Google’s agentic Deep Research feature in Gemini now integrates with Workspace data including Gmail, Drive, and Chat. The feature launched in December 2024 alongside Gemini 2.0 and was recently updated for higher-quality reports. It’s now available on desktop with mobile support coming soon.
Google is planning a major AI data center on Christmas Island, a tiny Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. The facility is part of a cloud computing agreement with Australia’s Department of Defence signed in July 2025. The island is strategically positioned for monitoring Chinese naval activity
Perplexity has developed software that makes massive AI models practical on cheaper, older hardware. Their optimizations specifically target Amazon’s Elastic Fabric Adapter networking technology. This could democratize access to cutting-edge AI models.
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon plan to spend roughly $370 billion on capital expenditures in 2025, mostly on AI infrastructure. This unprecedented investment accounted for nearly all US GDP growth in early 2025, but accounting tricks and upgrade cycles could threaten the boom.
Google’s second attempt to buy cloud security company Wiz appears to be moving forward after the Department of Justice cleared the $32 billion acquisition. The deal still faces scrutiny from international regulators before it can officially close. This would be Google’s largest acquisition ever if c
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says recent layoffs were about culture, not finances or AI. The company is buying “a lot of Nvidia” hardware while building its own Trainium chips and expanding AWS capacity dramatically.
Sony just transformed the PlayStation Portal from a remote play accessory into something closer to a true handheld. The device can now stream digital PS5 games you own directly via cloud, no console required. It’s a major upgrade, though still limited to PS Plus Premium subscribers.
Snowflake just open-sourced its PostgreSQL extensions, allowing developers to read and write directly to Apache Iceberg tables. This follows their $250 million acquisition of Crunchy Data in June. It’s a strategic move to bridge the gap between operational databases and analytics platforms.
The global rush to build AI data centers is creating unprecedented pressure on supply chains and energy infrastructure. New research shows power availability has become the biggest challenge, with costs climbing 7-10% higher than traditional facilities.
Another massive data center project is proposed for northeast Pennsylvania. Archbald I LLC wants to build 22 data center buildings totaling 3.3 million square feet across two campuses in Archbald borough.
