Sony’s PlayStation Portal just got its biggest update yet with cloud streaming support. PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers can now stream games directly without needing a PS5. The update also brings UI improvements and accessibility features.
French observability platform Tsuga emerged from stealth with €8.7 million in seed funding. The company aims to solve the growing crisis where enterprise data volumes are exploding while monitoring tools struggle to keep up.
The explosive growth of cloud computing and AI is driving data centers to cluster near natural gas resources for reliable power. This strategy creates complex legal challenges across energy regulation, environmental compliance, and land use.
Cisco is overhauling its customer experience approach with a new AI-powered platform called Cisco IQ. The move aims to eliminate fragmented service delivery and turn decades of institutional knowledge into an adaptive system.
Google is working on Project Suncatcher, an ambitious plan to deploy AI data centers in space. The company wants to launch prototype satellites with TPUs by early 2027 and envisions scalable networks of orbiting processors. This could solve Earth’s energy and location problems for massive AI compute
The UK Treasury has committed to designating major tech companies as “critical third parties” by next year, subjecting them to direct Bank of England and FCA oversight. This comes after recent Amazon cloud outages disrupted banking services and highlighted systemic risks.
Microsoft’s long-awaited Azure HBv5 virtual machines are now generally available, featuring custom AMD EPYC 9V64H processors with HBM3 memory. These VMs offer up to 368 cores and nearly 7TB/s of memory bandwidth, targeting memory-intensive HPC workloads. Independent benchmarks from Phoronix show how
Verizon is building new long-haul fiber pathways to connect AWS data centers as part of its AI Connect product. The partnership aims to handle exponential data growth from generative AI applications while improving performance and reliability.
Amazon has lodged a formal complaint with Oregon regulators alleging PacifiCorp isn’t providing enough power for its data centers. One campus has insufficient power, another has none, and the utility won’t complete contracts for two more. This comes as Amazon expands its Oregon data center footprint
FreeBSD has been officially included in the OCI Runtime Specification version 1.3. This represents a major milestone for FreeBSD users who want to leverage standardized container tools and orchestration platforms.
