Subj : Nvidia datacenters 🖥️, tech's war on talent 💼, S3 conditional writes 👨‍💻 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Tue Sep 03 2024 10:36 am --xCWhZGit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is trying to build Nvidia into a one-stop shop fo= r all of the key elements in a data center to make its offerings stickier= =C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLDR = =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Babbel] [4] TLDR 2024-09-03 START SPE= AKING A NEW LANGUAGE IN 3 WEEKS WITH BABBEL'S LABOR DAY SALE! (SPONSOR) [= 4]=20 Always wanted to learn a new language someday? Guess what: that= someday could be today. Right now, even. Seriously! All you ha= ve to do is get Babbel: the language learning app for real conversation i= n any situation. 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The competition in the= space is growing, with companies like AMD bolstering their data-center o= fferings and chip suppliers like Intel offering services and systems to h= elp customers build and operate AI tools.=20 OPENAI SEARCHES FOR AN A= NSWER TO ITS COPYRIGHT PROBLEMS (17 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 OpenAI is off= ering $1 million to $5 million a year deals to publishers for data that i= t has mostly already scraped. While these deals may give the company acce= ss to APIs for more up-to-the-moment queries, the payments are more of a = way to ensure that publishers don't sue OpenAI for the stuff it has alrea= dy scraped. A lawsuit would be much more expensive for OpenAI. 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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is trying to bu= ild Nvidia into a one-stop shop for all of the key elements in a data cente= r. The strategy is designed to make the company's offerings stickier for cu= stomers. Nvidia is also building a business that supplies AI-optimized Ethe= rnet, a business that is expected to generate billions of dollars in revenu= e within a year. The competition in the space is growing, with companies li= ke AMD bolstering their data-center offerings and chip suppliers like Intel= offering services and systems to help customers build and operate AI tools= ..
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OpenAI is offering $1 million to $5 mil= lion a year deals to publishers for data that it has mostly already scraped= .. While these deals may give the company access to APIs for more up-to-the-= moment queries, the payments are more of a way to ensure that publishers do= n't sue OpenAI for the stuff it has already scraped. A lawsuit would be muc= h more expensive for OpenAI. Its current lawsuit with The New York Times ma= y end up costing it at least $7.5 billion in statutory damages alone.
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Greater efficiency in deploying a resou= rce causes demand for that resource to skyrocket, negating any expected dec= line in total usage. For example, people responded to improved light bulb e= fficiency by installing so many more of them there has been no decline in t= he total energy consumed by lighting. Jevons paradox, which describes this = phenomenon, explains why efficiency improvements can backfire and cause the= opposite outcome from what was intended. Autonomous vehicles promise incre= ased safety and lower environmental impact, but Jevons paradox predicts tha= t total crashes and emissions will likely increase rather than fall.
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The tech labor market in the 21st centu= ry went from cold to overheated over the span of many years - it wasn't sud= den. Tech firms have now changed significantly as these companies are start= ing to prioritize cash flow. The operating environment has changed from one= that accepts a high tolerance for failure to one with very low, if not zer= o, tolerance for failure. Tech must now operate within financial constraint= s with very little room for negotiation.
Why don't more people use L= inux? (3 minute read)

While Linux may be free, it demands mor= e of the user than the commercial offerings from Microsoft and Apple. Most = computer users aren't interested in an intellectual workout when all they w= ant to do is browse the web or use an app. Programmers should be different = - they should take the time to learn the operating system to develop a bett= er understanding of the basics of the Internet. While it may not be easy to= learn to use Linux, it's definitely worth it.
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