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China, with limited car manufacturing capabilities 20 yrs ago, now leads the world in car production and exports.

BYD assembles cars 30% cheaper than similar Western cars. Chinese companies save most on batteries, controlling most of the EV battery supply chain.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How China Became the World’s Largest Car Exporter
Tariffs from the United States and other countries are unlikely to stop China’s auto export dominance.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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Join Michelle and I for our talk! If nothing else you'll get to geek out on some of the cool technical problems we need to solve when building / launching new AWS regions. And there are a good supply of cat pictures in my slides.
November 28, 2024 at 4:26 AM
A simulation of where we are living within the simulation that we are living in…
New computer simulation of structure formation in the universe from the Oak Ridge Frontier supercomputer (video on website) 🤩

www.olcf.ornl.gov/2024/11/19/r...
November 27, 2024 at 9:03 AM
“When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result, his men were well-motivated.” - From The Hunt for Red October (1990)
November 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” - Globalization

www.dhl.com/content/dam/...

Globalisation is not dead — it’s just changed on.ft.com/4i77fCH
- Gillian Tett @data.ft.com
www.dhl.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM