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Sources: data center operator Switch has hired investment banks for a US IPO that could raise up to $10B and value it at $80B, set for as soon as Q4

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Anthropic announces a new Claude for Teachers initiative, as part of which it will provide K-12 teachers in the US free access to premium Claude features

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Claude at scale on Google Cloud: Frontier AI, built for enterprise production

Running frontier AI in production is demanding — accelerators to manage, latency to hold steady across continents, regulated data to keep in-region, and long-context requests to serve reliably. Claude on Google Cloud is built for exactly this. Like Monet and water lilies, frontier models and the enterprise platforms are often better

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Google Images Is Getting A Makeover For Its 25th Anniversary

It’s also adding Nano Banana to AI Overviews in Search. Google has given Images a makeover 25 years after it launched... and 26 years after Jennifer Lopez's Versace dress inspired its creation. The Images interface doesn't look much different from its current design, but the

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An Apple Arcade Version Of Madden NFL 27 Will Arrive On August 7

EA's football sim series is making its debut on Apple Arcade. EA Sports The World Cup is, unfortunately, drawing to a close. However, the NFL season is fast approaching, so who's ready for some football of the non-round variety? A return to the gridiron also means

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Our 5 Favorite Snack Box Subscriptions That Outdo Your Local Grocery Aisle

If you often find your pantry lacking in the snack department, or you're tired of munching on the same old snacks, a snack subscription box can solve both dilemmas. They also make great gifts. Catering to snacks from different countries or to specific dietary restrictions and preferences, these

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Google Search will let you instantly generate AI images for free - here's how

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Google Images is getting two new features over the coming weeks. * You'll be able to create your own images if you can't find the right one. * The site will update images

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The Google Images homepage will recommend photos even before you search

Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is announcing a big change to the Google Images homepage in honor of the platform’s 25th anniversary this week. Instead of a mostly blank page

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Microsoft rolls out Windows Search updates and they're... quite good

os platforms Who are you, and what have you done with Microsoft? Microsoft has made good on a promise to make Windows Search less of a chore to use, making tweaks to remove "promotional content" from web results and options to focus on local results. The changes are

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Britain’s flagship AI data centre can’t get the power to switch on

Britain wants to be an AI superpower. One of its flagship data centres cannot get the electricity to switch on. Nscale’s £2bn Essex site has the money, the planning permission, and a grid connection, but no power arriving in time. Nscale has the cash, the site, and the customer.

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Demis Hassabis wants a Wall Street-style referee for AI, with the power to hit pause

The man behind Google’s AI thinks the world needs a referee. And he has drafted the rules. Demis Hassabis wants a US-led watchdog that vets frontier models before release. It is modelled on Wall Street’s policeman, and it could slow the whole industry down. Demis Hassabis does not

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The 'absolutely superb' Bambu Lab P2S we tested in our workshop just dropped in price

We reviewed the Bambu Lab P2S and found it "about as refined as they come" for anyone upgrading from an entry-level 3D printer. So, I was pleased to see the Bambu Lab P2S Combo with AMS 2 Pro is $699 (was $799) at Bambu Lab — a $100 saving