The $6 Billion Strategy That Locked In 5 Million Developers

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Universities started teaching CUDA in computer science programs." to_override: set humanVerified=true + overrideSource + overrideBy + overrideAt + overrideReason (≥50 chars) on this claim's fact_sheet entry override_reason_template: "Authoritative source [PASTE URL] confirms [RESTATE CLAIM] but doesn't appear in Tavily results because [WHY — e.g. PDF parse failure, paywalled, recency window]. Filing accepted: [DATE]. 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