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1931 – 2024Willie Mays (1931-2024)Died 18 June 2024, aged 93American baseball player considered by many the greatest all-round player in the history of the game.
1932 – 2024Anouk Aimee (1932-2024)Died 18 June 2024, aged 92French actress of aloof, alluring presence, known above all for A Man and a Woman.
2024Nvidia briefly becomes worlds most valuable companyOn 18 June 2024, Nvidia's market capitalisation reaches $3.34 trillion — briefly surpassing Microsoft and Apple to make Nvidia the world's most valuable publicly traded company. The milestone, achieved just 31 years after Huang, Malachowsky and Priem met in a Denny's diner, is driven by insatiable demand for AI computing infrastructure. Nvidia's stock has risen over 700% in two years. The company's dominance of AI computing is compared to Intel's 1990s PC dominance — but more complete.