👀In Case You Missed It
Google signed utility deals to throttle AI data center power during peak grid demand, aiming to reduce grid stress and support faster data center expansion without new power plants.
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot mode can search open tabs, compare contents, and support voice for “agentic” web browsing.
Amazon acquired 1,000 acres outside Atlanta to build future AI-scale data infrastructure, signaling continued hyperscale growth.
Chinese lab’s open-source “XBai o4” model has surpassed OpenAI and Anthropic closed counterparts, raising benchmarks for open AI.
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🧠 Cloud & Infrastructure Watch
Google launches Kaggle Game Arena to benchmark AI models in chess, Go, and other strategic games.
Read MoreOpenAI adds mental distress detection tools to ChatGPT, including custom rubrics, nudges, and expert-reviewed resources.
Read MoreCloudflare accuses Perplexity of concealing AI web crawlers to bypass site scraping restrictions.
Read MoreQuantica to build 1GW AI campus in Montana on a 5,000-acre site near Billings.
Read MoreVermaland pitches $33B hyperscale site in Arizona, offering potential 3GW capacity.
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💻 Hardware & Semiconductor Moves
U.S. considers semiconductor tariffs and mandatory chip tracking to curb China tech transfers.
Read MoreSK Telecom launches GPUaaS with NVIDIA B200 cluster in South Korea.
Read MoreNVIDIA’s Triton Server hit with critical vulnerabilities enabling unauthenticated code execution.
Read MoreFormer TSMC engineers arrested in Taiwan for alleged technology theft.
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