Microsoft Maia 300: Azure’s Own AI Chip Becomes Microsoft’s Main Inference System From 2027
Microsoft Maia 300 enters production in 2027 as Azure Maia becomes the main inference system for Microsoft products, targeting 40% more tokens per megawatt.
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is changing the way ordinary people relate to money, work, and financial decisions. The human side of the machine.
UK AI Verification: Narayan Tells Frontier Labs Not to Release Models They Cannot Control
UK AI verification joins Kanishka Narayan’s AI risk package, which tells frontier labs to hold back any model whose risks they cannot adequately control.
Agentic Bank Run: What AI Agents Would Move Out of Accounts Paying 0.1%
An agentic bank run means AI agents moving cash from checking accounts paying 0.1% to accounts paying 3.3% to 5%. Who loses, who gains, and how banks respond.
Machine-to-Machine Payments: Why a $0.30 Card Fee Stops AI Agents Paying for Content
Coinbase Institute’s machine-to-machine payments paper shows why card fees fail AI agents paying per request, and how x402 and stablecoins price one request.
AI Agents and Bank Jobs: DNB Cuts 400 Tech Roles After Two Earlier Rounds
DNB is cutting about 400 tech roles and credits AI agents. Its cost targets, two earlier cut rounds and a USD 309 million buy-back tell the fuller story.
Mistral Large 4: A One-Trillion-Parameter Preview, With Looser Cyber Limits for Defenders Only
Mistral Large 4 enters public preview with 1 trillion parameters and a 1M-token context. Cyber defenders test a looser version before the weights go public.
Big Tech AI Tax Breaks: Warren's Five Questions for Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft
Warren and five senators asked Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft how much AI tax breaks cut their bills. How full first-year write-offs work, and who pays.