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First Mode opens a clean-tech factory that capitalizes on some extra high-tech twists

GeekWire

Display screens that have been hung above the shop floor track the flow of hardware through the production line, and flag bottlenecks as they arise. ” First Mode’s factory is also following a path to net zero. Even the wrenches have gone digital. and additional offices in Australia, Britain, Chile and South Africa.

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How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race

Vox

Today, Nvidia’s four main markets are gaming, professional visualization (like 3D design), data centers, and the automotive industry, as it provides chips that train self-driving technology. “Nvidia has long talked about the fact that GPUs are a superior technology for handling accelerated computing.” Now it has over 27,000.