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Walmart snags Google and Amazon alum as CTO

Walmart has named former Google, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM exec Suresh Kumar as its chief technology officer, a newly created position.  Kumar will use his experience in e-commerce, cloud and machine learning for the role, Walmart said in a blog post Tuesday. First spotted by CNBC, Kumar will report directly to CEO Doug McMillon, who said Kumar “has a unique …

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Faster Ice Lake laptop chip gives Intel some of its mojo back

After four years, Intel finally has a new processor design. And it’s something the company doesn’t have to be ashamed of. Ice Lake — officially Intel’s 10th-generation Core processor — clocks in at roughly 18% faster than its predecessor, Intel said. The processor’s graphics speed is 50% to 80% faster, and dedicated circuitry will boost AI software and double video-handling …

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