Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud services division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), experienced a disruption in its Middle East operations following an incident where "objects" impacted one of the company's data centers located in the United Arab Emirates, leading to a fire. AWS stated that the facility's power supply and generators were turned off to put out the fire.  Last Saturday, the United States...

American AI startup Anthropic has declined the US Department of Defense's request to remove all limitations on the military's use of its technology. Earlier this week, Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei that he could use the Defense Production Act to compel the company to allow the military to access its technology in every lawful situation. Hegseth also warned...

According to The Information magazine, the American company OpenAI is developing a series of AI devices, as reported by a source. The line will feature a smart speaker, and may also include smart glasses and a smart lamp.  Over 200 developers are currently involved in the development of the new devices.  The company is set to introduce a smart speaker initially, with the price range...

According to Bloomberg, four of the biggest US technology companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta—are forecasting they will spend about $650 billion on capital expenditures in 2026 as the competition in artificial intelligence continues to grow. The agency describes this number as "staggering" and points out that this funding is specifically intended for the construction of new data...

OpenAI has introduced a new platform called Frontier, which assists businesses in developing and implementing AI agents capable of carrying out actual tasks in the real world. Frontier is collaborating with the company's previously announced tools for developing AI agents, which makes it simpler for businesses to integrate various data sources that agents require to perform tasks, according to...

Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has shared intentions to stop making the Model S and X electric cars and instead use the factory in Fremont, California to build Optimus humanoid robots. He shared the announcement on Wednesday during a conference call with investors, as reported by The Guardian. Elon Musk stated that it's time to conclude the Model S and X programs, indicating that production will stop in...

The Financial Times reports that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's flagship project, Neom, which aimed to create a "city of the future," is expected to be significantly reduced in scale and repurposed. This review of the large-scale initiative, which has faced delays and exceeded its budget, is anticipated to be finalized by the end of the first quarter of 2025 or later. Sources...

Blue Origin, the U.S. aerospace firm owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, revealed intentions to create an orbital satellite internet network named TeraWave, as stated in the company press release. “Blue Origin has revealed the launch of TeraWave, a satellite communications network intended to... provide 6 terabits per second of data globally. This network will support tens of thousands of companies,...

Amazon.com Inc.'s subsidiary, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has introduced a new cloud service in Europe. The service operates on its own separate infrastructure, which is distinct from the company's servers in the United States. According to Amazon, all parts of the service's infrastructure are located entirely within the European Union.  The first data centers for this European cloud...