EU will sign a contract with SpaceX to launch four Galileo navigation satellites in 2024
The security deal is due to be formally signed with the U.S. next week and the plan is to ship the Galileo satellites, each weighing roughly 700 kilograms, to the U.S. on March 27. The first launch of two satellites will take place in the second half of April.
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Nvidia launched Blackwell B200 GPU, the “world’s most powerful chip” for AI
Blackwell B200 GPU introduces six technologies for accelerated computing, including a second-generation Transformer Engine, fifth-generation NVLink, RAS Engine and secure AI capabilities. Several major organizations, such as Amazon Web Services, Dell Technologies, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, Tesla, and xAI, are expected to adopt the Blackwell platform.
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Microsoft and Nvidia will collaborate to improve Gen AI for enterprises
Microsoft will be one of the first organizations to bring the power of Nvidia Grace Blackwell GB200 and advanced Nvidia Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking to Azure. Microsoft also announced the general availability of its Azure NC H100 v5 VM virtual machine (VM) based on the Nvidia H100 NVL platform.
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Microsoft will move Copilot, Edge, and Bing into a new ‘Microsoft AI’ division
The company hired the co-founder of DeepMind as the head of a new AI division. Microsoft is expected to highlight its latest AI advances for consumers in an event focused on Copilot, Windows and Surface on Thursday.
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New products
Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro
Civi 4 Pro will have a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 procesor and a triple camera at the back enhanced by Leica. It will be launched on March 21.
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Samsung Galaxy F55
The phone has a 6.6-inch AMOLED screen, Exynos 1480 processor, 8/12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It will come with a 5,000 mAh battery.
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