments to make Google default search engine + the trial’s existence could cause Google to lose market share the same way IBM and Microsoft did during theirs https://www.axios.com/2023/09/10/google-antitrust-trial-search-monopoly

Google’s president of global affairs says govt has weak case; govt has to prove Google achieved dominance through illegal means https://www.theverge.com/23864025/google-antitrust-trial-kent-walker-interview

Three Apple execs to serve as key witnesses, may miss iPhone 15 launch

https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/09/05/three-apple-executives-to-serve-as-key-witnesses-at-googles-antitrust-bench-trial

 

WHATSAPP WITH THAT?              

WhatsApp is starting to work on compatibility with third-party apps

https://www.androidauthority.com/whatsapp-third-party-messaging-apps-interoperability-3362939/

This is after Meta was named by the EU as subject to Digital Markets Act

https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/dma-gatekeepers-named/

WABetaInfo found dedicated section for third-party chats in beta update

https://wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-23-19-8-whats-new/

Apple resistant, claims iMessage doesn’t have 45 million active users across the EU

https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/11/whatsapp-third-party-chats/

 

QUICK BITS

 

JUST A QUARTER OF A HOUSE IN VANCOUVER

LG unveils 118-inch microLED TV

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/lgs-latest-tv-is-a-118-inch-monster-with-a-scary-price-tag-to-match-2287813/

Cheaper than last year’s 136 inch TV; only costs $237,000

https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1694159330

OLED TVs seem safe from being killed off for the time being https://www.tomsguide.com/news/microled-tvs-were-supposed-to-be-oled-killers-heres-the-proof-theyre-not

 

HOLD ON, LET TIM COOK

Qualcomm extends 5G modem deal with Apple to 2026

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/11/qualcomm-to-supply-apple-with-5g-modems-for-iphones-through-2026.html

Sign company’s efforts to us proprietary chips aren’t going well

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/apple-renews-qualcomm-deal-in-sign-its-own-modem-chip-isn-t-ready-1.1969740

Qualcomm CEO himself said he expected Apple to start making their own modems next year https://lmg.gg/PlULf (Gizmodo)

Getting big into RISC-V https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2023/09/what-is-risc-v-and-why-were-unlocking-its-potential

 

NINTENDO HATES EDWIN HALL

Nintendo files patent for “smart fluid” joysticks, possible fix for drift

https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-joycon-drift-repair-1850825084

Patent https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20230280848

Accessibility consultant says “this should end analogue stick drift issues” https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-controller-patent-raises-hopes-switch-2-will-avoid-drift-issues

Uses magnetorheological fluid” that changes viscosity depending on magnetic field intensity https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-filed-a-patent-for-smart-fluid-joysticks-perhaps-to-eliminate-drift/

 

THERE WAS AN AI FROM NANTUCKET

University of Limerick teams with Dell to advance cancer treatments using AI https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/09/11/university-of-limerick-teams-up-with-dell-to-advance-cancer-treatments/

Use “digital twin technology” to digitally “clone” patients for predictive and diagnostic research https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/dell-technologies-university-of-limerick-cancer-ai

Meanwhile Microsoft has teams up with AI firm Paige to make image-based AI model to fight cancer https://www.itnonline.com/content/microsoft-and-paige-announce-collaboration-image-based-ai-model-fight-against-cancer

Want to build world’s largest AI model for detecting cancer https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/07/microsoft-paige-building-worlds-largest-ai-model-to-detect-cancer.html

 

WILLING AND AIBO TO HELP

Sony launching “foster care” programs for its 5 year old robot dogs

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/11/23867799/sony-launches-foster-care-program-aibo-robot-dog-sustainability

Applies to owners who cancelled their Aibo Cloud Plan subscription for their $2,900 robot dogs

https://www.engadget.com/sony-will-repair-aging-aibo-robot-dogs-to-help-them-find-their-forever-homes-103303488.html

Sony will fix donated units/use them to fix other units and charge nursing homes an undisclosed fee to “foster” them; owners who donate will receive “a small thank you gift at a later date”

https://www.pcgamer.com/sony-japan-is-launching-a-foster-care-program-for-its-aibo-robot-dogs/