Hyperscaler commits to multiyear supply deal with Western Digital

Switch to ChapsVision announced by PM comes amid concern about reliance on US-controlled technology France’s domestic intelligence service is to ditch AI data tools from the US tech giant Palantir in favour of a domestic provider in an effort to avoid “strategic dependency”, the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has said. “We must use our own AI models; we cannot accept new strategic dependencies in ‌the digital sphere,” Lecornu posted on social media. “We cannot rely on tools developed by foreign powers. France must have its own tools.” Continue reading...

The AI industry has spent the past few years trying to give models access to more information. But bigger context windows come at a cost, requiring more memory, more compute […] The post Researchers Achieve 16x Compression Breakthrough to Challenge Bigger AI Context Windows appeared first on AIwire.

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

Brad Smith's critique highlights the need for tech leaders to align AI development with societal benefits, emphasizing transparency and accountability. The post Microsoft President Brad Smith criticizes tech moguls’ AI warnings as hypocritical and self-serving appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Google's open-sourcing of Brazos could democratize advanced cooling tech, reducing costs for smaller AI and blockchain operators globally. The post Google launches Brazos liquid cooling system to tackle AI’s overheating problem appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Enterprises are moving agentic AI from proof of concept to production — and the next generation of AI factories are built for the era of agents. At HPE Discover Las Vegas, running through Thursday, June 18, NVIDIA and HPE are expanding the HPE AI Factory with NVIDIA, including NVIDIA Vera CPU and NVIDIA Agent Toolkit […]

Budgets for AI tokens can’t be infinite, no matter how much hyperscalers wish they were The post Drilling Into AI’s Financial Sustainability appeared first on Towards Data Science.

AI investments by insurers are now expected to generate tangible business value beyond mere efficiency. According to findings in the 2026 Evident AI Index, insurers are now embedding AI technologies into workflows that directly influence underwriting discipline and capital allocation. Christian Preece, Insurance Director at Evident, says: “For years, insurers have competed on AI ambition, […] The post Insurers pivot AI strategy toward core risk underwriting appeared first on AI News.