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Serverless MCP server for AI agent data lake access on Amazon ECS Fargate
AWS Machine Learning Blog reports: Learn how to build a serverless Model Context Protocol (MCP) server on Amazon ECS with AWS Fargate that gives AI agents secure, metadata-driven access to an enterprise data lake. Exposing a new dataset requires only a JSON file, with no per-dataset integration code…
Taxonomy of agentic primitives in Amazon Quick
AWS Machine Learning Blog reports: As we built Amazon Quick, its agents grew from answering questions to taking actions, and the same primitives kept getting rebuilt under different names. This post shares the taxonomy we converged on — triggers, agents, capabilities, and learned context — found by…
SageMaker Inference now supports Multi-Instance GPU to maximize GPU utilization for model endpoints
AWS Machine Learning Blog reports: Amazon SageMaker Inference now supports GPU partitioning with NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG), which divides one GPU into hardware-isolated partitions so you can run a different model in each or take a right-sized fraction of a newer accelerator. This post shows ho…
Ramp data shows AI spending stalling just as Anthropic nears its IPO
TechCrunch – AI reports: AI usage keeps climbing, but spending has stalled. Price cuts and smarter cost controls among the biggest spenders could challenge investor assumptions about AI hypergrowth.
Meta introduces Spaces, a new way to collaborate with your Muse agent
TechCrunch – AI reports: Meta's Muse agents continue to get new features and integrations. Spaces promises to be a new way to interact with the AI helpers.
OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation
TechCrunch – AI reports: OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.
OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO
The Verge – AI reports: OpenAI is now valued at $1.25 trillion in a new round of funding that has raised another $11 billion, according to Bloomberg. That would make it one of the world's most valuable companies, not long after raising $122 billion from investors in March at a valuation of $852 bill…
Why a new report on Anthropic automating AI development is alarming researchers
The Verge – AI reports: Anthropic is using AI to build more powerful AI. And it appears to be working remarkably well, with the company's models improving roughly twice as quickly as a year ago, with little indication of slowing down. That's according to a new report published Thursday by the AI saf…
Beyond code generation: A developer’s guide to agentic engineering
The GitHub Blog reports: Writing code got faster. The work around it didn't. See how you can plan, write code, review changes, and investigate production issues with GitHub Copilot, and what work still needs your judgment. The post Beyond code generation: A developer’s guide to agentic engineering a…
OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
The Verge – AI reports: Following this week's midterms where voters resoundingly voiced their opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI today announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including that it won't use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with publ…
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
The Verge – AI reports: Protesters have broken into a construction site of a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam this morning. Members of the Geef Tegengas group helped organize the protest against the construction of three 85-meter data center towers in the outskirts of Amsterdam. Reuters report…
Meta’s Muse AI can create custom ‘spaces’ for the version of the app you need right now
The Verge – AI reports: Meta will now allow you to build customized, app-like experiences within Muse. The new feature, called "spaces," allows its AI assistant to build things like a shopping hub, school dashboard, music tracker, trivia game, and more, which you can interact with directly in the Mu…