Fang Bian
fangbian.bsky.social
Fang Bian
@fangbian.bsky.social
Hi, I am a geographer based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
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The political economy of platformed silos: Theorizing data storage reconfigurations in the age of interoperability capitalism by @matthewarcher.bsky.social, Louis Ravn & @nannathylstrup.bsky.social in Big Data & Society. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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May 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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AI data center boom isn’t going bust but the ‘pause’ is trending at big tech companies

www.cnbc.com/2025/04/27/a...
AI data center boom isn't going bust but the 'pause' is trending at big tech companies
Fears of an AI data center bust were stoked by Microsoft and Amazon headlines, but if anything, massive spending remains the bottom line.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's so reassuring to have David Harvey on BlueSky. Mom, I am living here from now on.
Joan Robinson pointed out that the economist’s production function (where Q the output is a function of labor and capital), lacks a satisfactory understanding of the units in which capital can be measured. [1/4]
April 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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We've written an open letter to RGS/IBG re: Supreme Court ruling + EHRC update. If you're an academic geographer (broadly conceived) at any career stage anywhere in the world, please read, consider signing, and share (closes 1700 GMT 30 April) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open letter to RGS on Supreme Court and EHRC events April 2025
If you are an academic geographer (broadly conceived) of any career stage, To sign the open letter please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/AmjaJh37xLt4CMwx5. Your signature will be added manually....
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April 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM