Unbearable lightness of the AI bubble

Artificial intelligence is tracing the familiar, weary boom-and-bust trajectory identified in 1837 by Lord Overstone of ...

Microsoft signs $9.7 billion cloud deal with IREN as AI demand swells

Data center owner and operator IREN said on Monday it has signed a nearly $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft to provide the tech giant with access to Nvidia's GB300 processors over a ...

Microsoft to ship 60,000 Nvidia AI chips to UAE under US-approved deal

Microsoft has announced it will ship Nvidia's advanced AI chips to the United Arab Emirates. The U.S. Commerce Department ...

Microsoft enters approximately $9.7B contract with IREN that gives it access to Nvidia chips

Microsoft has entered into an approximately $9.7 billion cloud services contract with artificial intelligence cloud service provider IREN that will give it access to some of Nvidia’s chips.

A slump in cardboard box sales is stoking fears of lackluster holiday shopping

An extended slowdown in sales of cardboard boxes is intensifying concern that this holiday season will be a disappointing one ...
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For only $40 you can make Q4 a hit with Microsoft Office Professional 2021

TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is now $39.97 (MSRP $219.99). Ramping up for the most important quarter ...
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Microsoft unveils major overhaul for one of its most widely used products: 'A partner that acts'

Microsoft is preparing a major transformation of Outlook, rebuilding its email client for the era of artificial intelligence.
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Curious Iowa: What’s behind the recent rise in data center projects?

The growing number of data centers in Iowa and across the country speaks to spiking demands for artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other digital services.