Topic: infrastructure spending
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2025: The Year AI Faced Its Vibe Check
2025 marked a turning point for AI, shifting from hype to scrutiny over sustainable business models, innovation pace, and societal impact, despite continued massive investment. The industry faced a reality check with more incremental model improvements, a disruptive focus on cost-effective develo...
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Anthropic Appoints New CTO to Lead AI Infrastructure Push
Anthropic has appointed Rahul Patil, former Stripe CTO, as its new Chief Technology Officer, succeeding co-founder Sam McCandlish who becomes chief architect, as part of a reorganization to enhance collaboration among technical teams. The leadership change occurs amid intense infrastructure compe...
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How AI Data Centers Are Reshaping the US Economy
Major tech companies like Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are projected to spend nearly $370 billion on AI data centers in 2025, an unprecedented investment that is reshaping the U.S. economy and contributing significantly to GDP growth. AI-related stocks have driven the majority of S&P 500...
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OpenAI's $38B Amazon Deal: A New AI Era Begins
OpenAI has entered a $38 billion multi-year agreement with AWS to secure cloud infrastructure for training AI models and serving global users, diversifying beyond its close ties with Microsoft. The deal highlights intense competition in the AI sector, with major tech firms like Amazon and Microso...
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