Iris Energy buys 248 Nvidia GPUs worth $10M for generative AI & Bitcoin mining
Nasdaq-listed Iris Energy has invested $10 million in state-of-the-art Nvidia GPUs to explore generative AI while continuing its focus on Bitcoin mining.
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Posted 8/29/2023, 2:28:37 PM
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