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AI infrastructure debt and leverage draw market scrutiny
CNBC reports that Nvidia’s push for AI infrastructure financing is under scrutiny as hyperscalers raise debt and leverage to fund data‑center expansion.
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Coverage mixes concerns over rising debt and a record‑high patch rollout with positive notes on new Windows preview builds and AI chatbot user milestones tied to Microsoft.
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Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 August 2026
Microsoft releases new Windows 11 Release Preview builds, including versions 24H2/25H2 and 26H1, to Windows Insiders.
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Patch Tuesday - August 2026
Microsoft published 421 vulnerabilities on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 in Windows, with notable zero‑day exploits such as ShieldBreak and a high‑severity SharePoint RCE.
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ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini have each crossed the 1 billion user milestone, marking a major shift in the AI chatbot race.
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153GB of stolen credentials surface after LiteLLM supply chain attack
A massive leak of 153GB of credentials exposed thousands of corporate domains, including AWS, Samsung, Cisco, and Salesforce, after a LiteLLM supply chain breach.
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Windows 11 ships nine AI components, you can delete one
Microsoft’s August 2026 Windows 11 update adds nine AI components, including a removable image‑generation feature, and explains how users can delete or disable individual components.
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xAI co‑founder raises $1.1B for River AI to build an open AI stack
River AI, a new startup spun out of xAI, secured $1.1 billion in a Series A to offer an open‑weight AI platform that lets enterprises train, own and run custom models.
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Microsoft to unveil Maia 300 AI chip this fall, targets 300,000 units
Microsoft plans to release its next‑generation Maia 300 AI chip in September, aiming to produce up to 300,000 units this fall as part of its custom silicon strategy for Azure AI workloads.
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What’s new in Power Platform: July/August 2026 feature update
Microsoft’s Power Platform blog details new AI‑powered features, including a data grid modern control and AI‑assisted UI automation for Power Automate.
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Microsoft’s newest India datacenter region goes live to power the country’s AI economy
Microsoft opens its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, adding a fourth hyperscale presence in India to support AI workloads and local data residency.
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Inside Amazon's 'AGI Pivot' to Redesign a Massive AI Data Center
Amazon is consolidating its Indiana data center campus into a new AI supercluster to accelerate frontier‑model training.
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China is gaining ground in AI. The U.S. still has a major advantage
Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race, but U.S. firms still hold a compute edge, sparking debate over global AI leadership.
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Moving the Microsoft Edge extensions ecosystem forward with Manifest Version 3
Microsoft Edge will begin phasing out Manifest Version 2 extensions in August 2026, pushing developers toward the more secure MV3 format.
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Microsoft Wins, Meta Faces Questions, Qualcomm Sees Supply Chain Challenges
Bloomberg Tech video discusses Microsoft’s cloud growth, Meta’s earnings slump, Qualcomm’s component shortages, and Apple’s final CEO earnings report.
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What's New in Copilot in SharePoint: August 2026
Microsoft updates its SharePoint Copilot with live dashboards, page button prompts, and enhanced chat features, improving productivity through AI-powered automation.
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Windows 11 August 2026 Update Brings New AI Controls and Security Upgrades
Microsoft’s August 2026 Windows 11 update introduces an on‑device AI removal option, enhanced fingerprint security, and improved voice access, addressing long‑standing user complaints.
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New Data Center Developments: August 2026
Data Center Knowledge highlights AI‑centric data center projects announced in August, including Meta’s 1 GW campus in Alberta and Microsoft’s new 64‑acre plot in Norway.
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AI data‑centre race builds $1 trillion lease burden for Big Tech
Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Amazon and Alphabet have committed about $1.09 trillion in future lease payments for AI‑powered data centres, a move that could reshape the industry’s capital structure.
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The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made
Microsoft’s Project Helix could run games from all Xbox generations, potentially turning the console into a universal library of titles.
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White House to host AI companies to review new model-testing framework
The White House will meet with leading artificial intelligence companies to discuss a voluntary framework for testing the cybersecurity capabilities of advanced AI models.
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Microsoft AI Weekly: The MAI Era Begins — Production Traffic Now on First‑Party Models
Microsoft is routing tens of thousands of productivity prompts to its own MAI models, with Copilot now using MAI‑Code‑1‑Flash as the default backend, marking a shift to first‑party AI infrastructure.
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The U.S. lead over China in AI is all but gone
CNBC reports that China’s AI ecosystem has closed the gap with U.S. firms, citing breakthroughs from DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, Tencent, Zhipu AI, and MiniMax.
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Amazon Shuts Its AGI Lab and Cuts Jobs to Chase Enterprise AI Instead
Amazon closed its San Francisco AGI lab and redirected resources toward enterprise AI deployment, signaling a shift from frontier model research to customer‑centric solutions.
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Amazon’s surging cloud business is growing at a breakneck pace
AWS recorded a 37% sales surge in Q2, driven by AI services and high margins, reinforcing its position as a cloud leader.