Nebius Auction-Goers Howl For Blackwell, Throwing Cash

Surging AI-agent demand keeps Nvidia compute scarce and expensive despite expanding capacity and efficiency gains.

Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs

The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.

Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct

Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S., which could saddle hyperscalers with massive bills to power their AI data centers.

Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba
Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba

Apple has reportedly trained a custom AI model for the China market alongside domestic tech giant Alibaba, a rare cross-border partnership that cuts across growing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The China-focused large language model was developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company’s support, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed people familiar with […]

Judge Declares Meta’s Social Media Is A ‘Public Nuisance’ Which Spells Legal Trouble For AI Chatbots Too

New Mexico court case decided Meta’s social media is a legal public nuisance. Might this same tag be applied to AI makers and their AI chatbots? An AI Insider analysis.

The 5 AI Scaling Mistakes That Could Derail Your Business

Here are five costly mistakes businesses make when scaling AI, from runaway costs and weak governance to poor accountability plus how leaders can avoid them.

Dynatrace Pays $915 Million To Move AI Evaluation Upstream

Dynatrace already shipped LLM-as-a-judge evaluation. Its $915 million Arize deal buys something else, a position with AI engineers before an app reaches production.

OpenAI Now Has a ChatGPT Desktop App for Linux

Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora distributions get first dibs.

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot’s voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it’s going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have “more to react to,” as reported earlier by GeekWire. Mico launched in Copilot’s voice mode last […]

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs

Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai’s open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a much lower price.