The state of Intel: What the company’s  billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker — Investments, capex, and the beating heart of x86

The state of Intel: What the company’s $5 billion deal with Nvidia could mean for the floundering chipmaker — Investments, capex, and the beating heart of x86

The news was as baffling as it was big: On September 18, Nvidia and Intel announced a collaboration to co-develop multiple generations of data center and PC products. As part of the deal, Nvidia said it would purchase $5 billion of stock in the troubled tech firm. Intel was so dominant in the 1990s that…

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Why investors just bet M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy | TechCrunch

Why investors just bet $85M on this Indian company’s generic drug strategy | TechCrunch

With over 400 million chronic patients, India is one of the world’s largest medicine markets. But while most e-pharmacies chase speed, affordability remains the real challenge. Truemeds took a different route: helping patients switch to lower-cost substitutes, a bet now paying off with new funding at about four times its previous valuation. The six-year-old startup…

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The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company’s first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at 9

The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company’s first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299

The Commodore 64 Ultimate will be the first new hardware released under the auspices of the new management. This new home computer product is now available for pre-order starting from $299, but shipping won’t happen until October at the earliest. For your cash, you will get a device which resolutely “isn’t a software emulator” but…

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