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VAST Data
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “technology company that focuses on data storage”. Today it says “private technology company that develops the vast ai operating system”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Artificial intelligence company”. It now reads “Israeli-American technology company”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
VAST Data is a technology company that focuses on data storage , specifically flash memory . VAST Data was founded with the aim of replacing multiple storage tiers with one solid state platform . VAST Data is being used by the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University to combat the COVID-19 pandemic , as well as by Ginkgo Bioworks for genomic studies.1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “technology company that focuses on data storage”. Today it says “private technology company that develops the vast ai operating system”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Artificial intelligence company”. It now reads “Israeli-American technology company”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
technology company that focuses on data storage
Now
private technology company that develops the vast ai operating system
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