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Brussels Targets AWS and Azure for Stricter Cloud Competition Rules
The European Commission has signaled a preliminary intent to bring AWS and Microsoft Azure under stricter Digital Markets Act oversight, aiming to curb entrenched market power in cloud services.
Sakana's Fugu Packs Collective Intelligence Into One Model to Bypass Single-Vendor Risk
Tokyo-based Sakana AI launched Fugu, a foundation model that dynamically orchestrates a pool of frontier LLMs as a single API — matching Anthropic's Fable 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on benchmarks while hedging against export controls and vendor lock-in.
From Google to a Parish Council, Microsoft's UK Lock-In Complaints Keep Rolling In
Google, Mozilla, Vivaldi, and even a Yorkshire parish council have all filed complaints with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority accusing Microsoft of anti-competitive bundling, browser lock-in, and licensing practices that squeeze customers and rivals alike.
Thwarting AI-Driven Cloud Waste: How Spec-Level Policy Gates Tame Over-Provisioned Infrastructure
Autonomous AI agents generate infrastructure at unprecedented scale, but default to wasteful, over-provisioned configurations from their training data. By embedding strict policy-as-code checks (using tools like Checkov) directly into the IaC pipeline (Terraform/YAML) at the specification level, teams can enforce sustainability constraints before deployment.
HPE's VMware Escape Hatch: Free VM Essentials and $1 Zerto for Displaced Customers
HPE's aggressive migration program offers VMware customers free VM Essentials for a year and $1 Zerto licenses, aiming to capitalize on Broadcom's controversial licensing changes.
Z-AI's GLM-5.2: A Game-Changer for Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Z-AI's open-weights GLM-5.2 model outperforms GPT-5.5 in long-horizon coding benchmarks at 1/6th the cost, enabling engineering teams to host frontier-level AI on their own sovereign infrastructure.
The Tenda Backdoor Nobody Knew Existed — And Why It Matters
A hidden authentication backdoor in Tenda router firmware (CVE-2026-11405) grants admin access to anyone who knows the secret password. No patch exists. Here's what you need to know before attackers find it first.
Beyond the Divide: How Gemini is Redefining Search Advertising
As generative AI transforms search result pages, the clear distinction between organic visibility and paid advertising is blurring. We explore how Gemini's integration into the Google ecosystem changes brand visibility and campaign strategy.
Claude Sonnet 5: A Leap Forward in Agentic AI with Lower Costs and Stronger Safeguards
Claude Sonnet 5 slashes the cost of automation loops, offering SecOps real-time safeguards and auto-checking capabilities, but with clear red-team limits.
AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Extending Runtime Limits with Firecracker Technology
AWS has introduced Lambda MicroVMs, built on its Firecracker virtual machine monitor, which can run isolated Linux containers with runtimes of up to eight hours. This article explores the features, use cases, pricing, and availability of this new offering.
Rent-a-GPU Outfits Secure Billions in Venture Capital to Meet AI Demand
Rent-a-GPU neoclouds are borrowing billions to keep up with AI demand. Now, Nvidia's new revenue-sharing scheme seeks a direct cut of cloud revenues, shifting risks to emerging providers.
Apple's iOS 27 Will Fix Your Weak Passwords—If the Website Lets It
Apple's iOS 27 introduces an agentic password update feature, allowing users to automatically refresh compromised credentials with a single tap. But how well does it work in the real world?