Google Cloud capitalizes on the AI surge, amassing a staggering $106 billion backlog as customers flock to its AI services, fueling billions in revenue through consumption-based pricing and subscriptions, with over 50% expected to materialize within two years.
F5 acquires CalypsoAI for $180 million, strengthening its AI security offerings with CalypsoAI's real-time threat defense and data security products for AI workloads; the cash-financed deal is expected to close this month.
The SANDBOX Act proposes granting AI developers regulatory exemptions to foster innovation, sparking debate over balancing technological progress with public safeguards against privacy and security risks.
Alibaba unveils Qwen-3-Max-Preview, a groundbreaking trillion-parameter language model, boosting AI capabilities with enhanced Chinese-English comprehension, instruction following, and complex query handling, available on Alibaba Cloud and OpenRouter at a premium price.
Modal Notebooks offers a blazing-fast collaborative environment for high-performance interactive computing, with cold-start in under 5 seconds, scalable up to 256 vCPUs and 8 H100/B200 GPUs, enabling real-time collaboration, seamless editing, and interactive app sharing.
Pennsylvania emerges as an AI powerhouse, with Governor Shapiro embracing AI as a job enhancer, major companies investing heavily, and the state partnering to drive innovation and growth in this cutting-edge field.
Nationwide teacher shortages persist, with 1 in 8 teaching positions vacant or filled by uncertified educators, impacting over 6 million students; some states face worsening shortages while others implement reforms, signaling need for sustained solutions to stabilize the workforce.
An AI startup unleashes a groundbreaking podcast production model, generating 5,000 shows and 3,000 episodes weekly at just $1 each, featuring AI personalities as hosts across diverse topics, aiming to create influential AI-driven content.
Perplexity, an AI-powered search startup, secures $200 million in funding at a staggering $20 billion valuation, just two months after raising $100 million, positioning itself as a formidable challenger to Google's search dominance.
The Federal Trade Commission investigates AI chatbots masquerading as companions, issuing orders to 7 companies for data on potential harmful effects on youth, scrutinizing how firms assess and mitigate risks to minors.