Scientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling ex

dlheliski “ENIAC cost the government $400,000 in 1946, meaning it would probably cost around $6,850,297.44 today” Does the author have any concept of significant digits? One in the original price, and 9 in his inflation …

Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher’s arrest

While we haven’t heard of a local jurisdiction getting sued for passing a data center ban, one Texas senator warned a county in the state that it cannot legally impose this . So, the commissioners are likely being carefu…