Tags: cloud AI

Google announced the next phase of its Gemini AI suite, extending the Gemini Spark agent platform to AI Ultra subscribers and introducing Gemini Omni Flash, a video‑generation model that will replace Veo across its products. The moves come as the company fine‑tunes pricing for its Ultra tiers and showcases internal use cases that highlight Spark’s productivity boost. Read more

Anthropic announced on Tuesday that it is doubling five‑hour rate limits for Claude Code across its Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans and removing peak‑hour throttling for Pro and Max users. The company also lifted API limits for its Claude Opus models. The changes stem from a new compute agreement with SpaceX that gives Anthropic access to the full capacity of the Colossus 1 data centre, adding more than 300 MW of power and over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs. The boost aims to improve service for Claude Pro and Claude Max subscribers and marks another step in Anthropic’s expanding AI infrastructure partnerships. Read more

AI researchers and industry leaders are describing "claws" as a new class of autonomous agents that can directly control computers, not just generate text. OpenClaw, an open‑source project, pioneered the concept, allowing agents to break goals into steps and use tools like browsers, terminals, and apps. Major companies such as Nvidia, Meta, Anthropic, and Google are building their own versions or supporting ecosystems. While claws promise to automate routine digital chores and boost productivity, experts warn about security risks, prompting calls for guardrails, sandboxing, and permission controls. The technology is advancing quickly, with a growing marketplace for add‑on skills. Read more

Cambricon Technologies, a Beijing‑based AI chip designer, has seen its market value soar above RMB580 billion, driven by a revenue surge to RMB28.81 billion in the first half of 2025 and a net profit of RMB1.038 billion. The company’s Siyuan chips, touted to approach Nvidia’s market‑leading performance, have propelled this growth. Yet the bulk of sales come from a single, unnamed cloud provider, and the firm remains on a U.S. trade blacklist that limits access to overseas suppliers. Investors are weighing the rapid financial turnaround against customer concentration and geopolitical headwinds. Read more