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Companies limit genAI use due to unclear costs – Computerworld
As companies move from testing out generative AI tools and models into real-world use — also known as inference— they’re having trouble predicting what that use will lead to in terms of cloud costs, according to a new report from analyst firm Canalys . “Unlike training, which is a one-time investment, inference represents a recurring operational cost, making it a…
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HP unveils its 65-inch Google Beam display — here’s how much the 3D video conference setup costs
At last month’s Google I/O, Google announced that its Google Beam software, which brings 3D imagery to video meetings, was finally ready for prime time. All that was needed was the hardware to bring Google’s 3D video technology out of demos and into actual meeting spaces. HP provided that hardware today (June 11), announcing the HP Dimension with Google Beam,…
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Is genAI a gateway drug to runaway costs?
As much as enterprise IT executives complain today about the sky-high cost of generative AI (genAI) model access, some fear those costs will skyrocket in the next couple of years. Why? The theory is that the large language model (LLM) makers will wait until their code has become such an integral part of the enterprise environment that unraveling it and…
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Government’s ‘Humphrey’ AI tool helps local authorities cut costs
In a reference to the suave civil servant in 1980s comedy series Yes Minister, the UK government is trialing an AI assistant called Humphrey with local authorities. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) said the aim is to help civil servants speed up admin tasks in areas such as planning and social care, as well as in central…
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Dell Technologies wants to cut infrastructure costs – here’s how it plans to do it
Dell has unveiled a suite of new servers and cooling systems at Dell Technologies World 2025 that it says can reduce energy usage and increase performance across a variety of workloads – most notably AI. “The industry is facing a pretty critical challenge as GPU demand is skyrocketing for energy capacity to keep pace,” said Varun Chharba, SVP of infrastructure…
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Citrix wants to help enterprises dodge pricey hardware costs
Virtualization is the answer to rising hardware costs coming alongside a Windows 11 refresh, according to Citrix. The firm is pushing a virtualization tool from Unicon following its acquisition of the endpoint operating system (OS) maker in January. Writing in the Citrix blog, Philipp Benkler — former CEO of Unicon and now the vice president of product at Citrix —…
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$200 billion to build a data center? Soaring AI demands mean costs could skyrocket within a few years
Surging AI-related infrastructure demands mean data centers could soon cost as much as $200 billion to build, according to a recent study, with most owned privately rather than by governments. Research by Epoch AI tracing the computing powering AI by analyzing 500 systems shows that AI supercomputers — Epoch’s phrase for AI data centers or GPU clusters — are doubling…
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Kuxiu’s semisolid state power bank costs a little more but lasts much longer
Solid-state batteries are the future. They’re more powerful, compact, safe, and sustainable than Lithium-ion alternatives, but true all-solid state batteries can’t be mass-produced cost-effectively. That’s why Kuxiu has gone semi-solid state for what it calls the “world’s safest” power bank, while calling dibs on it being a world first. Kuxiu’s $79.99 S2 Qi2 5000mAh MagSafe Solid-State Power Bank supports Qi2…
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OnePlus won’t say why its Watch 3 suddenly costs $170 more than promised
If you were hoping to cop a OnePlus Watch 3, you can finally buy one starting today. The problem is it’s no longer the $329.99 price that was originally intended when OnePlus announced the device a few months ago. It’s now $499, a $170 or roughly 52 percent markup. The price hike was spotted by a number of Android blogs,…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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