250 million-plus reserved IPv4 addresses could be released – but the internet isn’t built to use them [Mon Feb 12 2024]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 12 February 2024 ***************************************************************** 250 million-plus reserved IPv4 addresses could be released – but the internet isn’t built to use them A new chapter in the long saga of the 240/4 block is being written. If you want more and cheaper IPv4, maybe you should help ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * India weighs 18 bids to build subsidized local chip factories PLUS: Rideshare mega-merger mooted; France raids Huawei; Mongolia plans first satellite * Cloudflare joins the 'we found ways to run our kit for longer' club Finds modest savings, but isn't modest about ability to land big customers or sell AI On-Prem * Sam Altman's chip ambitions may be loonier than feared $7 trillion will buy you a helluva lotta fabs or every chip biz of consequence * Search chatbots? 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