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Watch out, workers: Amazon's flex this week shows how AI is transforming jobs.

Amazon's AWS grew over 20%, total revenue beat estimates, and record 12% profit margins alongside 14,000 layoffs indicate AI-driven efficiency reshaping corporate labor.

Artificial intelligence

fromInfoWorld

1 week ago

The dazzling appeal of the neoclouds

Neoclouds are AI-optimized, GPU-focused cloud platforms that lower AI compute costs and performance inefficiencies, challenging hyperscale cloud providers while introducing integration trade-offs.

fromThe Verge

2 weeks ago

Google pitches Workspace tools for "when, not if" Microsoft 365 fails

Google is trying to capitalize on what it calls "frequent and severe" Microsoft 365 outages by offering up services like email, storage, and videoconferencing to businesses in the event of a Microsoft outage. The search giant's new Business Continuity plan runs a Google Workspace in parallel with Microsoft 365, so if there's an outage then businesses just switch over to Gmail and Google Meet instead of Outlook and Microsoft Teams.

Tech industry

fromTechzine Global

5 months ago

License fees 8 to 15 times higher since VMware became part of Broadcom

European VMware users report drastic price hikes, with bills surging tenfold due to Broadcom's licensing policies, raising significant concerns about competition and fairness.

European startups

fromTheregister

6 months ago

Google and AWS: Linux too hard, so customers move to Azure

Companies heavily reliant on Microsoft infrastructure face high costs migrating to competing clouds without switching to Linux.

The shift to Azure is a cost-saving measure, avoiding significant markup charges for Microsoft software on other clouds.