As CEO of Amazon’s dominant cloud computing platform AWS, Adam Selipsky is one of the most powerful people in computing at a time when the industry is racing to adopt generative artificial intelligence. Although a fan of the technology, he also has a warning for anyone trying to make sense of the moment: Some AI … Read more
Alibaba is operating in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 29, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Alibaba initially whipsawed in premarket trade on Wednesday, as the company missed market expectations for revenue in the December quarter, but announced it is increasing the size of its share buyback program by $25 … Read more
Andersen and Lensky of Google disagree. They do not think the experiment demonstrates a topological qubit, because the object cannot reliably manipulate information to achieve practical quantum computing. “It is repeatedly stated explicitly in the manuscript that error correction must be included to achieve topological protection and that this would need to be done in … Read more
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2023. Aly Song | Reuters Alibaba has begun an overhaul of its cloud computing unit, bringing in veterans to new leadership positions, as it looks to revive the division after cancelling its public listing. The move underscores the Chinese technology giant’s desire to tap the boom … Read more
On Thursday, UK regulators initiated a competition probe into Microsoft, Google, and Amazon’s cloud computing practices. The investigation is based on a study by media watchdog Ofcom which forwarded its findings to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine U.S. big tech companies’ competitive practices. Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever … Read more
The regulator was concerned with Amazon’s dual role as both a marketplace and a competitor to merchants selling on its platform. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and take a minority ownership position in the company. The move … Read more
Google’s first information middle consisted of 40-foot, server-filled delivery containers, which enabled superior cooling and fewer development complications. It opened its personal information middle campus in Oregon in 2006, resembling the standard bland, boxy, and big buildings that now dot the world. However Barroso’s concepts made the insides distinctive. He and his Google colleagues turned … Read more
Picture: Tada Photographs (Shutterstock) Amazon Net Companies, the ever-present cloud computing supplier that’s accountable for supporting giant parts of the web, endured a fairly unhealthy meltdown at present. For apparent causes, that was unhealthy information for the droves of internet sites and corporations that depend on it to maintain issues working easily. Prime Day Ain’t … Read more