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Wikifactory has raised $4.5M for its ‘GitHub for hardware’ to make almost anything remotely

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Today Wikifactory , billing itself as a “GitHub for hardware”, announced it has closed a $3 million funding round, taking it to a total of $4.5M, pre-series A. Karl Marx famously argued in “Das Kapital” that to achieve freedom from the slavery of capitalism, the worker must own the means of production.

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Getting infrastructure right for generative AI

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But while the payback promised by many genAI projects is nebulous, the costs of the infrastructure to run them is finite, and too often, unacceptably high. Infrastructure-intensive or not, generative AI is on the march. IDC research finds roughly half of worldwide genAI expenditures in 2024 will go toward digital infrastructure.

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How today’s enterprise architect juggles strategy, tech and innovation

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They ensure that decisions are aligned with both short-term goals and long-term sustainability Strategist: The enterprise architect aligns technology initiatives with the businesss vision, ensuring that technology choices drive value and competitive advantage. This requires long-term thinking and investment.

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How cloud adoption solves some of IT’s biggest headaches

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Server equipment, power infrastructure, networking gear, and software licenses need to be upgraded and replaced periodically. In addition, enterprise IT must build its infrastructure to manage a maximum load. In this new paradigm, the underlying hardware becomes transparent to users.

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Spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware developer Bitfury, LiquidStack pitches a data center cooling tech

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Enter LiquidStack , a company that’s spinning out from the cryptocurrency hardware technology developer Bitfury Group with a $10 million investment. The $10 million in funding came from the Taiwanese conglomerate Wiwynn , a data center and infrastructure developer with revenues of $6.3 billion last year.

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Without sustainable practices, orbital debris will hinder space’s gold rush

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To continue exploring space sustainably, we must act now. Today’s sustainability crisis in space is the result of 60 years of exploration and utilization that have largely ignored the environmental consequences of space activities and treated satellites and other space assets as single-use objects. Luca Rossettini. Contributor.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

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Customer sentiment, evolving corporate values, and government regulation have converged to make sustainability a strategic priority for nearly every business. 1] Preparing for long-term sustainability has become a fundamental part of future-proofing your organization.