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  • The Register: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/china_alibaba_ai_accelerator/ Source: The Register Title: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference Feedly Summary: Chinese cloud provider reportedly joins the homegrown silicon party Alibaba has reportedly developed an AI accelerator amid growing pressure from Beijing to curb the nation’s reliance on Nvidia GPUs. … AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • Slashdot: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/1928258/pentagon-halts-chinese-coders-affecting-dod-cloud-systems Source: Slashdot Title: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Pentagon has terminated a Microsoft program that permitted Chinese coders to work on sensitive Department of Defense (DOD) cloud systems under U.S. supervision. This decision was made due to concerns about unacceptable…

  • The Register: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/pentagon_ends_microsofts_use_of/ Source: The Register Title: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud Feedly Summary: ‘It blows my mind,’ says SecDef The Pentagon has formally kiboshed Microsoft’s use of China-based employees to support Azure cloud services deployed by US government agencies, and it’s demanding Microsoft do more of its own…

  • Cloud Blog: Google Cloud’s open ecosystem for Apache Iceberg

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/committing-to-apache-iceberg-with-our-ecosystem-partners/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Cloud’s open ecosystem for Apache Iceberg Feedly Summary: AI is transforming data into a strategic asset, driving demand for flexible, integrated, and real-time data architectures. But yesterday’s data tools can’t handle AI’s demand for massive volumes of real-time and multi-modal data. Data lakes, for instance, offer flexibility…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Reveals Two In-House AI Models

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/2058255/microsoft-reveals-two-in-house-ai-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Reveals Two In-House AI Models Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has launched two AI models, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-Preview, enhancing its AI capabilities in speech generation and foundational model training. These developments present significant implications for professionals involved in AI, especially in relation to generative…

  • The Register: Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/microsoft_unveils_housemade_models_amid/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft unveils home-made ML models amid OpenAI negotiations Feedly Summary: Microsoft AI honcho insists partnership with Sam Altman’s brainbox behemoth is alive and well Microsoft has introduced two home-grown machine learning models, potentially complicating negotiations with its current favored model supplier, OpenAI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1815208/microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-police-scotland?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding the use of Microsoft Office 365 due to the lack of transparency from Microsoft about data processing locations…

  • AWS News Blog: New general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i Flex instances are now available

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    Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-general-purpose-amazon-ec2-m8i-and-m8i-flex-instances-are-now-available/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: New general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i Flex instances are now available Feedly Summary: M8i and M8i-flex instances powered by Intel Xeon processors offer up to 15% better price performance, 20% higher performance, and 2.5 times more memory throughput compared to previous generations. AI Summary and Description:…