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Meta steps up cloud infrastructure push, considers selling AI models

Meta is stepping up efforts to enter the cloud business using data centres built with large capital outlays, Bloomberg News reported. It is preparing a cloud infrastructure service that sells AI computing power along with access to models, putting it in competition with major providers such as AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Meta is considering renting computing capacity and offering access to AI models running on its infrastructure.

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SAS says 50 years of industry expertise sets it apart in AI data platform race

SAS is differentiating its AI data platform offerings with industry-focused experience and governance capabilities amid intensifying competition among major software firms. Deepak Ramanathan said SAS builds applications to solve sector-specific problems rather than selling a platform. The company is promoting its synthetic data solution Data Maker and its enterprise AI governance platform SAS AI Navigator. SAS also upgraded its cloud-based Viya platform and expanded integration with external data platforms.

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EU scales back AI data centre tender size, further from cutting U.S. reliance

The European Union has scaled back its artificial intelligence data centre procurement plan, revising a key infrastructure push soon after unveiling a “technology sovereignty package.” The tender structure and hardware requirements were adjusted and financing shifted toward the private sector. With Europe holding about 5 percent of global AI computing capacity versus about 80 percent for the United States, concerns persist over whether the EU can catch up quickly. Reliance on U.S. cloud providers and U.S. access limits on Anthropic models have intensified sovereignty debates.