The AI boom is turning fiber-optic cables into hot commodities
Business Insider — AI's growth demands denser optical networks. This increases the need for more fiber across data centers.
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Big Tech’s big AI buildout will not end until someone stops it
The Verge — Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta are on the hook with their data center plans.
Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink
The Verge — Qualcomm expects data center chips will eventually account for 30% of its business.
F1 regulator signs cloud agreement with AWS
datacenterdynamics.com — While Alibaba Cloud teams up with International Olympic Committee on youth games in Senegal
The market is telling the hyperscalers it's happy about a slower data center buildout
investingLive — Huge gains for Microsoft and Amazon
Hyperscalers and Apple surge after election results remove investor uncertainty
CNBC — Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft stock was up after the midterms, while stocks tied to Trump advisor Elon Musk and data centers fell on Wednesday.
ElevenAgents integrates with top contact center platforms
ElevenLabs — ElevenAgents now integrates natively with NiCE, Genesys Cloud, Amazon Connect, and Five9, and connects to any other platform over SIP.
Daybreak Red is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Worldwide Express Unfreezes $10 Million With AWS AI Agents
PYMNTS.com — Worldwide Express works with more than 130,000 customers and more than 75 less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, which fill a trailer with freight from
What CLOs Need To Know About Defending Decisions With AI Data
AI agents are deciding who captures the value. Shoppers, workers and voters should have a say
Fortune — Agentic AI reopens who gets what from an exchange.
Big four hyperscalers raising more that $131 billion in debt and equity for AI buildout
datacenterdynamics.com — Amazon alone discloses $80bn loan facility
AI wearables want to remember everything. What happens when we can’t forget?
Fast Company — A growing number of AI-powered gadgets promise to capture our every conversation. But privacy advocates warn that ubiquitous recording could fundamentally change how we interact with each other.
Haiku 5.5 now available on Kiro in AWS GovCloud (US) - AWS
Inside Anthropic’s Hunt for A.I. Computing Power
Amazon says more than 400M customers have used Alexa for Shopping in the last 12 months
Digiday — Amazon customers who use Alexa for Shopping are spending 50% more than those who don’t use the shopping service
While Americans turn against data centers, Brazil offers tax breaks and cheap power, representing a potential ‘release valve’ for U.S. constraints
Fortune — The government is cutting taxes on data center equipment as Google, Amazon and Microsoft expand in a country already hungry for AI services.
AWS Capacity Largely Sold Out Through 2027, With On Demand Headroom Reserved
InfoQ — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS’s large committed cloud capacity is largely sold out through 2027, with part of 2028 already allocated, while the company continues to reserve headroom for On Demand, EC2 and Bedrock. Practitioners discussing the remarks report difficulty obtaining On Demand capacity for ordinary EC2 instances, and similar constraints at other providers.
For JPMorgan, Amazon, fighting AI bots like Meta Muse may not be a winning long-term strategy
CNBC — As companies from Amazon to JPMorgan block AI personal agents like Meta's Muse, retail experts warn that technology that removes customer friction usually wins.
Amazon Positions Alexa for Shopping to Counter Third-Party Agents
PYMNTS.com — The rise of artificial intelligence agents that shop for their users could present a challenge to Amazon’s status as a first stop for shopping and a place
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