Sat.Nov 02, 2024

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Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street

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Tech giants are set to spend a staggering $200 billion on AI-related capital expenditures this year, according to Bloomberg's calculations, marking an all-time high for these companies. It is an unprecedented level of investment, ranging from securing scarce high-end chips and constructing expansive data centers to forging deals with energy.

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Stalker 2 requires 150GB of storage space but runs on relatively modest GPUs

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Following several delays and the outbreak of war, perhaps the biggest sign that Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl will make its November 20 release date is the reveal of its official system requirements. Although the game joins the ranks of major releases with triple-digit storage requirements, it might be lighter.

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Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide margin

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Microsoft's Windows 11 is finally gaining significant traction in the market, nearly three years after its initial release. According to recent data from Statcounter, Windows 11 reached an all-time high market share of 35.55 percent in October 2024 – an increase of 2.13 percentage points from the previous month.

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Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can even boot from a 1.44MB floppy

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Originally forked from the MenuetOS project way back in 2004, KolibriOS has since charted its own path while sticking to its 32-bit x86 roots – unlike its forerunner, which added a proprietary 64-bit version. But for the kind of systems it targets, that's more than enough.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Intel says integrating RAM into Lunar Lake SoC was a mistake, might abandon desktop GPUs again

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During the company's third-quarter 2024 earnings call, Intel confirmed that its future laptop chips will return to the traditional use of RAM sticks, reversing Lunar Lake's radical shift to baked-in system memory. The company is also reassessing GPU development over the coming years.