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Graviton progress: 50% of new AWS instances run on Amazon custom silicon

Network World

Half of all instances spun up on Amazon Web Services over the past two years used Graviton, Amazons custom silicon built on Arm processor technology, rather than x86 processors. Graviton instances cost up to 20% less and use up to 60% less energy than comparable EC2 instances on x86, and they are up to 40% more cost-effective than x86.

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Amazon announces nuclear power deals as tech giants scramble for more clean energy

GeekWire

(AWS Photo) Amazon today announced agreements supporting the construction of a next-generation nuclear power plant in its home state of Washington — marking the latest development in the tech-driven resurgence of nuclear energy. Just a year ago, X-energy scuttled its $2 billion plan to go public and announced layoffs.

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Dedrone announces partnership with Vodafone and Amazon Web Services to provide airspace security for critical infrastructure

CTOvision

Dedrone, Vodafone, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have entered into a partnership to provide airspace security for critical infrastructure. Sites of critical importance, including airports, stadiums, correctional facilities, energy facilities, […].

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Amazon Web Services debuts 5-week accelerator for clean energy startups

GeekWire

Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. Applications to the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator are being accepted starting today until June 4. The exact value of the Clean Energy Accelerator’s perks are a little fuzzy. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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AWS adds Graviton Savings Dashboard to help enterprises optimize infra costs

Network World

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a dashboard for its Arm-based Graviton CPU that will measure savings opportunities in an effort to help enterprises further optimize their expenditure on subscribed infrastructure.

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AWS launches Graviton4 instances

Network World

Amazon Web Services announced the launch of its fourth-generation, Arm-based Graviton CPU, touting its energy efficiency and high performance for cloud workloads. Amazon also claims R8g instances provide the best energy efficiency for memory-intensive workloads in EC2, but it did not give numbers or specifics.

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AWS plans to outspend Microsoft and Google on on AI infrastructure

Network World

Amazon Web Services (AWS) intends to invest $100 billion in ramping up infrastructure for AI cloud services this year, surpassing the spending plans of rivals Microsoft and Google. Amazons capital expenditure in the fourth quarter totaled $26.3

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