e dot dot dot 22 9 2023 http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi e dot dot dot - a mostly about the Internet weblog by James Raposa en Wall Street's 'meh' response to tech IPOs shows Silicon Valley's valuation problem http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___wall_street_s__meh__response_to_tech_ipos_shows_silicon_valley_s_valuation_problem Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Investors are unenthusiastic about the IPOs from Arm, Instacart and Klaviyo, even after a 21-month drought in tech offerings<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/tech-ipos-get-meh-response-from-wall-street-arm-instacart-klaviyo.html" target="_blank">here</a> Cisco makes largest ever acquisition, buying cybersecurity company Splunk for $28 billion in cash http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___cisco_makes_largest_ever_acquisition__buying_cybersecurity_company_splunk_for__28_billion_in_cash Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Cisco said it was acquiring cybersecurity software company Splunk for $157 a share in a cash deal worth about $28 billion.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/cisco-acquiring-splunk-for-157-a-share-in-cash.html" target="_blank">here</a> States announce major push to get to 20 million installed heat pumps, a cleaner alternative to gas furnaces that also provide AC http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___states_announce_major_push_to_get_to_20_million_installed_heat_pumps__a_cleaner_alternative_to_gas_furnaces_that_also_provide_ac Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Heat pumps are energy efficient replacements for fossil fuel powered furnaces and air conditioners. They use electricity to transfer rather than generate heat.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/states-push-to-get-to-20-million-installed-heat-pumps-by-2030.html" target="_blank">here</a> I went hands-on with Microsoft's new AI features, and these 5 are the most useful http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___i_went_hands_on_with_microsoft_s_new_ai_features__and_these_5_are_the_most_useful Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Here are the new Microsoft AI features that will likely make it into my own daily workflows.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-went-hands-on-with-microsofts-new-ai-features-and-these-5-are-the-most-useful/#ftag=RSSbaffb68" target="_blank">here</a> Why open source is the cradle of artificial intelligence http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___why_open_source_is_the_cradle_of_artificial_intelligence Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />In the wildly competitive business of AI, is open source doomed to be always a bridesmaid, never a bride? Think again.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-open-source-is-the-cradle-of-artificial-intelligence/#ftag=RSSbaffb68" target="_blank">here</a> Cisco to buy Splunk in $28B bid to secure enterprises in AI era http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2023/09/22#auto___cisco_to_buy_splunk_in__28b_bid_to_secure_enterprises_in_ai_era Furnished content.<br /><br /><br />Estimated to be worth $28 billion, Cisco's planned acquisition of Splunk will form one of the world's largest software vendors that will look to help enterprises better safeguard themselves as AI becomes pervasive.<br /><br />Read more <a class="sw_sl" href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisco-to-buy-splunk-in-28b-bid-to-secure-enterprises-in-ai-era/#ftag=RSSbaffb68" target="_blank">here</a>