The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom

Microsoft has introduced usage-based billing for Copilot Cowork, which is now generally available.  Microsoft unveiled Copilot Cowork in March, pitching it as an AI agent that’s capable of independently performing long-running, multi-step tasks — even when a user’s computer is off.  It’s built on the same technology that underpins Anthropic’s Claude Cowork. Unlike Claude Cowork, which can interact directly with files and applications on a user’s computer, Copilot Cowork runs in Microsoft’s cloud environment and acts on documents held in a customer’s Microsoft 365 tenant. Copilot Cowork now comes with usage-based billing. Microsoft On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled pricing details for Copilot Cowork, which involves usage-based billing in addition to a Microsoft 365 Copilot license ($30 per user each month for large enterprises before discounts, and $20 for Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business).  The usage-based pricing is calculated from four components, according to Microsoft: “model

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Amazon's massive data center investments highlight the escalating demand for cloud and AI infrastructure, reshaping regional economies. The post Amazon invests $20B to build new data center campus in Maryland appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

State Information Technology Services officials said the enterprise agreement lowers costs, simplifies acquisition and expands access to AI tools and training for more than 130,000 state employees.

The AI price war may lead to reduced costs for enterprises but could compress margins, challenging the sustainability of tech companies' business models. The post Startups and tech giants engage in AI price war as companies burn through budgets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The AI price war pressures companies to optimize costs, potentially stalling profitability and innovation as they navigate budget constraints. The post Startups and tech giants wage AI price war as inference costs spiral out of control appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The new DiffusionGemma open model generates text in parallel — not one token at a time — and is optimized to run on the NVIDIA RTX PRO platform, NVIDIA DGX […] The post NVIDIA Accelerates Google DeepMind’s DiffusionGemma for Local AI appeared first on AIwire.

Kimi Work's local AI agents could revolutionize productivity by enhancing data privacy and efficiency in complex workflows. The post Moonshot AI’s Kimi Work unleashes 300 AI agents on your desktop, no cloud required appeared first on Crypto Briefing.