Alibaba, Baidu Raise Cloud Prices by Over 30% on AI Demand Surge
Alibaba and Baidu are increasing cloud service prices by up to 34 percent as AI demand drives higher infrastructure and computing costs. The changes take effect April 18.
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Alibaba and Baidu are increasing cloud service prices by up to 34 percent as AI demand drives higher infrastructure and computing costs. The changes take effect April 18.
U.S. lawmakers are pressing ByteDance to shut down its Seedance AI video generator, citing copyright and likeness violations involving celebrities and media content.
Baidu launched a suite of AI agent products built on the OpenClaw framework, targeting multi-device automation across desktop, mobile, and smart home environments.
Microsoft reorganizes Copilot teams to boost AI adoption and shifts focus toward building next-generation AI models and superintelligence efforts.
OpenAI has partnered with Amazon Web Services to deliver its AI models to U.S. government agencies, expanding its presence in the public sector.
World introduced AgentKit, a developer tool that verifies human identity behind AI agents making online purchases using blockchain-based protocols.
Messari’s CEO Eric Turner stepped down as the company cut staff and repositioned itself as an AI-first platform focused on institutional clients.
Apple acquired MotionVFX, a developer of video editing plugins and visual effects tools for Final Cut Pro, to strengthen its creative software ecosystem.
Visa and Coinbase are developing payment infrastructure for AI agents as machine-to-machine transactions emerge as a new internet economy model.
Meta’s stock rose after reports the company may cut more than 20% of its workforce to offset rising AI infrastructure spending.