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  • Honestly, even if you believe transformer-based LLMs running on GPUs are the end-all, datacenters are still such a rapidly depreciating asset just with incremental improvements in processing technology. Add in the possibility of ASICs or a different computing substrate entirely, as you mentioned, and you're looking at these multi-billion dollar investments becoming obsolete in a few years.

  • Well, as long as he focuses on the actual windmills and not the wind turbines, it’s not too big of a deal. Too bad he doesn’t seem to know the difference.

  • Clearly, they just needed to show some guts and everything would've worked out.

  • You’re telling me they planned a whole two quarters in advance? Impossible!

  • Well, clearly it protected the rest of the country from at least one drone hit.

  • Logistically speaking, how would that work? Isn’t the whole point of being in a single market to prevent this exact sort of economic singling out?

  • The US had vastly more competent senior officials during Iraq or Afghanistan or Vietnam, and were still running around like headless chickens. They now have a cabinet of dunces fighting against an enemy more prepared than any of the previous ones. It appears that they are currently following the hallowed strategy known as not having a plan.

  • Llama 3.1 8B Seems like a pretty weird choice to me, given that it's already pretty outdated at this point. I know the Qwen team will be launching a new 9B model soon, so maybe they'll switch to that soonish.

  • China grasped early on that if you are going to build a new world, you have to build it with the tools of the old. Decades were spent building a staggering industrial base that is now being replaced piece by piece.

    Pakistanis began to install solar panels on the rooftops of their homes and businesses, prompting a boom in distributed power generation in rural areas. The flood of affordable, high-quality panels allows Global South nations to build a clean electricity grid from the ground up.

    This is something that I have noticed being neglected in mainstream reporting. Outlets touted that Pakistan’s solar boom is an example of the free market doing its thing, focusing on the failure of the national grid and the need for individuals to take matters in their own hands. While not entirely inaccurate, they rarely mention that this is only possible because of Chinese industrial planning, and their state-directed efforts to build a greener industrial civilisation.

  • I think nuclear energy is arguably the clearest example of how the US model fails. Nuclear reactors take over a decade to plan and build, from research to blueprints to approval and finally construction. Corporate strategy and startup culture completely falls apart at these timescales, while Chinese planning enables continuous and sustainable buildouts, leveraging economies of scale and experience to make each reactor less expensive than the last.

  • Excellent. I’m guessing they still need to import the cells and/or wafers before assembling the panels, but it’s a step in the right direction for building up domestic industry and reducing exposure to oil.

  • Some administration officials are, in fact, discussing ways to limit Chinese investment in the U.S. on national-security grounds, according to people familiar with the matter.

    This is absolutely comical. They hate China so much they want to stop getting money from them.

  • Automating and decarbonising mining should definitely a high priority. It is nearly impossible to eliminate health and safety risks for miners, so any progress in keeping people away from the mines is pretty nice.

  • Hmm, I actually really like Kang Jian's design except for the colour palette. Fits very well for the industrial powerhouse that the PRC is today. I think swaping out green for dark blue and white for yellow might look better.

  • Despite concerns about resource allocation, experts note that international medical services are often run separately as "special needs" departments, accounting for less than 10 percent of hospital services and charging higher fees, thus operating as a revenue generator rather than a drain on public resources.

    Well, if the article’s right, it seems like a good thing overall.

  • It’s a stunning visual, but it doesn’t even begin to capture the staggering amount of solar power being produced by the People’s Republic.

    The People’s Republic

    Honestly, sounds like a cool name for a fully unified global communist nation. No need to put 'of X', just call it The People's Republic.

  • Is there a term for an inverse Treatler? Because this fits too well.

  • Here's the ODI survey paper in question: https://media.odi.org/documents/SIDS_perceptions_survey_v3.pdf

    Which was found here: https://odi.org/en/publications/how-small-island-developing-states-view-their-development-partners/

    China’s development assistance to SIDS from 2020–2023 was $6.02 billion, outstripping Official Development Finance (ODA plus other official flows) from Australia ($4.78bn), the United States ($3.17bn), Japan ($2.03bn) and UK ($0.42 bn).

    This is probably a big reason why. Pretty surprising how high the UK is though, from this perspective.

  • europe @hexbear.net

    German firms' China investments driven to four-year high by US trade wars

    www.reuters.com /world/china/german-firms-investments-china-boomed-2025-us-trade-war-worries-2026-01-27/
  • news @hexbear.net

    German firms' China investments driven to four-year high by US trade wars

    www.reuters.com /world/china/german-firms-investments-china-boomed-2025-us-trade-war-worries-2026-01-27/
  • World News @lemmygrad.ml

    German firms' China investments driven to four-year high by US trade wars

    www.reuters.com /world/china/german-firms-investments-china-boomed-2025-us-trade-war-worries-2026-01-27/
  • It’s mildly amusing how these people speak about Chinese EVs as some kind of unstoppable force running on alien technology, when most are just good cars that are inexpensive and reliable.

  • Geopolitics @lemmygrad.ml

    The Tag Team Fails in Iran – John Mearsheimer

    mearsheimer.substack.com /p/the-tag-team-fails-in-iran
  • news @hexbear.net

    Turkey in 'advanced talks' to join Saudi Arabia and Pakistan defence pact: Report

    www.middleeasteye.net /news/turkey-advanced-talks-join-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-defence-pact-report
  • World News @lemmy.ml

    Turkey in 'advanced talks' to join Saudi Arabia and Pakistan defence pact: Report

    www.middleeasteye.net /news/turkey-advanced-talks-join-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-defence-pact-report
  • World News @lemmygrad.ml

    Turkey in 'advanced talks' to join Saudi Arabia and Pakistan defence pact: Report

    www.middleeasteye.net /news/turkey-advanced-talks-join-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan-defence-pact-report
  • World News @lemmygrad.ml

    The EV leapfrog – how emerging markets are driving a global EV boom

  • news @hexbear.net

    The EV leapfrog – how emerging markets are driving a global EV boom

  • China @lemmygrad.ml

    U.S. Investors Are Going Big on China AI Despite Concerns in Congress

  • news @hexbear.net

    U.S. Investors Are Going Big on China AI Despite Concerns in Congress

  • China @lemmygrad.ml

    China draws in Europe’s businesses despite alarm over competition

  • news @hexbear.net

    China draws in Europe’s businesses despite alarm over competition

  • Geopolitics @lemmygrad.ml

    2025 National Security Strategy Released

  • US News @lemmygrad.ml

    2025 National Security Strategy Released

  • news @hexbear.net

    2025 National Security Strategy Released

  • US News @lemmygrad.ml

    Trump readies US troops for ground invasion in Mexico to go after cartels: report

    www.the-independent.com /news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-drug-cartels-mexico-plans-military-b2857527.html
  • China @lemmygrad.ml

    China aims to raise average life expectancy to around 80 years in 5 years