Kumo Introduces a Virtual Machine Layer for Persistent AI Agents

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You do not need a desk full of expensive hardware to keep AI agents running. You need a virtual machine that stays up, and you should not have to buy the box yourself.

That is what Kumo trykumo.xyz sells. Instead of purchasing Mac minis, towers, or a closet GPU, you open a virtual machine in the browser. Before it boots, Kumo scores live electricity and live GPU prices across public clouds and GPU providers and starts Ubuntu on the cheapest combination. Creation is $5 in credits. Runtime is the live hourly rate. No monthly plan. If the balance hits zero, the machine stops.

The photograph of the other path is already familiar. A row of minis. A cheap switch. A fan pointed at the lot. Local boxes felt like a way out of the big cloud. You still paid to keep them cool. You still paid when a disk filled...

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