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On theCUBE Pod: Tariffs, tech volatility and the race for AI-driven cloud leadership

Artificial intelligence is reshaping cloud computing with AI infrastructure playing a crucial role in enterprise strategies.
Hyperscalers are focusing on building full-stack AI solutions and developer-friendly tools.
Google Cloud's growth is driven by AI infrastructure, highlighting the shift in cloud computing dynamics.
The importance of delivering full-stack AI solutions is transforming cloud providers' strategies and partnerships.
AI-first approach is influencing cloud platforms to prioritize real-world AI applications and developer experience.
Market volatility due to geopolitical tensions and tariffs is impacting tech manufacturing and market stability.
Security concerns are rising in the era of AI-powered advancements, necessitating robust security frameworks.
Hyperscalers need to balance growth with security to drive future of enterprise cloud services.
Success in cloud computing is now defined by trusted AI infrastructure, ecosystem depth, and strong security frameworks.
Podcast discussed the impact of AI, security, and geopolitical factors on cloud evolution and future competitiveness.

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Lloyds Bank and Coinbase: Inside Their Generative AI Playbooks

Lloyds Banking Group plans to launch a consumer-facing AI agent in August, a fast turnaround from when AI was just a concept last year.
By moving to the cloud with Google, Lloyds enhanced its AI capabilities, focusing on AI agents for various use cases.
In a 12-week sprint, Lloyds collaborated with Google to develop an AI agent prototype offering financial advice to customers.
Lloyds is implementing a strategy to provide AI agent-building capabilities to all employees and upskilling them on AI.
Coinbase heavily invested in generative AI, utilizing it for customer support, employee assistants, and developing their AI platform Gemini.
Both Lloyds and Coinbase proceeded cautiously due to generative AI's hallucination problems but have gained confidence in their guardrails.
Lloyds and Coinbase focused on back-office efficiencies first and implemented controls to ensure accuracy before customer exposure to AI capabilities.
Coinbase phased its approach from internal-facing use cases to AI directly interacting with consumers to address concerns about hallucinations and privacy.
Confidence in AI capabilities has led to Lloyds and Coinbase considering broader applications across departments for operational efficiency.
AI is becoming more integral across industries, enabling automation and efficiency improvements in various business operations.

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Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 15 (game #1177)

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 15 (game #1177) provide insights for players participating in the word game.
Hints include information on the number of vowels, repeated letters, uncommon letters, and starting letters of the answers.
The answers for game #1177 are: SLEET, MERIT, HARSH, FORAY.
Additional clues reveal the starting letters of the answers as S, M, H, and F.
The Daily Sequence answers for game #1177 are: DEIGN, LADLE, OWNER, QUOTA.
Previous Quordle answers from the past 20 games are also provided for reference.
Players can enjoy the challenge of Quordle by using the hints and answers to progress in the game.
Quordle continues to engage players with its word puzzles and variety of letters in each game.
Stay tuned for daily Quordle updates and test your word skills with new challenges.
Quordle offers a fun and engaging way to exercise your brain and expand your vocabulary.

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, April 15 (game #408)

Today's NYT Strands theme is... Draft picks
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system: STREET, RISE, CRACK, TOWER, SIRE, CROW
Spangram has 12 letters
First side: left, 6th row. Last side: right, 4th row

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5 reasons why Apple making iPadOS 19 more like macOS is a great idea – and 3 reasons why it could be a disaster

Notorious Apple leaker Mark Gurman reports Apple planning to overhaul iPadOS to be more like macOS, focusing on productivity, multitasking, and app window management.
This move hints at Apple's direction for its tablet operating system and aims for consistent operating systems across devices.
Making iPadOS more like macOS could unlock the full potential of powerful devices like the iPad Pro with M4 chip, enabling better multitasking and app capabilities.
Enhancements to iPadOS could potentially allow running Mac applications on the iPad Pro or prompt developers to offer Mac-like options for iPad apps.
The speculated M5-powered iPad Pros could align well with the updated iPadOS, enhancing the overall user experience and app ecosystem.
Aligning iPad and Mac ecosystems makes it easier for users to transition between devices seamlessly and improves overall user experience and familiarity.
Enhancing iPadOS's uniqueness and identity by combining iOS and macOS features could set it apart while leveraging the vast iPhone app library.
Potential reciprocal influence between macOS and iPadOS could introduce desirable features to each platform, enhancing overall user experience.
While making iPadOS more like macOS offers various benefits, it could complicate usage for casual iPad users and potentially limit app availability.
The convergence of iPadOS with macOS may lead to divergence from iOS, possibly impacting app development and restricting app availability for iPads.

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OpenStack Delivers Efficiency, Cost Savings for Powering AI Workloads

FPT Smart Cloud, a Silver Member of OpenInfra Foundation, uses OpenStack to power AI workloads in Vietnam, compared with proprietary solutions like VMware and Microsoft Azure.
The company has built a significant OpenStack footprint for AI workloads and high-performance computing, leveraging features like flexibility for customization and mature cloud ecosystem.
FPT Smart Cloud utilizes OpenStack for managing AI factories in Vietnam and Japan, offering services like bare metal, GPU cloud instances, and Kubernetes provisioning.
For storage, they employ SAN storage, Ceph, and local NVME, with performance improvements seen compared to VMware.
In another use case, FPT AI eKYC offers secure digital onboarding and authentication to Vietnamese banks, demonstrating scalability and agility with OpenStack.
By optimizing existing AI/HPC workloads with OpenStack, FPT achieved a 7% GPU efficiency increase and multi-million dollar savings.
Technologies like NUMA, HugePage, CPU pinning, and NVMe storage contribute to GPU optimization and network/storage capacity enhancements.
FPT leverages OpenStack features like DPDK, SR-IOV, and vGPU live migration to improve high availability for critical AI and HPC workloads.
The 'OpenInfra for AI' Working Group, including members like FPT Smart Cloud, aims to promote OpenStack as the go-to open-source infrastructure technology for AI workloads.
Collaboration within the OpenInfra community focuses on enhancing infrastructure for AI workloads and addressing software gaps to support AI scenarios.
Joining the OpenInfra Foundation can support the efforts to advance OpenStack adoption for AI workloads.

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Architecting on AWS: Building Resilient, High-Performing Cloud Infrastructures

Architecting on AWS involves designing robust, secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions within the AWS cloud ecosystem.
Key aspects include understanding AWS services, design principles, trade-offs, and the importance of effective architecture.
Well-architected AWS environments offer scalability, high availability, security, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
The AWS Well-Architected Framework focuses on operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization.
Foundational AWS services for architects include compute, storage, networking, databases, security, and management tools.
Architects leverage common patterns like multi-tier web applications, serverless architectures, microservices, and data lakes on AWS.
Getting started with architecting on AWS involves exploring documentation, hands-on practice, studying the Well-Architected Framework, and considering certifications.
Mastering AWS architecture skills allows for building scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions that drive innovation and business success.

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“Pakistan Has the Talent, But Needs Stability and Vision,” Says Federal Minister at NCBC

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, highlights the need for technological adaptation, political stability, and long-term vision for Pakistan's sustainable growth.
He emphasizes the challenge of technology in the present era and the importance of equipping Pakistan's youth with digital skills and fostering innovation through research and development.
Ahsan Iqbal mentions that Pakistan has talent and potential, but the full implementation of the Vision 2025 plan was disrupted due to changes in the democratic term.
He emphasizes the importance of national stability, policy consistency, and a supportive ecosystem for a country to prosper.

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World Quantum Day 2025: What is quantum superposition and what does it mean for quantum computing?

World Quantum Day 2025 is celebrated today to promote public understanding of quantum science, based on the significance of Planck's constant.
Quantum physics deals with the behavior of tiny particles like atoms, electrons, and photons, governed by quantum mechanics' rules.
At the quantum level, classical physics gives way to phenomena like wave-particle duality, quantum entanglement, and quantum superposition.
Quantum superposition allows quantum particles to exist in multiple states simultaneously until measured, unlike classical objects.
The concept is illustrated by Schrödinger's Cat, a thought experiment demonstrating superposition's implications on a cat's fate.
Experimental instances of quantum superposition include the double-slit experiment, proving particles' wave-like behavior.
Quantum superposition plays a vital role in quantum computing, enabling qubits to hold multiple states and perform complex computations concurrently.
Unlike classical bits, qubits in quantum computers can be in superpositions of 0 and 1, exponentially increasing processing capabilities.
The potential of quantum computing lies in its ability to perform calculations exponentially faster than classical computers, with applications in various fields.

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How to Recreate A Minecraft Movie in Your Minecraft Game

To recreate iconic movie moments from 'A Minecraft Movie' in your Minecraft game, you can start by taming a wolf with bones or by fishing for them.
Finding a village is essential for upgrading your gameplay, and you can easily locate one by not straying far from your spawn point or using Creative Mode to explore.
Venturing into the Nether, a significant moment in 'A Minecraft Movie', requires finding diamonds and iron to create obsidian and ignite portals with flint and steel.
Obtaining Elytra and Firework Rockets for thrilling flights involves crafting fireworks and locating strongholds in the End to defeat the Ender Dragon.
Building farms like Steve's lava chicken cooker or a Creeper farm, featured in the movie, can help you automate tasks like hatching and harvesting chickens.
Utilize the official 'A Minecraft Movie' Marketplace content for downloadable items and add-ons that bring movie elements into your game for a more immersive experience.
Whether you wish to recreate moments or live the movie experience, there are free downloadable content options available in the Minecraft Marketplace inspired by 'A Minecraft Movie.'
'A Minecraft Movie' is currently available in theaters worldwide, inspiring players to dive into their Minecraft worlds and recreate the magic on their own terms.

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AMD’s RX 9060 XT could beat the RX 9070 in an unexpected way

AMD's upcoming RX 9060 XT may have some significant advantages over its predecessor and flagship RX 9000 GPUs.
The RX 9060 XT is rumored to feature 8GB and 16GB memory configurations, but with a major downgrade in GDDR6 memory compared to Nvidia.
The GPU is expected to have 2,048 stream processors, and potentially groundbreaking clock speeds with 2,620MHz game clock and a boost clock of 3,230MHz.
AMD is rumored to announce the RX 9060 XT at Computex in May.

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Automating Infrastructure Creation With IAC (Terraform)

This guide walks you through creating a fully functional custom VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) on AWS using Terraform.
The configuration includes a VPC, internet gateway, public route table, and dynamically created public subnets distributed across availability zones.
The process involves installing necessary tools, configuring the AWS provider, fetching availability zones, creating a VPC, attaching an internet gateway, creating a public route table, dynamically provisioning public subnets, and associating subnets with the route table.
The result is a dynamic, production-ready AWS VPC setup that provides internet access and is suitable for hosting web applications, microservices, or any cloud-native infrastructure.

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OpenAI promises new ChatGPT features this week – all the latest as Sam Altman says ‘we've got a lot of good stuff for you this coming’

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, hints at more upgrades coming for ChatGPT this week.
OpenAI has promised a lot of exciting announcements and improvements.
One anticipated announcement is ChatGPT 4.1, the successor to 4o.
ChatGPT 4.1 could potentially set a new standard for general use AI models.

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Can’t securely login to your PC using facial recognition anymore? New Windows 11 update patch is likely to blame – if you can install the update at all

Windows 11 24H2’s latest patch (KB5055523) is causing trouble with failures to install and issues with Windows Hello logins, particularly affecting users with privacy shutters over webcams.
The April update interferes with the infrared sensor used for facial recognition, requiring users to open privacy shutters for login to work properly.
Users with webcams like Logitech Brio 4K reported the issue with Windows Hello recognition post-update.
Some potential workaround involves disabling the RGB/color camera in Device Manager to get Windows Hello working again for some users.
Microsoft acknowledges a Windows Hello issue in the April update but mentions it only affects specific security features on Windows 11 Pro, not Windows 11 Home users.
Apart from Windows Hello problems, the April update is also causing installation failures with obscure error messages like '0x80070306' and stuck progress bars.
Reports of installation failures have led Microsoft to investigate the issue, while possible solutions have been suggested but not proven universally effective.
Windows 11 24H2 has been plagued with various odd bugs since its inception, including language display mix-ups, accidental deletions of apps like Copilot, and File Explorer menu glitches.
The transition to a new underlying platform for Windows 11 24H2 may be attributing to these bizarre bugs, highlighting the need for more stable updates from Microsoft.
The recent Windows 11 bugs have ranged from language display errors to accidental app deletions, emphasizing the need for more rigorously tested updates to ensure user experience.
Microsoft has faced challenges in maintaining Windows 11 stability, with bugs impacting critical functions like language settings, app installations, and basic interface elements like File Explorer menus.

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Apple is right to make iPadOS more Mac-like, but I’ll never buy an iPad that runs macOS

Apple's best iPads have been incorporating Mac-like features, but merging iPadOS and macOS may not be the best idea, according to the author.
There are calls for Apple to merge iPadOS and macOS into one, creating a unified operating system for all devices.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman suggests that iPadOS 19 will resemble macOS more closely, focusing on productivity, multitasking, and app window management.
Improving features like Stage Manager on the iPad is crucial as they have been lacking upgrades and improvements over the years.
Maintaining the distinction between iPadOS and macOS is essential due to their different intended modes of operation—one touch-focused and the other keyboard/mouse-centric.
Merger of the two systems could lead to compromises and the loss of the distinct strengths of each, as per the author.
Apple's reported focus on enhancing iPadOS for power users is welcomed, but the merger of iPadOS and macOS is not imminent or advisable.
The article concludes that keeping iPadOS and macOS separate is the right decision for now, despite potential upgrades and improvements to iPadOS 19.

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