Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying
Australia considers bringing top AI labs onshore to ensure domestic control and protect national cyber defense operations.
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Scotland votes for moratorium on new large-scale datacentres for up to a year
Scotland voted to halt new AI data center approvals for up to a year to establish national environmental impact guidelines.
What must happen for AI’s trillion-dollar gamble to pay off
Hyperscalers face immense profit pressure as AI infrastructure capital expenditure targets $1.1 trillion by 2027 against modest current revenues.
Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users
OpenAI detailed how it scaled its Python-based online storage platform Habitat to serve 70 million requests per second for 1 billion users.
UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in July boosted by AI
The UK economy expanded by 0.4% in July, driven by rapid turnover growth in AI services and cloud computing sectors.
AWS is using Qualcomm for AI inference while Qualcomm uses AWS Bedrock to design the chips
AWS teamed up with Qualcomm to deploy specialized AI inference chips while Qualcomm adopts AWS Bedrock for automated semiconductor design.
Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments
Google DeepMind released the AlphaGenome Atlas, mapping 9 billion potential DNA mutations to help accelerate drug discovery and genetic research.
Perplexity Details Its GPU Embedding Stack: How Ivy, Tulip and ROSE Serve pplx-embed
Perplexity published technical details on its custom GPU infrastructure stack that optimizes batch and real-time embedding serving.
Anthropic Introduces Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS): Zero-Data-Retention Privacy Plus Cross-Session Misuse Detection
Anthropic introduced Enterprise Frontier Safeguards, allowing companies to host misuse monitoring data on their own cloud infrastructure.
OpenAI starts charging some customers only when its AI actually works
OpenAI is rolling out outcome-based pricing models for select enterprise clients, charging only when AI tools complete specific tasks.
OpenClaw 2.0 brings simplified setup, a rebuilt browser app, and multiplayer sessions
OpenClaw Foundation released version 2.0 of its open-source AI platform, featuring streamlined setup, shared cloud sessions, and flexible deployment options.
Why the next wave of AI startups won’t optimize infrastructure – until they have to
Early-stage AI startups prioritize developer velocity over infrastructure optimization, but early architectural choices can create long-term lock-in.
The tussle over Australian datacentres is just beginning – and it’s been far from easy so far | Tom McIlroy
Australia forecasts a tenfold increase in data center power demand by 2035, sparking political debate over energy grid rules.