Water Crisis of Data Centers: Google, Meta, and the Hidden Costs of AI Growth (digitalinformationworld.com)

A recent YC intake. Are we now in the era of truly personal apps being made on demand by users? I wonder what this may mean for Replit and Cursor's valuations. I like how they have considered an easy approach to Apple API incorporation. Early days only...

colesantiago · 3h ago

This is brilliant stuff.

Tools like this truly democratise app building for everyone, no need to hire a native mobile engineer any more really. (especially if you are one)

The cost of building apps have gone down to $0.

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