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What AI bubble? Groq rakes in $640M to grow inference cloud

The Register 

In the gold rush, be the one handing out the shovels

Even as at least some investors begin to question the return on investment of AI infrastructure and services, venture capitalists appear to be doubling down. On Monday, AI chip startup Groq — not to be confused with xAI's Grok chatbot — announced it had scored $640 million in series-D funding to bolster its inference cloud.…

UN investigation: 9 staffers ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack

Voice of America 

United Nations — United Nations internal investigation has concluded that nine of 19 Palestinian staffers accused by Israel “may have been involved” in the October 7 terror attacks in southern Israel, while insufficient or no evidence was found regarding 10 others.   “The employment of these individuals will be terminated in the interests of the agency,” U.N. deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters of the nine, in announcing the conclusion of the monthslong investigation.   All of the 19 were employed by UNRWA... Читать дальше...

Stocks take a nosedive with Dow down 1,000 points in global selloff - The Independent

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  1. Stocks take a nosedive with Dow down 1,000 points in global selloff  The Independent
  2. Wall Street latest: Wall Street and global markets tumble over fears of US recession  BBC
  3. Dow crashes 1,000 points and the Nasdaq loses 3% as recession fears fuel market panic  Markets Insider
  4. Wall Street stocks plunge as fears grow that tech bubble has burst - latest updates  The Telegraph
  5. This May Be 1987-Type Slide, Ed Yardeni Says, Seeing Policy Shifts  Yahoo Finance

NORMALCY RETURNS TO LAGOS AFTER FOUR DAYS HUNGER PROTEST

Lagosstate.gov.ng 

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the Executive Council Meeting on Monday as full government activities resumed following a four-day hunger protest across Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu had urged protesters to cease demonstrations and engage in dialogue in a broadcast on Sunday. In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu praised the Lagos protesters for ending their actions in …

Swedish star breaks pole vault world record

Sydney Morning Herald 

Swedish pole vault star Armand "Mondo" Duplantis set a new world record by clearing 6.25m on the third attempt. © International Olympic Committee

Seminar Preentation Given t the University of New Hampshire (UNH)

Nasa.gov 

Alphonse Sterling (ST13) gave an invited seminar presentation to the Space Science group at UNH, on 4/26/24. Sterling, who obtained his PhD from UNH, also had round table discussions with some of the current UNH students interested in careers in space science.