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You need to create a Google Cloud project to create an api key and when you try to create one you very often get error messages like:

“Failed to create project, The request is suspicious. Please try again” or “ You do not have permission to create a key in this project”. You can then navigate multiple screens in GCP to make it work but it’s a hassle compared to any other provider (OAI/Ant/OpenRouter or any of the Chinese labs).

Interfluidity, for instance this https://www.interfluidity.com/v2/3487.html

Facebook will probably get the antitrust treatment, just like other pre-internet infrastructure like oil and telephone did

The negative financial impact of the games comes mostly from building and maintaining the Olympic infrastructure. Cancelling the games doesn't solve this problem, on the contrary as it denies the country the income and touristic reputation boost. Public health concerns go first of course, but it's not gonna be a financial win.

Actually, UQAM trails UdeM in both enrolment, staff and research budget