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Coreweave joins ‘hyperscaler’ group

Colin Henderson

Research: CoreWeave’s AI Infrastructure and Market Position They have particular differentiation in 3. Infrastructure Differentiation. it is designed explicitly to operate with GPU infrastructure, and seed investment from Nvidia cements this. They have been around for eight years(8) years but still have startup characteristics. Their debt profile is high and rates are astronomic. They are working with Bank of America to refinance $1.5Bn debt. Their efforts in Spain are spectacular and Spain in particular is in dire need of high tech support. The facility was inaugurated today by the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, and Albert Tort, Secretary of Telecommunications and … Continue reading Coreweave joins ‘hyperscaler’ group

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2010 Annual Letter from Bill Gates

Colin Henderson

This is not terribly on topic, but it is interesting just because it is Bill Gates.  A very thoughtful letter.  2010 Annual Letter from Bill Gates: Introduction This is my second annual letter. The focus of this year’s letter is innovation and how it can make the difference between a bleak future and a bright one. 2009 was the first year my full-time work was as co-chair of the foundation, along with Melinda and my dad. It’s been an incredible year and I enjoyed having lots of time to meet with the innovators working on some of the world’s most … Continue reading 2010 Annual Letter from Bill Gates

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Computers need to get better – Google

Colin Henderson

I found this piece on the upcoming Google OS useful for the Google quote.  There is so much debate on this new OS and most of it misses the point.  Its not about Linux versus Windows as many suggest – its about making computers become a simple tool.  This is something that unfortunately Microsft have failed to do.  It has been 14 years since the advent of Windows 95, and almost 30 years since the advent of the PC.  It has become accepted that you either have to be a compuer expert, or retain a support group for computers.  Why? … Continue reading Computers need to get better – Google

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Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

Colin Henderson

This breaking news from NY Times just a few minutes ago.  Long rumoured but if this is true then its welcomed by this linux user. It does not show on techmeme or any tech blogs yet. Things could be getting interesting. Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans. The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows … Continue reading Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

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Common document formats are coming

Colin Henderson

There is an interesting theme developing around the concept of documents and formats. Since I left traditional banking, I have been consistently using OpenOffice.  Its not a purist or ‘software’ religion thing .. rather I shifted to Linux immediately because its a better, faster, smoother operating system, and OpenOffice is the best office suite for Linux.  The fact OpenOffice has not improved in 2 1/2 years is just a source of frustration.  I use MS Office and XP in a VM, when I have to interact with the rest of the world. Anyhow, I digress.  Scribd has been distilling any … Continue reading Common document formats are coming

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Microsoft buys Powerset, and introduces new things for Bank web sites to consider

Colin Henderson

Why should Banks think about the Microsoft acquisition of Powerset, a natural language search engine? Powerset brings together a unique combination of scientific work in Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Analysis. Interview With Barney Pell and Ramez Naam About Microsoft’s Powerset Acquisition: Integration By End Of Year BP: I guess one way to think about it is like when you are learning how to diagram sentences in elementary school. You draw these trees of a sentence and find here is the noun phrase and a noun phrase has a determiner like “the” and then it has a noun like “dog” … Continue reading Microsoft buys Powerset, and introduces new things for Bank web sites to consider