Google cloud articles

Nvidia may have just built its own hyperscaler without owning a single data center

Why it matters: Nvidia has quietly assembled every piece of a cloud giant, and it doesn't even need to own the buildings. That is the theory making the rounds, and once you see it laid out, the last two years stop looking like a chip company having a very good run and start looking like a plan. The financing arrangement Nvidia signed this month with BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and four other Wall Street heavyweights, aimed at funneling more than $500 billion of outside capital into AI data centers, would be the last piece clicking into place. Most outlets filed it under the now usual "more AI money" headline, but there is a more interesting read.

Google's AI bet is paying off: Alphabet posts $94.7 billion Q1 revenue, AI demand outpaces supply

AI tools are the "Iron Man suit" of game development, says Google Cloud exec

A hot potato: It's another day, another executive singing the praises of AI and suggesting more people embrace the technology. This time, it's Google Cloud's gaming boss, who boldly compared AI to the Iron Man suit in that it allows people to do things they previously couldn't – like giving them more time to look for a new job, presumably.

Most game developers are now relying on AI to cut costs and speed up production

Google's Colossus internal storage system still relies on HDDs for storing most of its data

Researchers develop self-healing asphalt that repairs cracks, stops potholes from forming

Google Cloud upgrades AI infrastructure with Trillium TPU and Nvidia-powered VMs

Google's $512M sweetener for Europe firms failed to derail deal with Microsoft

Leaked Google database reveals some of its worst privacy failings

Google discloses how they mistakenly erased $135 billion cloud customer account

Facepalm: One of Google Cloud's worst nightmares came true in early May, when an embarrassing snafu completely erased a customer's account and data backups. The unlucky victim was Australian pension fund UniSuper, which manages a staggering $135 billion in assets for over 600,000 members. The pension fund was essentially frozen for two weeks, unable to fully operate while it scrambled to recover from third-party backups.

Google unveils AI tools for Gmail, Google Docs, Meet and more

Google tells employees to share desks as it looks to cut costs

WTF?! With a market cap of $1.18 trillion, Google is one of the biggest companies in the world, so one wouldn't expect some of its employees to share desks with co-workers. But that will become a reality starting from the next quarter as Google embraces "real estate efficiency."

Cloud customers spend too much for resources they never use

Why it matters: Cloud is always sold as a solution to spare money over on-premise hardware and traditional software applications. A recent report says otherwise, showing how cloud platforms can waste money if customers don't know how to manage resources efficiently, which they usually don't.

Google unveils a host of open data and AI advancements at Cloud Next

Google is buying cybersecurity specialist Mandiant for approximately $5.4 billion

Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure revenues drive strong growth to tech giants' earnings

Google extending cloud reach with Cisco, Amazon and Microsoft connections

Opinion: HPE and Google partner on hybrid cloud expansion

Opinion: Dell Technologies pushes toward hybrid cloud

Google's "Shielded VMs" protect cloud servers from tampering

Google's Cloud AutoML Vision tool simplifies AI training with a drag-and-drop interface

Weekend tech reading: PCIe 4.0 finalized, close-up of lithium battery dendrites, Amazon gets state pharmacy licenses

Google's AI can now recognize what's in your videos

Google Cloud Print gets official Windows support, new sharing options

Google Cloud Print app for Android makes printing simple