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Explore the primary reasons local LLMs haven't achieved widespread use, from hardware limitations and cost to evolving cloud privacy solutions and superior hosted model performance. Discover where local models still find their niche.

Explore real-world strategies and emerging businesses helping European companies migrate software from US cloud providers back to on-prem or local EU hosting, driven by digital sovereignty and cost savings.

Explore the complex reasons why Internet Service Providers are unlikely to become AI service providers, from massive investment hurdles to fundamental business strategy differences, and discover what truly bottlenecks AI performance.

Managed Kubernetes has lowered the entry barrier, but is it the right choice for an early-stage startup? Explore the trade-offs, costs, and simpler alternatives like PaaS, ECS, and Docker Swarm that might be a better fit.

Will Grok win the AI race by training on data from Optimus androids? An analysis of the arguments for unique data versus the overwhelming advantage of massive computational power and logistics.

An exploration of why physical libraries are more critical than ever, serving as community hubs, providing access to modern technology, and offering resources that the internet alone cannot replace.

Discover the key engineering strategies and massive infrastructure that enable services like ChatGPT to handle hundreds of millions of users, from the power of batched inference to advanced model optimization techniques.

Explore the fundamental shifts in datacenter design for AI workloads, from on-site power generation and advanced networking to the specific hardware configurations driving the revolution.

A Hacker News discussion explores the future of gas stations by 2040, predicting a shift towards EV charging, enhanced convenience offerings, and regional variations in the pace of change.