Author: Bernie

Who cares about a survey? If you’re running a startup in Australia, or supporting startups in Australia, you should care, and here’s why. Ten years ago, Startup Muster was founded with a mission to measure and publish the progress, challenges, and opportunities within the Australian startup ecosystem, in order to demonstrate and accelerate progress. It’s been five years since the last Startup Muster survey in 2018, and in that time the survey’s results has helped steer hundreds of millions of dollars of support and investment into Australian startups. At least 43 different government departments downloaded the 2018 report, with Austrade…

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B&H Photo today kicked off a big sale on a few of Apple’s Mac computers, including the 13.6-inch MacBook Air, 15.3-inch MacBook Air, and M2 Mac mini. As of writing, these all-time low prices are only available from B&H Photo. 13.6-Inch MacBook Air Starting with the M2 13.6-inch MacBook Air from 2022, B&H Photo has both models of this notebook at all-time low prices. You can get the 256GB MacBook Air for $949.00 in all four colors, down from $1,099.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase,…

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India restricted import of laptops, tablets, other personal computers and servers with immediate effect on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in an amendment, saying it will impose a licensing requirement for imports in a move that analysts say appears to be aimed at boosting the local manufacturing efforts. “Import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra small form factor computers and servers falling under HSN 8741 shall be ‘restricted,’” a government notification said, adding that the import will be allowed against a valid licence for restricted imports. The restriction will also not apply to passengers carrying…

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Activision is teasing a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare-related reveal next week.  This lighthearted tease, which you can see below, hints that the next Call of Duty is another Modern Warfare, even though 2022’s Call of Duty was Modern Warfare II. However, if you’ve been paying attention to the Call of Duty space, it’s no surprise that this year’s Call of Duty is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. It’s leaked in various ways already, including on special Monster energy drink packaging (thanks, CharlieIntel).  As you can see, the official Call of Duty Twitter account says, “We’ll share our artistic…

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After the disastrous iPhone 14 initial sales due to a COVID-19 outbreak followed by riots at Apple‘s largest iPhone factory in China, the Cupertino firm decided it won’t be caught flat-footed ever again. While BGR has reported the company’s attempts to diversify its supply chain outside the Asian country, Nikkei Asia offered an inside look at Apple’s efforts to produce 15 million iPhone 15 units this year in India. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the…

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The NIST pitot tube (top) has a hemispherical face with five ports used to measure gas flows in three dimensions, which gives it a better ability to measure complex flows in smokestacks. In contrast, the current favorite model of pitot tube, called an S-probe (bottom), only has two ports and can only measure flow in one or two dimensions. Unlike previous models of 3D probe, the NIST probe, when calibrated, does not take longer to use in a measurement than S-probes. Credit: Jennifer Lauren Lee/NIST Each year, to meet requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), coal-fired power plants…

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As organizations rush to embrace AI, it’s putting the cloud — or clouds, rather — under strain. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and Oracle, facing an unprecedented spike in demand for the server chips that train and run AI-powered software, are limiting their availability for customers. Microsoft has been particularly candid about its struggles, warning of service disruptions if it can’t get enough AI chips for its data centers. Startups are feeling the pressure, too — including CoreWeave, a GPU-focused cloud compute provider. After raising $221 million a Series B round in April and a $200 million extension to that…

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Acura, Honda’s luxury and performance vehicle brand, has released a teaser for its first electric vehicle. It doesn’t really show much of the the all-electric 2024 ZDX — it’s just a silhouette of the car with an illuminated grille in the shadows — but it comes with the announcement that the EV is set to debut on August 17th during the Monterey Car Week.  The 2024 ZDX was designed at the Acura Design Studio in Southern California, and it retains some of the external elements the company used for the Precision EV Concept it showed off during the same event…

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Waymo only just reached Los Angeles earlier this year, but that isn’t stopping it from expanding further. The company is expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing service to Austin. The first phase starts this fall, with completely driverless operations and public rides coming in the months ahead. The coverage will be “truly useful,” Waymo claims — it should cover major stretches of the Texas capital, including the downtown core as well as well-known areas like Barton Hills and Hyde Park. You can join a waitlist today. The deployment is a homecoming of sorts, as Waymo chose Austin to conduct some of…

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