SBA Issues New Guidance On Small Business Loans For Content Creators

For the very first time, the SBA is recognizing enterprising content creators within its small business framework.

Are We Near AGI?

MIT’s Ramesh Raskar challenges AGI assumptions, envisioning decentralized, verifiable, personalized AI agents collaborating across networks.

Volvo is launching a ‘lower-priced’ EV in 2027 based on its SPA3 platform
Volvo is launching a ‘lower-priced’ EV in 2027 based on its SPA3 platform

The new EV will follow the EX60 as the second vehicle based on Volvo’s SPA3 platform, positioned as a smaller, more affordable option.

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Oracle pledges $1B over four years to partners that sell its AI tools
Oracle pledges $1B over four years to partners that sell its AI tools

Oracle announced a $1B, four-year commitment to its partner ecosystem at AI World in Las Vegas, covering training, test and demo environments, cloud migration funding and Marketplace sales. It also changed Marketplace rules. The pledge comes as Oracle …

Epson EcoTank ET-2980 (ET-2950) ink tank printer review: I’d buy Epson’s entry-level EcoTank for its crisp low cost pages
Epson EcoTank ET-2980 (ET-2950) ink tank printer review: I’d buy Epson’s entry-level EcoTank for its crisp low cost pages

Stripping features, while bundling ink, makes a bargain of this bottle-fed, cartridge-free printer.

Nscale sued in Norway over a data centre engineer’s dismissal
Nscale sued in Norway over a data centre engineer’s dismissal

An engineer at Nscale’s Stavanger data centre has sued the AI cloud firm and subcontractor CloudBrothers, Bloomberg reported. He claims Nscale directed his work like an employer and that he was fired after raising pay concerns. The case comes as Nscale…

Kindle Unlimited rebrand prompts concerns over potential price increases
Kindle Unlimited rebrand prompts concerns over potential price increases

Kindle Unlimited has been rebranded, with the new Kindle+ giving you more for your money. But will a price rise follow?

Micron’s next-generation 3D NAND to double bit density with over 400 layers, offering extreme performance
Micron’s next-generation 3D NAND to double bit density with over 400 layers, offering extreme performance

Micron’s G11 3D NAND promises 42 Gb/mm2 and 5,400 MT/s interface speed, enabling SSDs with extreme capacity and performance.

Apple edges out a win in the PC market’s worst quarter by stumbling less than everyone else

Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else. PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (vi…