Mind the Gap: Nvidia Bought the Software Running Every Supercomputer

Mind the Gap: Nvidia Bought the Software Running Every Supercomputer [curious] It's Monday morning. You're an AI researcher — could be U of T, could be MIT, could be anywhere — and you open your terminal to queue up a training job on the supercomputer. The software deciding when your GPUs fire? It's called Slurm. Runs on basically every supercomputer on Earth. And as of last week... Nvidia just bought the company that makes it. [serious] And if you're one of the AI... In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work. Takeaway: [enthusiastic] Here's what I'm taking away. Whether it's AI tools, quantum timelines, Canadian house prices, or your own brain — the foundations we assume are solid are shifting under us. And the peop New episodes drop every weekday morning.