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Amazon's cloud arm is buying billions in Nvidia AI equipment, and some sits in warehouses because data centers lack the power to run it, Business Insider reports.
Read more: Amazon bought billions in Nvidia AI gear it can't switch on yetAWS shows how a manager can ask three plain questions and get a cross-system answer on a supplier halt, with a person approving every change.
Read more: Ask one question in plain English, get a supply chain answerThe head of Hugging Face says Netflix's film about the hack of his company leans on fear, a reminder to check the facts before you decide how worried to be.
Read more: Hugging Face's CEO says Netflix film on its hack was too doom-heavyOpenAI's ChatGPT app now works with Apple CarPlay, so drivers can talk to it by voice without touching the phone. It needs iOS 26.4 or later.
Read more: ChatGPT now works by voice in your car through Apple CarPlayAmazon WorkSpaces now handles sign-in and connections for AI agents, so companies can skip custom code when letting AI work on cloud desktops.
Read more: Amazon lets AI assistants use company cloud desktops more easilyA four-person Iowa nonprofit says Microsoft Copilot gives its staff back up to 24 hours a month, mostly on grants and board reports.
Read more: Small Iowa nonprofit saves up to 24 hours a month using Microsoft CopilotAsymptote Labs raised $5.5M for tools that record what AI agents do inside a company and can block risky actions, like data leaks, before they happen.
Read more: Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to watch and control AI agents at workGoogle is rolling out a business hub in Gemini that links to apps like Zoho, Xero and Shopify, so owners can handle finances and marketing in one place.
Read more: Google adds a business hub and app connections to GeminiBaba, a New York company that pairs human care teams with AI, raised $40 million to help Medicare patients and families keep track of their care.
Read more: Baba raises $40 million to help Medicare patients manage their careDaytona raised $60M at a $1B valuation to build cloud infrastructure for AI agents, a sign that software helpers are getting their own tools.
Read more: Daytona raises $60M to build a cloud made for AI agentsSpotify now lets podcasters sell memberships with bonus episodes and perks, so your favorite show may soon ask for a monthly fee.
Read more: Spotify lets podcasters charge fans for bonus episodes and perksA survey of 2,018 IT leaders says forced upgrades and vendor changes eat 28% of software budgets, often for no gain. The research comes from a firm that sells an alternative.
Read more: Companies say 28% of software budgets go to upgrades they didn't wantA new public test from Rehearsals, Google DeepMind and Kaggle says top AI models misjudge real people on health, habits, decisions and values.
Read more: New test checks how well AI models understand real peopleSalesforce will pay $47.50 a share in cash for Braze, a marketing app maker. If you use either company's tools, the deal could change what you get.
Read more: Salesforce buys Braze for $5.66 billion, a 58% premium over the stock priceTextNow's new Yello phone costs $150 with a $20 monthly plan. Parents choose who can call or text, and kids cannot install apps.
Read more: TextNow Launches a $150 Kids Phone With a $20 Monthly PlanCharliAI and Protegrity will sell banks and insurers one tool to limit what AI agents can see and do, aiming to get stalled projects past risk review.
Read more: Two firms team up to help banks and insurers safely use AI agentsSalesforce has agreed to buy Braze, a marketing messaging company, for almost $5.7 billion. Customers of either firm should watch for changes.
Read more: Salesforce agrees to buy marketing software maker Braze for $5.7BWith a few AI giants soaking up venture money, one founder says growing on customer cash, fair prices and automation is still a real path.
Read more: How one founder built a billion-dollar firm without venture capitalOtter.ai, the AI app that takes meeting notes, raised $320 million without giving up ownership, in a market with many cheaper rivals worth testing.
Read more: Otter.ai raises $320 million to grow its AI meeting note-takerFirms that rent out computing power for AI are losing favor with investors, and that could affect the cost of AI tools your business rents.
Read more: Companies Renting Out AI Computing Power Lose Investor FavorGoogle now offers a ready-made AI search tool that runs fully offline inside secure networks, so sensitive files never leave the building.
Read more: Google adds private document search with Gemini AI for locked-down networksMeta has released Muse Spark Open, an open source AI model, and is working with Apple so it can run on your own device. Here is why that matters for cost and privacy.
Read more: Meta releases a free AI model and teams up with Apple to run it locallyGoogle has released a preview of an AI agent for government work. It is meant to cut paperwork and review time, and it affects anyone who serves or contracts with agencies.
Read more: Google launches a Gemini AI agent for government agencies, in previewA Chelsea workspace called Series HQ charges up to $9,000 a month for private pods, and its tenants say the real draw is the people.
Read more: Tiny startups pay $9,000 a month to share a workspace
