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The AI chip startup that could take down Nvidia The design and organization of a chip’s components is called its “architecture,” and certain ones are particularly well suited for certain applications — graphics processing units (GPUs), for example, have architectures that let them process images more efficiently than central processing units (CPUs).
Twenty-five years after the release of the GeForce 256, Nvidia is still the king of GPUs, and that has given it a major advantage in the AI chip market — analysts at Citi Research estimate it holds about 90% of the market share and will continue to do so for the next two to three years.
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WorkWhat's Going on With HR? How Top Companies Manage the Future of Work - Inc.com (No paywall)In the past few years, many of the 184 human resources companies on the Inc. 5000 have had to navigate tremendous turbulence. A wave of pandemic layoffs led to a 14.7 percent unemployment rate in April 2020, which, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, was the "highest rate and the largest over-the-month increase" since it started measuring the data in January 1948. Work
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WorkThe Mute Spectacle of Bianca Censori - The New Yorker (No paywall)I’m going to be straight here: I love celebrities. I love thinking about them, reading about them, and writing about them. There’s also little that brings me more pleasure than spotting them in the wild. So I was giddy with anticipation when, while on a reporting trip to Los Angeles earlier this summer, I made a date with friends to have dinner at the Chateau Marmont hotel. The Chateau has long been known not just for its celebrity clientele but for its ability to provide that clientele with a space to convene without outside censure. (It is, lest we forget, one of the spots at which the President’s errant son, Hunter Biden, holed up for crack-cocaine binges.) Housed in a French Gothic-style castle, on a hilly street just above Sunset Boulevard, it’s a place where even a regular week night can provide a lucky civilian with some choice inner-sanctum sightings. Work
WorkWhat High Achievers Need from Their Mentors - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)Even the best-performing individuals need guidance to avoid complacency, continue growing, and reach new heights. High achievers need mentors who encourage them to embrace continuous learning and improvement with a growth mindset, develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and those of others through emotional intelligence, and embrace a more intentional approach to broadening and strengthening their network. Work
WorkWorkDonald Trump backs legal weedTrump, the GOP presidential nominee in November's election, voiced his support for allowing Florida residents to have "personal amounts" of weed in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday morning.
WorkHere's what you need to know about the revamped FAFSAIndependent journalism is more important than ever. Vox is here to explain this unprecedented election cycle and help you understand the larger stakes. We will break down where the candidates stand on major issues, from economic policy to immigration, foreign policy, criminal justice, and abortion. We’ll answer your biggest questions, and we’ll explain what matters — and why. This timely and essential task, however, is expensive to produce. Work
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WorkWorkBrazil's X ban is sending lots of people to BlueskyThe Bluesky app looks and functions a lot like X, but it’s a decentralized social media platform that’s built on the AT Protocol (which is also developed by Bluesky). In a 5:12PM ET post, Frazee said that Bluesky is seeing 1,000 events per second — a “new milestone” — on its “relay,” which essentially functions as the firehose of data for the platform. On Friday night, Bluesky said it had 500,000 new users “in the last two days.” WorkWorkInflation is down and a recession is unlikely. What went right? - The Economist (No paywall)Not long ago central bankers everywhere were jacking up interest rates. No longer. In June the European Central Bank reduced rates for the first time since before the covid-19 pandemic. In July policymakers at the Bank of England voted to cut rates. Other central banks, ranging from those in Canada and Chile to Denmark, are also in on the action. Before long America will follow. On August 23rd Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, noted that “the time has come for policy to adjust”. And as central bankers loosen policy, they are daring to dream, for a “soft landing” is within reach. WorkWhy a Catholic Diocese Is Suing the U.S. GovernmentThe Catholic diocese in Paterson, New Jersey, has filed suit against the U.S. government, looking for a reverse in the visa procedures for religious workers—a rule they believe could threaten the status and future of foreign-born clergy in the United States. WorkWorkWhat Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their CityNowhere is that exodus more staggeringly acute than in Maracaibo, which has been hollowed out by the loss of about half a million of its 2.2 million inhabitants — many of them adults in their late teens to middle age. (The population figure is based on surveys, since the government has not conducted an official census in more than a decade.) WorkOpinion | Trump Tried to Humanize Himself. Better Luck Next Time.Before the event, Ms. Justice shared with me her hopes for the encounter. She wanted Mr. Trump to talk parental rights, of course, but she also wanted folks to see a softer side of him: “He’s a dad. He’s a grandfather. He loves his family. We’ve seen him working with his family in politics and business, right? I hope the American people get to know Donald Trump in a little bit of a different way. He’ll get to express his love for his family. I think that’s going to resonate with American voters.” WorkOpinion | The Loneliness Epidemic Has a CureThe friendship numbers are just as sobering. Americans of all stripes are reporting that they have declining numbers of friends, but the decline is most pronounced among high school graduates. Between 1990 and 2024, the percentage of college graduates who reported having zero close friends rose to 10 percent from 2 percent, which is upsetting enough. Among high school graduates, the percentage rose to a heartbreaking 24 percent from 3 percent. WorkWorkEuropean Stocks' Quest to Outshine US Markets Is Fading Quickly“There are good reasons for saying the European performance should be less volatile and perhaps a bit stronger than the US because the starting point in valuations is very different,” said Guy Stear, head of developed markets strategy at the Amundi Investment Institute. WorkA Small Town Gets an Uncomfortable Spotlight After the Boar's Head RecallOn July 25, liverwurst from the Jarratt Boar’s Head plant was recalled. A few days later, the company expanded the recall to include all the meat processed there. Boar’s Head has said that it is “deeply sorry,” and that it is working with top food safety experts to determine the cause of the problem, which it said was “limited to a single process” at the plant, one of several the company operates. Boar’s Head could not be reached for comment on Saturday. WorkOthers Have Politicized Arlington, but Trump's Approach Has No PrecedentMr. Trump and his campaign published photos and video of the former president laying flowers and flashing a thumbs-up at the graves of Marines killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan three years ago. Other graves are visible in the footage, including one of a Green Beret who died by suicide. The images are still online. WorkWho Are the Biggest Donors to Trump and Harris?There is no donor who has publicly spent more for Mr. Trump this cycle than Timothy Mellon, heir to the Mellon banking fortune. He has put more than $125 million into Mr. Trump’s campaign — and it’s only September. WorkSecond Time's the Charm? Rematches Could Sway the Fight for Congress.In California, Representative John Duarte bested his Democratic challenger, Adam Gray, by just a few hundred votes two years ago in one of the closest House races in the nation. The victory was a key pickup for Republicans that helped them take power in the House. This year, Democrats are aggressively targeting the seat once again. WorkWorkWorkPost Office handles record amount of cashDuring that time however daily visits to Post Office branches have remained relatively stable at around 10 million each week, and its position on the High Street means it offers a local alternative to many people when bank branches shut down. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkIn Race Against Polio, Gaza Begins Vaccination DriveFor families seeking to get their children vaccinated, the challenges are layered and fraught: Not only must they trust that the cessations in fighting will hold, but many will have to navigate blocked and broken roads and expose themselves to danger and widespread lawlessness to reach the sites where vaccinations take place. WorkWhat to Watch for in East German State Elections on SundayEven if the elections themselves are for two state governments — and Saxony and Thuringia are the seventh and 12th largest by population of Germany’s 16 states — the symbolic importance of a far-right party potentially winning a plurality of votes in Germany, nearly eight decades after the end of the Nazi era, cannot be overstated. WorkWorked to the Bone, India's Doctors Fear for Their Safety, Too“People protested because we identified with the victim,” said Dr. Susmita Sengupta, who graduated in 2020 from M.G.M. Medical College & Hospital in Jamshedpur, a large city in the eastern state of Jharkhand, and worked there for a year before moving to private practice. WorkWorkWorkWith Russia on Its Doorstep, a Ukrainian Town Packs Its BagsThe Ukrainian military’s surprise attack into Russia last month came as one of Kyiv’s boldest gambles of the war, bringing swift gains in land and prisoners captured. But hundreds of miles away, inside Ukraine, the wholesale evacuation of Pokrovsk is evidence of the operation’s risks. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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