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Microsoft shifts to usage-based pricing as AI agents drive $82.9 billion quarterly revenue

Microsoft reported $82.9 billion in quarterly revenue, marking an 18% year-over-year increase driven by surging demand for AI agents. CEO Satya Nadella announced a fundamental shift in how the company charges customers, moving from traditional seat-based licensing to a hybrid model combining user access with consumption-based pricing. The tech giant's AI business now exceeds a $37 billion annual run rate.

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Microsoft shifts to usage-based pricing as AI agents drive $82.9 billion quarterly revenue

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OpenAI reaches 10GW capacity milestone early as Stargate strategy shifts from ownership to leasing

OpenAI hit its 10 gigawatts AI computing capacity target years ahead of the 2029 deadline, adding 3 gigawatts in just 90 days. But the $500 billion Stargate initiative has transformed from a joint venture building dedicated data centers into a flexible approach of leasing capacity from third-party providers. The company has halted projects in the UK and Norway while expanding partnerships with Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft.

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OpenAI reaches 10GW capacity milestone early as Stargate strategy shifts from ownership to leasing

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Sage embeds AI agents in finance software through expanded Amazon Web Services partnership

Sage announced a deepened collaboration with Amazon Web Services at its Sage Future conference in San Francisco, embedding AI agents directly into finance, payroll, and compliance workflows for small and mid-sized businesses. The partnership puts Sage's developer solutions on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, enabling partners to build AI tools that automate routine financial tasks while maintaining auditability and governance standards.

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Sage embeds AI agents in finance software through expanded Amazon Web Services partnership

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SoftBank plans $100B IPO for Roze AI, a robotics company designed to automate data center builds

SoftBank Group Corp. is creating Roze AI, a new AI and robotics company focused on automating data center construction in the U.S. Founder Masayoshi Son aims for a $100 billion valuation and potential IPO as early as this year, though internal skepticism about the timeline and market conditions persists. The move reflects SoftBank's aggressive bet on AI infrastructure.

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SoftBank plans $100B IPO for Roze AI, a robotics company designed to automate data center builds

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Alphabet's AI investment surge delivers as Google Cloud revenue jumps 63% amid $700B spending race

Alphabet reported first-quarter revenue of $94.7 billion, beating analyst expectations as Google Cloud grew 63% year-over-year to $20 billion. The results signal that massive AI investments across Big Tech are starting to pay off, even as combined spending approaches $700 billion in 2026. CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the company is compute constrained, with demand outpacing capacity.

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Alphabet's AI investment surge delivers as Google Cloud revenue jumps 63% amid $700B spending race

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Microsoft adds $25 billion to AI spending as chip costs surge and cloud demand accelerates

Microsoft is raising its 2026 capital expenditure to $190 billion, with $25 billion attributed to surging component costs driven by AI infrastructure demand. Despite spending $97 billion over the past four quarters to generate $37 billion in AI revenue, CFO Amy Hood says the company remains confident in returns as Azure revenue jumps 40% and Microsoft 365 Copilot reaches over 20 million paid seats.

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Microsoft adds $25 billion to AI spending as chip costs surge and cloud demand accelerates

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Amazon Web Services posts fastest growth in 15 quarters as AI demand fuels cloud sales jump

Amazon Web Services saw net sales surge 28% year-over-year to $37.6 billion in Q1 2026, marking its fastest quarterly cloud growth since 2022. CEO Andy Jassy attributed the acceleration to soaring demand for AI services, while capital spending jumped to $44.2 billion as Amazon invests heavily in data centers and custom silicon to support AI infrastructure.

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Amazon Web Services posts fastest growth in 15 quarters as AI demand fuels cloud sales jump

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Drone strikes on data centers force Big Tech to pause Middle East AI infrastructure projects

A major data center developer has halted all Middle East investments after Iranian drone and missile strikes damaged facilities across the Gulf region. Pure Data Centre Group paused projects following shrapnel damage to its Abu Dhabi campus, while Amazon Web Services lost an estimated $150 million after waiving customer charges for an entire month. The attacks are forcing tech companies to rethink trillion-dollar plans for AI and cloud infrastructure in the region.

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Drone strikes on data centers force Big Tech to pause Middle East AI infrastructure projects

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Alphabet faces investor pressure over AI tech and government surveillance safeguards

Investors managing $1.15 trillion are demanding Alphabet explain how it controls cloud and AI tech used for government surveillance. The push comes after the tech giant rejected a shareholder resolution seeking greater transparency. Concerns center on militarization of cloud services, revised AI Principles, and contracts like the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus deal.

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Alphabet faces investor pressure over AI tech and government surveillance safeguards

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Aviatrix launches AI agent containment platform to limit blast radius in cloud workloads

Aviatrix has introduced a new AI agent containment platform designed to isolate compromised AI agents and reduce blast radius across cloud workloads. The launch includes Zero Trust for AI Workloads, now generally available, and Aviatrix AgentGuard in early access, both addressing emerging threats like prompt injection and model poisoning without requiring code changes.

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Aviatrix launches AI agent containment platform to limit blast radius in cloud workloads

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Cognizant acquires Astreya for $600 million to strengthen AI infrastructure capabilities

Cognizant Technology has agreed to acquire Astreya, an IT managed services firm specializing in AI infrastructure and data center services, for approximately $600 million. The deal, expected to close in Q2 2026, marks Cognizant's fourth major acquisition in 18 months as CEO Ravi Kumar S pursues an aggressive AI builder strategy to help enterprise clients architect and operationalize AI systems at scale.

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Cognizant acquires Astreya for $600 million to strengthen AI infrastructure capabilities

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Nvidia loses entire China market as Huawei AI chip sales surge 60% to $12 billion

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reveals the company now holds zero market share in China's AI accelerator market, down from 66% in 2024. Huawei fills the void with its Ascend 950 chips, expecting $12 billion in revenue this year as US export controls drive Chinese tech firms toward domestic alternatives. The shift highlights how regulatory barriers are reshaping the global AI hardware landscape.

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Nvidia loses entire China market as Huawei AI chip sales surge 60% to $12 billion

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LiteLLM SQL Injection Flaw Exploited Within 36 Hours, Exposing API Keys and Credentials

A critical SQL injection vulnerability in BerriAI's LiteLLM open-source AI Gateway was exploited within 36 hours of public disclosure. CVE-2026-42208 allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive API keys, provider credentials, and configuration secrets stored in the proxy database. The targeted attacks demonstrate how rapidly threat actors can weaponize vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure.

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LiteLLM SQL Injection Flaw Exploited Within 36 Hours, Exposing API Keys and Credentials

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SanDisk and Western Digital crush forecasts as AI demand fuels explosive data storage growth

Memory chip maker SanDisk reported revenue that more than tripled to $5.95 billion, while securing long-term contracts worth at least $42 billion to counter volatile price cycles. The company announced a $6 billion buyback as AI systems drive unprecedented demand for NAND storage memory. Western Digital also beat estimates, with both companies signaling that enterprise spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure remains robust despite investor concerns.

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SanDisk and Western Digital crush forecasts as AI demand fuels explosive data storage growth

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EU Big Tech Regulation expands to cloud and AI services as regulators investigate Amazon, Microsoft

The European Union is expanding its Digital Markets Act (DMA) to cover cloud and artificial intelligence services, marking a significant shift in regulatory focus. EU regulators are investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers for their cloud computing operations, aiming to ensure fairer competition in these rapidly growing digital sectors.

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EU Big Tech Regulation expands to cloud and AI services as regulators investigate Amazon, Microsoft

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