?? Qualcomm Explores Intel Buyout
A new week of fresh insights into technoloagy and more:
?? Qualcomm reportedly approached Intel for a potential takeover, amid Intel's financial struggles and restructuring efforts.
?? Lesson of the Week: Identifying and managing outliers in Python to enhance the accuracy of data analysis.
?? Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces $120M AI fund to support AI education, training, and responsible development globally.
? Weekly Tech Tip: Charge your phone fast.
?? What’s New: New hotkeys and smoother mobile assessment experience.
?? Book of the Week: Applied Predictive Modeling by Max Kuhn and Kjell Johnson.
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Qualcomm Eyes Intel Acquisition
Qualcomm has reportedly approached Intel about a possible takeover, according to The Wall Street Journal, though no official offer has been made.
If completed, this deal would mark a significant shift in the semiconductor industry, potentially ending Intel’s long-standing dominance in the x86 processor market.
Intel's recent financial struggles and restructuring efforts, including layoffs and a planned spinoff of its chipmaking business, have put it in a weaker position, making this takeover possible but subject to regulatory scrutiny.
Lesson of the Week
This week's lesson, sourced from our “Cleaning data using Python” skill, focuses on identifying and handling outliers to ensure accurate data analysis.
Question of the Week:
I'm using df.describe() to get a summary of the 'Thickness' measurements. What kind of information will this output give me?
Select one
A) The output will provide descriptive statistics such as count, mean, standard deviation, min, max, and quartiles for the 'Thickness' column.
B) The output will list each unique value in the 'Thickness' column and its frequency.
C) The output will show a histogram of the distribution of the 'Thickness' measurements.
See if you’re right–the answer is at the bottom!
Google Announces $120M Global AI Fund
In his keynote at the UN's "Summit of the Future," Google CEO Sundar Pichai highlighted AI's transformative potential to drive global progress and announced a $120 million 'Global AI Opportunity Fund' to invest in AI education and training worldwide.
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He emphasized AI’s role in expanding access to information, accelerating scientific discoveries, and addressing climate challenges while advocating for responsible AI development to prevent an "AI divide."
Weekly Tech Tip
Charge Your iPhone Fast
What’s New
We've introduced new keyboard shortcuts for starting and submitting assessments using "Control + Enter."
Additionally, mobile coding assessments now feature sliders for long-answer responses.
Book of the Week
"Applied Predictive Modeling" serves as both an introduction to predictive models and a practical guide for their application, offering intuitive explanations for non-mathematical readers.
It emphasizes solving real-world data problems and covers key topics such as data preprocessing, model tuning, and advanced predictive techniques.
With numerous real-life examples and R code, it appeals to practitioners looking to deepen their expertise.
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Lesson of the Week Answer:
A) The output will provide descriptive statistics such as count, mean, standard deviation, min, max, and quartiles for the 'Thickness' column.