Dell’s all-in bet on AI pays off in latest earnings
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Dell’s all-in bet on AI pays off in latest earnings

Technology tamfitronics Few companies have tied their fortunes to AI as much as Dell Technologies has, with the technology giant seeing a rise in server and networking revenue of 80 percent thanks to AI infrastructure sales, while eyeing potential AI PC dividends coming down the pike.The Texas titan has done its best to position itself as a key supplier of AI infrastructure over the past year or so, forming a close relationship with GPU supremo Nvidia to use its accelerators and software stack for its turnkey enterprise offerings.This move has clearly paid off for the Round Rock outfit. Its reported revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended in Aug 2 was $25 billion, up 9 percent on a year ago. Concealed within that overall figure was the growth of 38 percent for...
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Andhra Pradesh: Call for Use of Drones to Assess Crop Damage
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Andhra Pradesh: Call for Use of Drones to Assess Crop Damage

Technology tamfitronics Vijayawada: Agriculture special chief secretary Budithi Rajasekhar has called for the use of technology, such as drones and remote sensing, to assess the extent of agricultural fields inundated due to incessant rains and floods.Agriculture director S. Dilli Rao held a teleconference with all the agriculture officers in the state on Sunday to discuss the steps to be taken to protect crops following a reduction in rainfall as the depression crossed the coast. Some officials noted that the rainfall would benefit crops in the north coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema districts.Agriculture Director S. Dilli Rao urged officials to take advantage of the rains in the north coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions to raise crops. He reported that more crops in parts of the NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, and Eluru districts had suffered inundation, emphasising...
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The critical role of Atlantic-Arctic water mixing in global ocean circulation uncovered
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The critical role of Atlantic-Arctic water mixing in global ocean circulation uncovered

Technology tamfitronics The critical role of Atlantic-Arctic water mixing in global ocean circulation uncoveredby Sophie JenkinsLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 01, 2024A new study has highlighted the significant role that the interaction between Atlantic and Arctic waters plays in sustaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key process for regulating the Earth's climate.Researchers from the University of Southampton, the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, the National Oceanography Centre, and Stockholm University analyzed ocean data spanning from 1979 to 2021 to gain a deeper understanding of how the mixing of these waters supports the AMOC.The AMOC functions as a vast ocean conveyor belt, transporting warm water from tropical regions northward and returning cold water southward, which helps distribute heat across the planet. This circulation is crucial for maintaining relatively mild temperatures in...
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