Alemania lleva años viendo cómo merman las inversiones privadas en el país, algo que no puede compensar de manera sostenible con un aumento de las inversiones públicas como está haciendo actualmente el Gobierno alemán. La inestabilidad económica y política de los últimos tiempos parece haber pasado factura a la imagen del país como centro económico y de inversión. Ahora, el canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, quiere ponerle remedio y ha organizado, por primera vez, una cumbre de inversores de alto nivel con el objetivo de atraer más capital al país. Alemania necesita la inversión privada si quiere modernizarse, crear empleo y generar prosperidad.
AWS expected to get $5 billion of Nvidia GB300 racks, followed by $3 billion more each month.
Some of these GPU systems are being stored elsewhere due to lack of data center power.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees AI as a major opportunity, but getting capacity online is a challenge.
Amazon is racing to secure AI hardware earlier than before, even as data center power shortages leave some GPU systems waiting in warehouses.
Under a new Early Rack Receipt process, AWS expected to receive roughly $5 billion in Nvidia's GB300 server racks at US facilities before final deployment, according to August internal emails reviewed by Business Insider. The company projected roughly $3 billion more in GB300 racks each month "for the foreseeable future," one of the emails said.
Some AWS sites had room for more racks but not enough available power to turn them on, people familiar with the effort said, leaving finished equipment to be staged at intermediary warehouses until the facilities were ready.
At least one AWS team did not have "a clear forecasted path" for getting the incoming racks into data centers at the time, according to one of the emails.
Dark GPUs
A lack of new electricity capacity is one of several bottlenecks slowing the buildout of some AI data centers. This has led to a phenomenon known as dark GPUs, where AI chips and servers are purchased but can sit idle due to power supply issues or other challenges. (Dark GPUs can also refer to system design flaws that mean this gear isn't fully used after being plugged in).
This is partly why financial pressure is mounting on big data center projects. Money must be spent upfront to secure supplies of Nvidia GPUs and other valuable AI components. But if some data centers aren't ready to run, those early investments can tie up huge amounts of cash. Debt financing can fill in the gaps, but the market has become less willing to lend against some of these projects lately.
Trade-off
Amazon's early-rack program is one piece of the cloud leader's broader AI buildout, which is putting new pressure on its cash flow, as Business Insider exclusively reported this week. Amazon expects roughly $220 billion in capital expenditures this year — more than any Big Tech peer. Its free-cash-flow turned negative last quarter for the first time since 2023, and could stay negative for a while.
For AWS, the trade-off is securing scarce GPU racks before competitors do, even if some data centers are not yet ready to turn them on. But taking ownership earlier can tie up billions in equipment before it starts generating cloud revenue.
Previously, AWS took ownership of a finished rack only upon delivery to a data center, according to internal documents. Under the new approach, it can pay for and record certain racks earlier in the supply chain.
An Amazon spokesperson said the company routinely stages finished hardware near deployment sites so it can install it once capacity becomes available, calling the practice "best business practice." The spokesperson added that Amazon has long-established systems for tracking infrastructure assets and disputed that the broader company lacked a path for getting racks into data centers.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy previously said the company has a "clear line of sight" to strong returns from its AI investments, calling the technology a "once in a lifetime opportunity."
"We've been through this cycle with the first big AWS growth wave, and liked the results," Jassy wrote in Amazon's annual shareholder letter. "We expect to feel similarly about this next wave."
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, wrote about the phrase "disagree and commit" in a 2016 Amazon shareholder letter under a section labeled "High-Velocity Decision Making," and it's been making a comeback.
While Bezos popularized the phrase, it echoes a management philosophy that goes back to the 1980s, when Andy Grove ran Intel. Richard S. Tedlow, Grove's biographer, previously told BI that the concept of disagreeing and committing "was the essence of how he felt you should comport yourself at Intel."
Why it works
The idea behind "disagree and commit" is to defend your argument and make a clear case. However, if the team rallies around a different decision, you have to commit to it too. Bezos argued that the use of "disagree and commit" could "save a lot of time."
"If you have conviction on a particular direction even though there's no consensus, it's helpful to say, 'Look, I know we disagree on this but will you gamble with me on it? Disagree and commit?'" Bezos wrote.
The former Amazon CEO has even used it himself, such as when his team green-lit an Amazon Studios project that he didn't think would succeed. Instead of continuing the back-and-forth, he disagreed but committed to the plan.
Try it today
The next time you disagree with a coworker, make the case for your idea and give it your all.
Once the decision is made, though, ask yourself if there's anything you can do to help it work better.
The bottom line
You don't need to agree with every decision at your job, but everyone benefits if there's an expectation that once a decision is made, everyone rallies behind it and tries to make it work.
Source
This insight is drawn from Business Insider's reporting about the origins of the "disagree and commit" phrase that Jeff Bezos popularized, and why it's making a comeback. Read the full story in Business Insider from Ana Altchek and Tim Paradis here.
Has this framework for disagreements worked for you? Tell us what you think of this advice in the comments below.
Walmart is now bundling memberships with Sam's Club.
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Walmart is offering a new membership bundle that combines Walmart Plus and Sam's Club Plus.
The new combo includes both memberships for less than the price of a Costco Executive membership.
A key feature of each membership is their increasingly fast delivery services.
Walmart rolled out a perk for its Plus membership programs, taking a shot at rivals Amazon and Costco.
The retail giant said Tuesday that it is offering a membership bundle that includes Walmart Plus and Sam's Club Plus for $120 per year.
That means existing Sam's Club Plus members now effectively get Walmart Plus included, and Walmart Plus members can add the premium-level club membership for an additional $22.
CEO John Furner took a not-so-subtle jab at Amazon and Costco in a statement announcing the news.
"Consider what people may be paying today: $139 for a retail membership with delivery. $130 for a warehouse club," he said, referring to their respective fees.
Walmart has been taking sharp aim at both retail competitors, with membership perks that overlap in several areas, like streaming entertainment, pharmacy services, and deals from partner businesses.
The biggest perk for Plus members — whether at Walmart or Sam's Club — is an increasingly fast delivery operation that fulfills orders from stores and clubs in as little as 30 minutes. Some orders have arrived in fewer than 10 minutes.
"The bundled offering screens as another signal of WMT pushing more value into its overall ecosystem, and highlighting its rapid delivery capabilities," Mizuho analyst David Bellinger said in a note.
Walmart doesn't disclose membership counts or fee revenue, but Mizuho estimates the chains have about 25 million Walmart Plus members and 30 million Sam's Club members. The bank also estimates an overlap of about 10% between Walmart and Sam's Club members.
Globally, Costco reported more than 150 million membership cardholders, and Amazon is estimated to have more than 220 million Prime members.
Amazon says its seasonal job listings often fill within minutes of posting.
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Amazon is hiring more seasonal workers than ever this year.
The company will also extend healthcare benefits for hourly workers on day one, starting on Jan. 1.
Holiday hiring is shifting from traditional store jobs toward more e-commerce distribution roles.
Amazon plans to boost its seasonal workforce by 20%, assembling its largest temporary workforce ever.
The e-commerce giant aims to hire 300,000 employees during the holiday rush for its fulfillment and transportation network across the US. The target is up from 250,000 for each of the prior three years. It also plans to offer healthcare coverage on day one of employment for full-time, part-time, and seasonal hourly workers with at least 30 hours a week scheduled, starting January 1.
Seasonal workers who join before January 1 will begin receiving healthcare on that date, the company said. Workers who join after will have access from their first date of hire. The company hires seasonal workers year-round.
Amazon health plans start at $5 a week and include $5 copays. The company previously said part-time and seasonal employees qualified for medical insurance after 90 days, depending on the number of hours worked.
The company says seasonal employees can earn an average wage of more than $20 per hour, while full- and part-time regular employees see an average of nearly $24 per hour. Last month, Amazon increased its minimum pay for core operations workers to $20 an hour and gave all US workers new grocery discounts.
Seasonal hiring has been somewhat of a mixed bag this year, with some traditional retailers like Walmart and Target opting to tap into their existing workforces. Others, like Spirit Halloween, Michael's, and Dick's Sporting Goods have announced plans to collectively hire approximately 73,000 people this year.
A report last week from Indeed found that the seasonal hiring window is starting earlier in the year and shifting from conventional in-store retail toward more e-commerce fulfillment roles.
Amazon says its seasonal roles often fill within minutes of being posted, and that some seasonal workers ultimately find a longer-term position with the company.
Octubre ya ha sacado las sudaderas del fondo del armario, pero a mediodía todavía hay quien rebusca las gafas de sol en el bolsillo de la chaqueta. Ese cruce de estaciones se nota en las ofertas de Amazon de este martes. Hay ropa de entretiempo y también esos básicos de casa que acabas comprando igual, estén rebajados o no.
El sol de octubre entra bajo y te da de frente justo al volver a casa en coche. Es cuando más se echan de menos unas gafas, y estas, rebajadas, no llegan a los 18 euros. Las One LS llevan lentes de categoría 3 con protección UV total y una montura de TR90, un material ligero y flexible. Negras, cuadradas y unisex, no se pelean con ninguna chaqueta.
Comprar unas bermudas a finales de octubre parece un despiste, y es justo lo contrario. Las Levi's 405 son de esas prendas que se reponen cada verano sin pensarlo: pernera recta, cinco bolsillos y el corte de vaquero de toda la vida. El tejido lleva un 1% de elastano, lo justo para sentarte en una terraza sin que el pantalón te recuerde que existe. Ahora están a mitad de precio, un 50% menos. En un básico que te vas a poner igual el verano que viene, eso es dinero que no sale de tu cuenta en junio.
Para la cocina, el dormitorio o el cuarto del estudiante, 32 pulgadas es el tamaño que cabe donde no entra otra cosa, y esta se queda por debajo de los 140 euros. La Xiaomi TV Pro de este año trae Fire OS con Alexa y el sonido llega con Dolby Audio. Es compatible con AirPlay, así que mandas fotos o una serie desde el iPhone sin cables. Conviene saber lo que compras: la resolución es 720p. A un par de metros se ve bien, pero de cerca se nota que no es la pantalla del salón. Para seguir el telediario mientras cocinas, sobra.
Ese metro que nunca aparece cuando vas a colgar un cuadro. El de Stanley es pequeño, cabe en el cajón de la entrada y su cinta mate se lee sin reflejos aunque midas junto a la ventana. Cuesta menos de 4 euros, que es lo que vale no tener que pedírselo al vecino.
Su gracia está en la barra exfoliante que va delante de las hojas: suelta los pelos atrapados antes de que pase la cuchilla. Viene con mango de metal en dorado, soporte magnético y 3 recambios, y no llega a los 16 euros. Con la Navidad a dos meses, también es de esos regalos que quedan bien sin tener que adivinar tallas.
Con el fresco de primera hora, la sudadera con capucha vuelve a ser el uniforme del fin de semana, y la Entrada26 de adidas se queda por debajo de los 28 euros. Tiene corte clásico y es de felpa, con un 70% de algodón y un 30% de poliéster. Va en rojo con detalles blancos.
Hidrolimpiadora inalámbrica LanBlu con boquilla 6 en 1
Si tienes terraza, bicis o un coche que no pasa por el túnel de lavado, el problema suele ser el grifo, no las ganas. Esta hidrolimpiadora de LanBlu cuesta menos de 26 euros y funciona con batería: coge el agua de un cubo o una garrafa con su manguera de 5 metros, así que limpias donde no hay toma. La batería da para entre 25 y 35 minutos según el fabricante, suficiente para un coche y poco más. La boquilla tiene seis posiciones, del chorro fino a la ducha.
Quien ya tiene freidora de aire sabe que lo pesado no es cocinar, es fregar la cesta. La Ninja CRISPi, que se queda por debajo de los 130 euros, lo resuelve cambiando la cesta por dos recipientes de vidrio, de 3,8 y 1,4 litros, que van al lavavajillas. Los dos llevan tapa: cocinas en uno, guardas las sobras en el mismo y al día siguiente lo vuelves a calentar. El módulo de 1.700 W llega a 230 grados, de sobra para patatas, pollo o gratinar unas verduras, y también sirve para mantener la comida caliente. Las rejillas son de cerámica antiadherente y la superficie de cocción es de vidrio, que según Ninja va libre de PFAS. Va en piedra y dorado.
La Rival Fleece va un punto más hacia el abrigo que la adidas: más algodón, un 80%, y un interior cepillado que da ese tacto de manta. Bolsillo canguro, puños acanalados y en azul con el logo en menta. Baja de los 40 euros.
Secador plegable Panasonic EH-NA7M con tecnología nanoe
Según Panasonic, su tecnología nanoe suelta partículas de agua muy finas que ayudan a que el pelo quede con brillo y menos encrespado, y este modelo no llega a los 43 euros. El mango plegable se agradece desde el primer día: el secador se dobla por la mitad y entra en la bolsa del gimnasio o en la maleta del puente. Pesa 490 gramos y trae concentrador y boquilla de secado rápido, todo en rosa.
Por dónde empezar este martes
De todo lo de hoy, lo más redondo es lo que vas a usar seguro: el metro del cajón, una sudadera para las mañanas que ya refrescan y unas bermudas que esperarán en el armario hasta mayo. Merece la pena si vas a reponer básicos este otoño, porque son las compras que acabas haciendo igual y hoy salen bastante más baratas.
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El frío ya está aquí. Llega el momento de sacar del armario los abrigos, las bufandas y los guantes. Con la bajada de las temperaturas, la calefacción se convierte en nuestro mejor aliado en casa, pero hay una tarea de mantenimiento que solemos pasar por alto: la limpieza a fondo de los radiadores. Durante los meses que pasan apagados, sus huecos se transforman en el refugio perfecto para el polvo, los pelos de mascota y las pelusas. El problema es que, al encenderlos, todo ese cúmulo de suciedad empieza a flotar y se esparce por las habitaciones, lo que suele acabar en problemas para las personas alérgicas.
Las freidoras de aire se han convertido en una alternativa cada vez más popular para preparar todo tipo de alimentos, pues permiten ahorrar tiempo -al no tener que estar pendientes de la sartén- y cocinar con apenas aceite. Además, son sencillas de utilizar, tanto por su funcionamiento intuitivo, como por lo sencillo que resulta limpiarlas.
Quien nos iba a decir hace décadas que unos auriculares inalámbricos se convertirían en uno de los gadgets útiles más usados en el día a día por muchos de nosotros. Tanto es así que algunos de ellos han pasado ser todo un icono de la tecnología y la moda en una especie de fusión imperecedera. Uno de los modelos que más ventas protagoniza a lo largo del año, temporada tras temporada, son los desarrollados por la empresa que una vez lideró Steve Jobs: Apple. Por eso mismo, enEL PAÍS Escaparatenos encanta descubrir nuevos productos (también con espíritu retro) como el de este artículo: una funda acabada con el diseño de un casete para proteger tus AirPods Pro 3.
Con la llegada del frío y del viento, hay un sonido doméstico que puede llegar a desesperar: el golpe fuerte y violento de una puerta al cerrarse de golpe. Mantener la casa con aire renovado a veces se convierte en todo un reto con los calzos de plástico o de madera que colocamos en el suelo. Muchas veces tropezamos con ellos, se terminan moviendo solos o nuestras mascotas los acaban arrastrando por el pasillo como si fueran juguetes para ellos.
Te vas a preparar una ensalada y, como es costumbre, un buen aguacate no puede faltar. Con un cuchillo cortas uno por la mitad y haces lo siguiente: una parte la utilizas para tu plato y la otra la guardas en la nevera. Pero al día siguiente ocurre siempre lo mismo: la mitad que guardaste ya no tiene una buena pinta.
Días que empiezan con bajas temperaturas y tardes en las que ya no hace falta abrigarse tanto. El cielo cambia de un momento a otro y el entretiempo marca el día a día: a todos nos cuesta elegir qué ponernos.
El final del verano dejó atrás los bañadores, sandalias y pantalones cortos y trajo el cambio de armario inevitable por estas fechas. Sin embargo, es posible que muchos de los lectores de EL PAÍS Escaparatese hayan dado cuenta de que les falta una serie de básicos imprescindibles para abordar con todas las garantías la llegada de las bajas temperaturas propias del otoño. Por eso mismo, nos hemos puesto manos a la obra para que ahorres al máximo en este tipo de prendas: ya sea pantalones de pijama, camisetas, sudaderas, calzoncillos o calcetines. Y ello se debe a que hemos seleccionado los mejorespacks ahorro de ropa básica masculina que realmente merecen la pena.
Las freidoras de aire se han convertido en una alternativa cada vez más popular para preparar todo tipo de alimentos, pues permiten ahorrar tiempo -al no tener que estar pendientes de la sartén- y cocinar con apenas aceite. Además, son sencillas de utilizar, tanto por su funcionamiento intuitivo, como por lo sencillo que resulta limpiarlas.
Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of infrastructure services at Amazon Web Services
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Amazon is on an unprecedented spending spree to build more AI data center capacity than anyone else.
The company has extensive experience, yet even it's struggling to bring capacity online fast enough.
Internal documents show Amazon getting bilions of dollars of Nvidia GPUs before they can be deployed.
At an internal staff meeting in September, AWS CFO John Felton had a joke for Prasad Kalyanaraman, the executive overseeing much of Amazon's AI infrastructure expansion.
"You've taken us free cash flow negative as a company, so congratulations," Felton said, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by Business Insider.
The remark was lighthearted. But it captured a stunning reversal.
Just two years ago, Wall Street was debating what Amazon would do with its growing cash hoard. Now, cash flow has evaporated as Amazon embarks on its biggest bet ever, spending $220 billion this year alone to build the physical backbone for AI.
At the meeting, Kalyanaraman did not dispute Felton's premise. Amazon's machine-learning and AI business is "hugely free cash flow negative," he said, adding that he expects the company's free cash flow to remain negative for "the next couple of years or so."
Amazon has made big bets before. It spent heavily on cloud computing, fulfillment centers, and its delivery network long before they became some of the company's most valuable assets. Investors questioned those investments at the time, but Amazon ultimately built enormous, profitable businesses from them.
AI is testing this playbook at a far larger scale. Amazon is committing hundreds of billions of dollars to data centers, servers, and power before investors know how quickly those investments will generate revenue.
The company is the best, or among the best, at building data centers, with decades of experience. But the size and complexity of these projects, and the bottlenecks holding progress back, are challenging — even for such a respected cloud pioneer.
Internal documents reviewed by Business Insider and people familiar with the matter show the company trying to coordinate a sprawling industrial system whose parts move on different schedules. A delay in power, equipment, or construction can leave billions of dollars in hardware waiting — and Amazon's cash tied up — while forecasts and costs keep shifting.
Why Amazon thinks it will work
Amazon says it has strong evidence that the capacity will be needed. AWS revenue grew 37% in the second quarter, its fastest pace in 18 quarters, while its backlog reached $496 billion.
CEO Andy Jassy thinks the company has a "clear line of sight" to strong financial returns from this record investment cycle. In his latest annual shareholder letter, he called AI a "once in a lifetime opportunity" and said Amazon would not be conservative in its investments.
"We've been through this cycle with the first big AWS growth wave, and liked the results," Jassy wrote. "We expect to feel similarly about this next wave."
Investors are concerned by the scale of the industry's expansion, especially as AI data centers are costing more to build and taking longer to complete.
The market is "repricing anything that funds multi-year builds against revenue that arrives later," Dan Ives, an analyst at Yorkville Ives, wrote in a recent report. Growing uncertainty around data center permitting and the political fight over electricity prices have given investors another reason to question how quickly these investments will pay off, he added.
Racks, but not enough power
One major industry challenge is securing enough power to run the equipment that goes inside data centers. This includes expensive racks of servers that contain GPUs and other chips that train and run AI models and services such as ChatGPT.
Internal emails from August show Amazon preparing a new "Early Rack Receipt" process for an expected wave of server racks carrying Nvidia's GB300 chips at US facilities before final deployment.
One Amazon email projected the company would take delivery of about $5 billion of Nvidia GB300 racks in August, followed by another roughly $3 billion each month "for the foreseeable future."
Some AWS data center sites had room for more racks but not enough available power to turn them on, people familiar with the effort said, leaving the equipment to be staged at intermediary warehouses until the facilities were ready. These people asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters.
Timing and coordination
Usually, Amazon doesn't pay for racks until the gear is put into a data center, leaving suppliers to carry the cost of the equipment in transit, according to the internal documents obtained by Business Insider. This helps the company conserve cash.
However, the intensity of the AI data center building boom has made this type of coordination harder. Amazon has to compete more for scarce resources as it jockeys with rivals for access to Nvidia GPUs and other AI components.
Under the new "Early Rack Receipt" process, Amazon now takes ownership of these racks earlier in the supply chain, rather than waiting until the equipment reaches a data center.
The means spending cash sooner. And any delays getting the racks installed and plugged into a reliable power source potentially pushes back the moment when revenue starts flowing from these assets.
At least one AWS supply chain team did not have "a clear forecasted path" for getting racks into data centers, according to one of the emails reviewed by Business Insider.
An Amazon spokesperson said the company routinely stages finished hardware near deployment sites so it can be installed once power capacity is available, calling that approach "best business practice."
The spokesperson added that AWS has "long-established systems" to track infrastructure assets and disputed that the broader company lacks a forecasted path for getting racks into data centers.
This problem is not unique to Amazon.
Bernstein analysts wrote in a recent note that power permits, cooling systems, electrical equipment, construction, and hardware all move on separate schedules.
"Timing is imperfect," the analysts said.
"Inherently uncertain"
John Felton, Chief Financial Officer of Amazon Web Services
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During the internal staff meeting in September, Felton, the AWS CFO, described the broader problem eloquently: "How do you work in the future when the future is inherently uncertain?"
Kalyanaraman, the AI infrastructure leader, said Amazon's internal outlook for the return on its AI investments had improved. But the assumptions behind those returns keep shifting.
"The forecast is changing on a daily basis," Kalyanaraman said. "The world that we live in is extremely dynamic."
Those shifting assumptions include when data centers will be ready and how much equipment AWS needs to keep on hand, he explained.
An eight-week supply buffer might be routine for a smaller company. But at Amazon's scale, Kalyanaraman said, this could mean holding "billions and billions of dollars" worth of additional equipment inventory — tying up precious cash.
Frugality meets the AI boom
Such tensions are especially striking for Kalyanaraman, a 21-year Amazon veteran who earlier this year was promoted to the elite S-team that reports directly to Jassy.
Amazon's founding story is defined by frugality. It famously used cheap doors as desks when founder Jeff Bezos started in Seattle in the mid-90s.
Kalyanaraman has absorbed this lore into bones. In late 2023, as AWS faced slower growth and layoffs, he urged employees to do more with less. "Frugality breeds innovation," he said back then.
That instinct still shapes his approach. In the September meeting this year, Kalyanaraman told Felton that AWS tries to make major investments at the "last responsible moment," when it has the clearest possible view of demand.
"If we can wait to spend the capital as late as possible, it's better for us," he said.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
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But the frenetic pace of the AI boom makes this principle difficult to follow. By the time demand is fully visible, the servers, power, and construction capabilities that AWS needs may no longer be available. That puts pressure on the company to commit more money sooner to secure supply and meet its data center capacity goals.
Kalyanaraman recalled telling Jassy in 2023 that AWS would "surely" be out of its capacity crunch by 2027. Instead, Amazon still expects demand to exceed its available capacity in 2027, the AI infrastructure chief said during the meeting this September.
Secured Power at Risk
Getting enough electricity may be the biggest challenge for an industry leader like Amazon.
The company has 44 gigawatts of data center capacity under development across 16 states, more than double Google, Meta, and Microsoft, according to Cleanview Research estimates.
An internal AWS dashboard called "Secured Power at Risk" tracks utility and regulatory constraints affecting electricity capacity AWS has lined up for its data centers.
The risks include transmission bottlenecks, requirements to reduce use during grid stress, and "use it or lose it" provisions that can jeopardize capacity if a data center project misses usage or construction milestones.
In other words, AWS is not simply waiting for electricity to arrive. It is managing a portfolio of commitments that can become more costly if a data center project is delayed.
Maryland proposals
A submission to Maryland's utility regulator last year, obtained through a public records request, illustrates the kind of exposure that can accompany massive data center buildouts.
Amazon told the Maryland Public Service Commission that large data center customers could help pay for grid upgrades or bring new power capacity to market without burdening other electricity ratepayers.
The company also proposed setting aside collateral to help utilities get more comfortable with the large investments needed to generate more electricity for data centers. Amazon proposed three years of collateral so that if a large electricity customer abandoned unused capacity, the utility would have time to re-sell the power.
The proposal is not evidence that AWS has made such a payment or posted collateral. It does, however, show that large data centers can face extra financial obligations, beyond their own electricity bills, if projects are delayed or cancelled.
The Amazon spokesperson said such utility rules are not unique to AWS. The company has not disclosed how much cash it has paid upfront to secure power.
New constraints 'keep popping up'
The AI buildout also incurs expenses that are harder to model than a conventional capex plan.
In the September meeting this year, Kalyanaraman said that while reviewing plans for gigawatts of capacity in West Texas, AWS confronted a labor problem: There weren't enough nearby pipefitters, electricians, and other skilled workers to build the facilities.
The company's response, he said, was to pay to construct housing complexes near its data centers so workers could live there for the two or three years needed to complete the projects.
Even the crates used to ship servers have become a planning issue. It may seem absurd to worry about the price of a container when servers cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, Kalyanaraman said. But at AWS's scale, where the company needs so many crates, even trivial items can become a material expense.
"We have new constraints that keep popping up," Kalyanaraman said.
La disputa se centra en una propuesta de la Comisión Europea de reservar parte del espectro radioeléctrico utilizado por los teléfonos inteligentes para conectarse directamente a los satélites para los operadores europeos.
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Además, estoy especializada en moda y belleza, un sector en el que sigo de cerca las tendencias y en el que he probado cosméticos, herramientas y productos de cuidado personal de todo tipo. En cada análisis busco ofrecer una visión clara, práctica y honesta que ayude al lector a elegir con criterio entre las distintas opciones del mercado.
Las rebajas que de verdad compensan casi nunca son las que salen en la foto. Suelen estar en el abrigo que ibas a comprar igual, la báscula del baño o la crema que pide a gritos el sofá de piel. Entre las ofertas de Amazon de hoy caen unas cuantas de esas, ahora que el frío asoma por las mañanas. Y alguna menos aburrida, como el iPhone Air.
Poco más de medio centímetro de grosor. Es lo primero que notas al cogerlo, y entra en el bolsillo de la chaqueta sin hacer bulto. Lo de dentro no es de móvil de adorno. El chip A19 Pro mueve juegos exigentes y la pantalla de 6,5 pulgadas va suave al pasar el dedo. La cámara de 48 Mpx tiene un zoom x2 que Apple vende como de calidad óptica, y la batería da para el día entero. Con 256 GB hay sitio de sobra para no andar borrando fotos cada mes, y hoy se queda por debajo de los 1.000 euros. Es el móvil para quien ya había decidido cambiar y quiere algo ligero de verdad.
Zapatillas Skechers Track Bucolo de hombre en rojo y negro
La piel roja con rejilla negra les da un aire más de calle que de pista. La suela de caucho aguanta bien el asfalto del día a día. Se quedan por debajo de los 40 euros, con tallas de la 39 a la 48,5.
Auriculares CMF by Nothing Buds 2 con cancelación de ruido
Pensados para el que sube el volumen en el metro para tapar el traqueteo. La cancelación de ruido corta ese zumbido antes de que llegue al oído. Los seis micrófonos limpian tu voz en las llamadas aunque sople el viento. La marca anuncia hasta 55 horas de batería contando el estuche. Se quedan en menos de 30 euros, y la cancelación de ruido ya justifica el gasto por sí sola.
Esta báscula baja hoy un 49% y se queda en menos de 25 euros. Aparte del peso, te dice cuánta grasa, músculo y agua tienes, y lo manda solo al móvil por Bluetooth. Se sincroniza con Apple Health, así que si ya apuntas los pasos en el reloj, todo acaba en el mismo sitio. La pantalla desaparece bajo el cristal cuando no la usas (detalle tonto que en un baño pequeño se agradece). Aguanta hasta 180 kg y no necesitas nada más que el móvil para llevar la cuenta. Es de esas compras que cuesta justificar a precio completo y que hoy se justifica sola.
Zapatillas adidas Streettalk de mujer en blanco y plata
La puntera de concha es el guiño a las adidas de toda la vida. En blanco con detalles plateados, combinan con vaqueros, con falda o con el chándal del domingo. El empeine es de piel sintética y el forro, de tela. Bajan de los 40 euros, poco para unas que van a salir de casa casi todos los días.
Quien se arregla la barba en casa conoce el error. Un milímetro de más en un lado y acabas igualando el otro hasta quedarte casi sin barba. Esta recortadora tiene 40 posiciones que suben de medio en medio milímetro. La rueda se bloquea para que no se mueva a mitad de pasada. Trae siete accesorios, entre ellos un cabezal para apurar el contorno y una plantilla para perfilar. Se puede mojar sin miedo y aguanta hasta 2 horas sin cable. Hoy cuesta menos de 65 euros, un precio razonable para todo lo que trae en la caja.
El sofá de piel que se cuartea en los brazos, los asientos del coche, el bolso que perdió el brillo. Medio litro de esta loción da para todo eso. Limpia la grasa, aviva el color y deja el cuero flexible sin que quede resbaladizo. Por menos de 10 euros, es de esas compras aburridas que luego agradeces tener a mano.
Comprar sandalias en octubre tiene su lógica: es justo cuando nadie piensa en ellas. Estas son de tiras blandas, con una plataforma de 3,3 cm que suma altura sin castigar el pie. Van a la lavadora cuando vuelvan con arena. En negro y por menos de 25 euros, se quedan guardadas para la primera escapada de primavera.
La primera mañana en que sales a las ocho y el viento corta, la sudadera ya no basta. Esta parka de Jack & Jones es de corte largo y tiene capucha que se quita cuando no llueve. El bolsillo del pecho cierra con cremallera, buen sitio para el móvil. Va a la lavadora, lo que en un abrigo negro de diario ahorra viajes a la tintorería. Baja de los 90 euros.
Una suela de 5 mm y una puntera ancha donde los dedos se abren a su aire. Así se nota el suelo con estas zapatillas barefoot, y es justo lo que buscan quienes quieren pisar de forma más natural. Cuestan menos de 35 euros. No es un mínimo, porque desde la primavera se han visto a precios parecidos, pero sí una forma barata de probar la sensación si vienes de zapatillas con mucha amortiguación. La suela de goma agarra en tierra y la plantilla se saca para lavarla.
Merece la pena empezar por lo que vas a usar a diario desde la semana que viene: la báscula y la parka. Las sandalias, para quien ya piensa en la primavera. El iPhone Air es otra liga, y compensa si ya tenías decidido cambiar de móvil antes de Navidad.
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Las manos son una de las partes del cuerpo que más utilizamos a lo largo del día y, sin embargo, no solemos parar a pensar en el cansancio que acumulan. Desde teclear durante horas en el ordenador hasta deslizar el dedo por la pantalla del móvil, el caso es que pocas veces les damos tregua. El problema llega cuando los movimientos repetitivos y la falta de descanso favorecen la aparición de molestias en los dedos, las palmas e, incluso, las muñecas.
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