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1. Chips & hardware · Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence

   Google adds two new chips to its TPU lineup

   Google has expanded its eighth generation TPU portfolio with TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max. The company says this makes four new TPU systems in a single year.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
2. Chips & hardware · Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence

   Google unveils new TPU chips

   Google expanded its eighth-generation TPU lineup with the 8tx and 8i Max systems. The chips are designed for agentic AI workloads.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
3. Cloud & data centers · Data & databases

   Amazon Athena adds system tables for auditing

   Athena now offers system tables that automatically capture usage data for observability and audit purposes. AWS manages the tables fully, removing operational burden for users.

   Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗
4. Artificial intelligence · Cloud & data centers · Enterprise software

   ChatGPT Enterprise arrives in AWS Marketplace

   ChatGPT Enterprise is now available through AWS Marketplace. It is meant to simplify procurement via existing AWS purchasing and billing relationships.

   Full story at openai.com ↗
5. Chips & hardware · Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence

   Google adds TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max chips

   Google expands its TPU lineup with confidential computing and dual-chip systems. They target agents handling large codebases and million-token contexts.

   Full story at TestingCatalog AI News ↗
6. Chips & hardware · Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   Google adds two variants to its TPU 8 family

   Google introduces TPU 8tx, which keeps sensitive data encrypted during processing, and TPU 8i Max, which doubles compute power and memory. Nearly 100 external customers use the chips, which Google positions as an alternative to Nvidia's GPUs.

   Full story at The Decoder ↗
7. Cloud & data centers · DevOps & containers · Cybersecurity · Open source

   Red Hat presents OpenShift 5

   Red Hat OpenShift 5 is described as transforming hybrid cloud operations with real-time intelligence and zero trust security. No further details are available.

   Full story at redhat.com ↗
8. Artificial intelligence · Software & updates · Smartphones & apps · Cloud & data centers

   Apple again says extra AI usage will cost money later

   Apple notes that some Apple Intelligence features using Private Cloud Compute have daily usage limits. Expanded access is to be available for a fee in the future and included in select iCloud+ plans, with no timing or pricing given.

   Full story at MacRumors ↗
9. Cloud & data centers · DevOps & containers · Cybersecurity

   AWS launches Nitro Sandboxes for hardware-isolated workloads

   AWS Nitro Sandboxes are available as lightweight VMs managed by the Nitro Hypervisor. They isolate EKS pods, ECS tasks or VMs, including AI agents, in their own hardware-isolated virtual machine.

   Full story at aws.amazon.com ↗
10. Operating systems · Cloud & data centers · Cybersecurity · Enterprise software · Open source

    Red Hat releases new Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions

    Red Hat has announced the latest versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The company says they strengthen hybrid cloud foundations against AI-driven threats.

    Full story at redhat.com ↗

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