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Meta to spend up to $72B on AI infrastructure in 2025 as compute arms race escalates

30 July 2025 at 21:31
Meta is pouring money into the physical and technical infrastructure needed to scale its AI ambitions. The company said Wednesday in its second-quarter earnings report that it plans to more than double its spend on building AI infrastructure – like data centers and servers.Β  β€œWe currently expect 2025 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, to be in the range of $66-72 billion…up approximately $30 billion year-over-year at the midpoint,” Meta said.

Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem

30 July 2025 at 20:30
The efforts will focus on two areas: creating a framework for patients and providers to easily share information, and creating more personal tools so patients can access resources needed to stay informed about their health.

Palo Alto Networks agrees to buy CyberArk for $25 billion

30 July 2025 at 18:38
The cybersecurity giant is getting into identity security with its acquisition of CyberArk, which is one of the biggest cybersecurity deals of the year so far.

Zuckerberg signals Meta won’t open source all of its β€˜superintelligence’ AI models

30 July 2025 at 17:56
Meta is shifting how it plans to ensure widespread access to superintelligence, a suggestion that the company’s most advanced AI may remain closed so that Meta can stay in the driver’s seat.

PlayerZero raises $15M to prevent AI agents from shipping buggy codeΒ 

30 July 2025 at 16:00
PlayerZero landed angel investors like Databricks' Matei Zaharia, Dropbox's Drew Houston, Figma's Dylan Field, and Vercel's Guillermo Rauch, its founder says.
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