Amazon Web Services to close Shanghai AI lab amid US-China tech tensions

Amazon Web Services to close Shanghai AI lab amid US-China tech tensions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has joined its US peers Microsoft and IBM in downsizing artificial intelligence research activities in mainland China amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The company has decided to close its seven-year-old AI Shanghai Lablet due to “China-US strategic realignment”, according to Wang Minjie, the facility’s chief applied scientist, in an announcement posted on…

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Workato’s Ready-to-Deploy AgentX Apps Now Available in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category

Workato’s Ready-to-Deploy AgentX Apps Now Available in the New AWS Marketplace AI Agents and Tools Category

AWS Marketplace customers now have a single place to discover Workato’s AI Agents PALO ALTO, Calif., July 16, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Workato®, the leader in agentic orchestration, today announced the availability of three ready-to-deploy AgentX Apps in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy,…

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Microsoft faces $1.2 billion lawsuit in UK; here’s why

Microsoft faces $1.2 billion lawsuit in UK; here’s why

Microsoft is reportedly facing a $1.27 billion lawsuit in the UK. According to a Reuters report, the software giant has been accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies. Microsoft offers discounted pricing for companies using Windows Server on Azure compared to competitors like AWS, Google Cloud, or Alibaba Cloud. This pricing strategy, the…

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