Nvidia scrambled to keep OpenAI from running to Google
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Jensen Huang made the $100 billion deal a top priority

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang apparently panicked when rumours spread that OpenAI might start using Google’s custom silicon for its massive AI workloads.

Amazon broke the US internet
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Routine update tiggered AWS meltdown

The world’s biggest online retailer managed to knock out a sizeable chunk of the internet this week after a routine software tweak went sideways.

Advania claims it will build sovereign AI clouds
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Goldman Sachs-backed firm bets on local data

Nordic IT services outfit Advania, which is part of Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ portfolio, has decided to splash out on building multi-tenant sovereign AI clouds in every one of its seven markets.

Microsoft cuts Israeli defence ministry’s Azure taps
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Block follows Guardian spy revelations and months of staff unrest

Software King of the World, Microsoft has pulled some Azure and AI services from a unit inside Israel’s defence ministry after an internal review backed media reports about mass surveillance of Palestinians.

Austrian army routs Microsoft Office
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Like the Battle of Austerlitz only with penguins 

Austria’s armed forces have dumped Microsoft Office in favour of LibreOffice, and the move has nothing to do with saving cash.