computing

This article discusses how China has rapidly advanced in AI despite being a latecomer, questioning the sources of datasets, computing power, and algorithms that enabled companies like DeepSeek to catch up with US leaders like OpenAI and Google.

Researchers at UC San Diego are repurposing retired smartphones into a low-carbon computing platform, with Google's support to deploy a datacenter built from 2,000 Pixel phones for cloud computing.

Lenovo's CTO Tolga Kurtoglu details the company's transformation into an AI-first company with a hybrid AI approach that orchestrates distributed data, devices, models, and compute for personal and enterprise AI experiences.

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya believes the current high-interest-rate environment is a necessary 'wake-up call' for the tech industry. Early-stage venture capital has historically performed best during periods of rising interest rates. The two major drivers for the next decade are the marginal costs of energy and computing approaching zero.

A historical retrospective on the early adoption of Unix in East Germany (GDR), detailing efforts at the Technical University Karl-Marx-Stadt to port a C compiler and bring Unix to ESER IBM-compatible mainframes in the 1980s.

The article explores the origin and meaning of the phrase 'Halt and Catch Fire' in computing, tracing it from a joke mnemonic to actual CPU behavior in the Motorola 6800 and IBM System/360.

The author reflects on the concept of 'ascetic computing'—a personal philosophy of doing without unnecessary distractions, resisting shiny obsessions, and focusing on simplicity and purpose in computing. The essay explores principles like fearlessness in missing out and resisting the endless pursuit of new things.

The article analyzes how SpaceX is emerging as a major compute provider for AI companies, with deals supplying GPUs to Anthropic and Cursor, and Google exploring orbital data centers through SpaceX.