Mozilla Thunderbolt is an open-source AI client focused on control and self-hosting

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Mozilla’s MZLA Technologies has introduced Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client designed to give organizations more control over how AI runs inside their infrastructure. The project focuses on self-hosting, flexible model choices, and enterprise integrations through the Haystack AI framework.

Google launches Kubernetes AI Conformance program to prepare clusters for machine learning

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Google and the Kubernetes community have launched a new AI Conformance program designed to ensure Kubernetes clusters can properly support machine learning workloads, GPUs, and large scale inference.

SK hynix and Sandisk want HBF to become the missing memory layer for AI inference

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SK hynix and Sandisk are working to standardize HBF memory under the Open Compute Project, positioning it as a new layer between HBM and SSDs for AI inference workloads. The companies say HBF can improve scalability, power efficiency, and total cost of ownership as AI shifts from training to large-scale deployment.

Deepgram triples default concurrency limits as voice agents quietly move from pilot to production

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Deepgram has tripled its default concurrency limits across Voice Agent API, Streaming STT, and TTS services. The infrastructure upgrade may signal that voice agents are shifting from pilot projects to production environments where reliability and scale matter more than demos.

Albany lawmakers want to freeze data centers for three years, and that’s bad for business

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New York lawmakers are pushing a bill that would freeze new large data centers for years while the state studies their impact. Supporters call it cautious. Critics say it sends investment, jobs, and innovation straight out of New York.

AI’s data center boom is turning construction into a robotics problem, and DEWALT just proved it

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The AI boom is forcing data center construction to evolve, and DEWALT’s fleet-capable drilling robot shows how automation is now reshaping the physical side of the cloud.

OpenAI and SoftBank pour big money into SB Energy to fuel massive US AI data center growth

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OpenAI and SoftBank are jointly investing $1 billion in SB Energy to supercharge the rollout of new AI focused data center campuses in the United States. SB Energy will build OpenAI’s first 1.2GW facility in Milam County, with more multi gigawatt projects to follow starting in 2026. The companies say the plan adds jobs, power capacity, and the infrastructure needed to fuel the fast growing compute demands behind generative AI.