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Runpod unveils Flash Python SDK to simplify AI inference deployment
Runpod has released an open-source Python SDK called Flash to reduce infrastructure burden when deploying AI code to production environments, Techzine reported on Sunday. The company said Flash lets developers turn local Python functions into autoscaling endpoints in minutes without building containers, managing images or configuring infrastructure. It is available under the MIT license via PyPI and GitHub and supports queue-based processing and load-balanced endpoints.
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Chinese AI firms step up push as Korea sovereign foundation model drive enters new phase
Chinese tech firms are accelerating expansion in the AI market, with Baidu’s Ernie Assistant topping 200 million monthly active users and Kuaishou’s Kling AI reporting 12 million users and more than $20 million in monthly revenue. Alibaba unveiled a major update to its Qwen app. Startups also pressed ahead, including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI. In South Korea, a government-led foundation model project advanced three teams to the next stage and plans an additional selection.
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AI cloud Runpod hits $120 million annual run rate, targets developers
Runpod has reached a $120 million annual revenue run rate, TechCrunch reported. The AI app hosting platform provides infrastructure that allows AI developers to run AI applications without a cloud. Runpod said it has secured 500,000 developers as customers in four years. It raised $20 million in seed funding led by Dell Technologies Capital and Intel in May 2024. Runpod operates 31 global regions and counts several companies as customers.