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Indeed there are much more customers than you could imagine in the non-profit/ government sectors paying for that. There are a lot of compliance regulations regarding to data governance that force them to use a clean and lite LTSC version of Windows.
The thing is why do they have to do so? In terms of bargaining power, Apple has the best position comparing to other cell phone/ iPad/ PC vendors. Their software are way more memory efficient than the competitors (like Windows 11 with all the bloated Electron/ Webview2 wrappers).
At the same time, Aussie tech giant pauses work, devotes entire week to AI Design software giant Canva has halted normal operations across its 5300-strong global workforce for five days of nothing but AI learning and hackathons, bucking the global wave of technology giants that have slashed jobs, citing the technology. https://www.smh.com.au/technology/aussie-tech-giant-pauses-w...
So now, basically, all the frontier models are being removed from GitHub Copilot Student.
I do not think the current computers can catch up with Electron. When it is just one or two simple app it is ok, but when everything is built with Electron (which is happening now) then it is not enough even with 32gb+ ram.
It's not that bad. From a finance and accounting perspective, Amazon’s retail business provides strong synergies with its cloud services. Although the retail segment has a relatively low net profit margin, it generates stable and substantial cash flow for the company. In contrast, cloud services are highly profitable but require significant upfront investment in hardware, and the associated asset depreciation is substantial.
By combining these two businesses, Amazon can achieve a more balanced capital structure. Compared to other cloud service providers such as Oracle, Amazon can maintain a lower debt-to-equity ratio, reduce its debt burden, and sustain stronger overall financial health. At the same time, it can achieve higher overall profit margins compared to traditional retailers like Walmart.
Full article: https://archive.is/g049r
Most AI companies are losing money like the dot com era. They spent a lot on buying chipsets or training models, or paying an unsustainable rate for API access to LLM companies. https://ethanding.substack.com/p/windsurf-gets-margin-called If AI tools are charging the world the cost it should be, then homo sapiens will be way cheaper in most of the cases.
Well deserved.
If you just want to do what awk can do, then you do not really need other packages.
What's the pro of Elixir and Crystal over Ruby?
What's wrong with versions 2.x? Or what's coming with version 3.x?
Sorry to hear that.
In fact, I also think that Web 2.0 is a bubble in that time and I still think it was. But luckily, iPhone launched and changed the world.
I love PHP too, I can't agree more for the 'just work' point, besides unicode isn't built in. (It 's really a pain for far east users like me)
Anyone would use OS/400 like me?
Beside Cyberport there is also a place called Science Park which also provide cheap places for start-up. From my second hand information the rent for a 1,000 sq. ft. office is about $1,100 US dollar (electricity inclusive)
I am from HK and if you want to know more about HK you can contact me.
Hong Kong, China
How can you survive by just 4 - 5hrs sleep? Wont you be sleep during your day time?
Will in be used in node.js?