First 4G mobile network to be installed on Moon
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Network in a box

Intuitive Machines will launch its second lunar mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in an ambitious project that includes installing a fully functional 4G mobile network.

Ericsson is looking at 'true' virtual RAN to avoid Intel dependence
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I RAN away 

Ericsson is exploring virtual radio access network (RAN) ideas to wean itself off Chipzilla products. 

Musk’s minions seize control of US Treasury payment system
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No one can explain why

Swasticar maker Elon [Roman salute] Musk and his minions have been granted access to a sensitive US Treasury Department payment system that contains the personal information of every American who receives tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security, and other government payments. It also contains information about Musk's business rivals.

Nvidia’s Project Denver was going to be x86
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Legal constraints meant it went to Arm

Nvidia’s Project Denver was supposed to be based on x86 tech, but things took a turn thanks to legal wranglings involving Transmeta’s Tokamak technology. Instead, Nvidia had to pivot to Arm, and the rest is history.

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire
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And not in a good way

Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell data centre processors have significant overheating problems when installed in high-capacity server racks.