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Amazon to invest $4B in Chile to launch AWS infrastructure region
<p>Amazon is making a sizable investment to support new and existing Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers in Chile. The tech conglomerate announced on Wednesday that it will pour more than $4 billion into building an AWS infrastructure region of data centers in Chile by the end of 2026. The investment will go toward establishing three […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 72 min read
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What OpenAI’s restructuring plan means for its corporate future
<p>OpenAI said on Monday it is pursuing a new restructuring plan after conversations with Delaware’s and California’s attorneys general, both of whom were closely watching as OpenAI tried to break free of its odd corporate structure. Currently, OpenAI’s nonprofit board governs the organization’s for-profit operations. Under the new plan, OpenAI’s for-profit arm will become a […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 64 min read
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Over 250 CEOs sign open letter supporting K-12 AI and computer science education
<p>More than 250 CEOs signed an open letter published in The New York Times on Monday calling for AI and computer science to be “core components” of K-12 curricula. The signatories, which include Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman, and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, argue that computer science and AI education are essential […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 51 min read
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Datadog acquires Eppo, a feature-flagging and experimentation platform
<p>Datadog is on an acquisition spree. Just a few weeks after snatching up Metaplane, an AI-powered observability startup, the cloud monitoring and security company has acquired Eppo, a feature-flagging and experimentation platform. Eppo will continue supporting existing customers and bringing on new ones under the brand “Eppo by Datadog.” Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 52 min read
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Revelo’s LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI
<p>While many tech companies are mandating that their employees return to their offices, and putting an emphasis on building in-person teams, they are also turning in droves to Latin America to find developer talent — especially for post-training AI models. Revelo, a full-stack platform of vetted developers in Latin America, is seeing a new surge in […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 43 min read
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Backstage access: Spotify’s dev tools side-hustle is growing legs
<p>Spotify generates the vast bulk of its income from ads and subscriptions, but for the past few years the music-streaming giant has also been quietly building out a developer tooling business. Backstage, a project it open sourced in 2020, has been adopted by more than 2 million developers across 3,400 organizations, including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Twilio, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 44 min read
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Despite paying $900M in tariffs, Apple’s Tim Cook isn’t announcing price increases — yet
<p>“We’re very engaged on the tariff discussions, Apple CEO Tim Cook said. “On the pricing piece, we have nothing to announce today.”</p>
Rahul Patil
May 12 min read
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Nvidia takes aim at Anthropic’s support of chip export controls
<p>Nvidia clearly doesn’t agree with Anthropic’s support for export controls on U.S.-made AI chips. On Wednesday, Anthropic doubled down on its support for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion,” which would impose sweeping AI chip export restrictions starting May 15. The next day, Nvidia responded with a very different take on […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 12 min read
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Fivetran acquires Census to become end-to-end data movement platform
<p>After nearly 13 years in business, Fivetran will now be able to offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution. Fivetran, which helps enterprises move data from a variety of sources into cloud databases, announced on Thursday it has acquired Census, a reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL) platform that enables companies to transfer data […]</p>
Rahul Patil
May 13 min read
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Microsoft expects some AI capacity constraints this quarter
<p>An executive cautioned during Microsoft’s earnings call on Wednesday that customers might face AI service disruptions as demand outstrips the company’s ability to bring data centers online. Microsoft’s EVP and CFO Amy Hood said during the company’s fiscal 2025 third-quarter earnings call that the company may face AI capacity constraints as early as June. “We […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 302 min read
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Amazon updates Q Business to let companies build public-facing chatbots
<p>Amazon wants companies to build public-facing chatbots using its Q Business assistant. On Wednesday, the company said Q Business, its AWS-hosted AI assistant that can answer questions, provide summaries and complete tasks, now supports anonymous user access. This effectively means that AWS users can now create Q Business chatbots for websites, support portals, and more to […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 301 min read
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Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry
<p>Companies of all sizes are recognizing the game-changing possibilities of AI. Despite the excitement about the new technology, most of their pilot projects don’t make it into production. Gruve.ai, a startup founded by the team behind Rahi Systems aims to help enterprises get AI solutions out of testing phase and into real-world application by using […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 303 min read
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Anthropic suggests tweaks to proposed US AI chip export controls
<p>Anthropic agrees with the U.S. government that implementing robust export controls on domestically made AI chips will help the U.S. compete in the AI race against China. But the company is suggesting a few tweaks to the proposed restrictions. Anthropic released a blog post on Wednesday stating that the company “strongly supports” the U.S. Department […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 302 min read
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Intel’s chief commercial officer and sales lead, Christoph Schell, resigns
<p>Christoph Schell, Intel’s EVP and chief commercial officer, is leaving the company after two years in the role, according to a filing with the SEC. Schell notified Intel of his decision to leave on Monday and will resign on June 30 “in order to pursue another career opportunity,” per the filing. It isn’t clear who will replace […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 302 min read
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Supio, an AI-powered legal analysis platform, lands $60M
<p>Supio, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, has raised $60 million in a funding round led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Mayfield and Thomson Reuters Ventures. The new capital, which brings Supio’s total raised to $91 million, will be put toward growth, hiring, and go-to-market efforts, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 302 min read
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Cast AI raises $108M to get the most out of AI, Kubernetes, and other workloads
<p>The crush of traffic going into training and running AI has quickly turned into a major cost and resource headache for organizations. Today, Cast AI, a startup building tools to ease and optimize workloads for AI and other tasks with automation, is raising a major round of funding on the back of strong growth and […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 304 min read
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Meta previews an API for its Llama AI models
<p>At its inaugural LlamaCon AI developer conference on Tuesday, Meta announced an API for its Llama series of AI models: the Llama API. Available in limited preview, the Llama API lets developers explore and experiment with products powered by different Llama models, per Meta. Paired with Meta’s SDKs, it allows developers to build Llama-driven services, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 292 min read
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Here’s how to watch LlamaCon, Meta’s first AI developer event
<p>On Tuesday, Meta is hosting LlamaCon, its first-ever AI developer event. It’ll center around the company’s Llama family of open AI models, and we’re expecting some big updates for developers. Also on the agenda: keynotes from Meta executives and fireside chats with Big Tech CEOs and Meta’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg. Meta is hosting a small […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 292 min read
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Yelp debuts AI voice agents for restaurants and service providers
<p>Yelp said on Tuesday that it’s working on deploying AI-powered “voice agents” to help service providers and restaurants handle calls, answer basic questions, and accomplish tasks like adding a customer to a restaurant waitlist. Yelp says its agents don’t require a complicated setup or API integrations and can draw from existing metadata along with data […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 292 min read
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a16z backs UK startup Dex to scale ‘AI talent agent’ and recruitment matchmaker
<p>Storied Silicon Valley VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is backing a fledgling U.K. startup that’s setting out to “redefine” how AI is used to match companies with talent. Dex, as the startup is called, targets candidates and companies with various AI-powered recruitment smarts, including matchmaking and coaching, with a view toward improving retention in the long […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Apr 294 min read
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