Oracle and Microsoft Eye Global TikTok Acquisition Amid National Security Concerns
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Software giants Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to acquire TikTok's global operations while allowing ByteDance to retain a minority stake. The White House-brokered deal aims to address national security concerns through American majority ownership and Oracle's oversight of TikTok's core operations.
Oracle's Zettascale Supercluster: A Closer Look at 4-Bit Performance Claims
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Oracle announces a 2.4 zettaFLOPS supercomputer cluster, but the impressive figure is based on 4-bit precision. We examine the nuances of this claim and its implications for AI and supercomputing performance metrics.