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Meta is hiring AWS's Dave Brown and talking to Anthropic as its cloud push becomes real

Meta is recruiting a top Amazon Web Services executive and in early talks to sell compute to Anthropic, turning Zuckerberg's cloud ambitions into operational mo

QCi splits its C-suite in two, hiring a $2B sales veteran as CRO while promoting its former CRO to a new CPO role

Quantum Computing Inc. named Susan Hunt as Chief Revenue Officer and created a Chief Product Officer role for Pouya Dianat to sharpen commercial execution.

Etched closes $300M Series C at $10.3B valuation, doubling in seven months as inference chip orders hit $1B

Etched raised $300M at a $10.3B valuation, led by Sequoia, doubling its worth in seven months with $1B in chip orders already booked.

Meta's cloud ambitions emerge as EU tightens rules on AWS and Azure

Meta is building a cloud business to sell excess AI compute, while AWS and Azure face new EU Digital Markets Act scrutiny.

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: February 2025 Update

As AI and high-performance computing (HPC) continue to push technological boundaries, the demand for powerful, efficient infrastructure is more critical than ever. In February 2025, Applied Digital’s Ellendale AI Data Center marked significant progress in meeting that demand. The team announced that ELN02 has officially powered on its first lineup, a major step toward…

The Secret Behind Applied Digital’s Rapid Success

Wes Cummins, CEO of Applied Digital, highlights the foundation of Applied Digital’s success: its dedicated team of experts. In less than 24 months, the company has added an impressive 500 megawatts of capacity. This feat, according to Cummins, is credited to the company’s ability to recruit some of the best talents in the field and…

Wes Cummins on Applied Digital’s Promising Horizon

Wes Cummins,CEO of Applied Digital, shares his enthusiasm for Applied Digital’s future, emphasizing the development of a robust HPC strategy. With their first facility successfully operational in Jamestown and plans to expand further in Ellendale and other yet-to-be-announced locations, he is confident that the company’s future achievements will eclipse its impressive past.

Women’s History Month with Silvi Hernadez, Cicily Wright and Candee Lewis

Hernandez, Wright, and Lewis, all of Pavion, discuss the experiences, challenges and successes they’ve had working in a male-dominated industry during Women’s History Month. It’s timely to reflect, during this month, who Ada Lovelace was and how she paved the way for the technology we use today—that’s a big win for society and for women….

Twitter Sale Trial Set for October as Musk Holds Firm on Exiting the Deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has backed out of his deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, claiming that the site has more bots and fake accounts than was initially disclosed to him. Twitter threatened court action and the breach of this deal has led them to requesting an expedited trial date, which has now…

The Product Strategy Process (Part 3)

In the final episode of a three-part series on analyzing and building actionable tips for developing mobile applications, platforms and digital or mobile experiences, Host Daniel J. Litwin welcomed back a panel of experts from Shockoe. This episode connected the dots between many of the ideas presented in the first two episodes, as well as…

Coronavirus and the Tech Industry: The Mecca Minute

Today I’d like to talk a little coronavirus and its impact on tech. Tech firms all over the world use international trade events to showcase their products and maybe even in many respects test the market waters to see how products might do in the industry. But this is important to the tech world…