USAT Leverages Times Square Crowd to Demonstrate Instant Digital Dollar Payments

USAT is transforming Times Square into a live demonstration of instant, internet-native payments. The digital dollar, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, is taking over Times Square as 2 million spectators flood the streets of New York City for St. Patrick’s Day. The brand activation combines synchronized digital billboards with a street-level campaign designed to introduce…

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Project Detroit, bridging Java, Python, JavaScript, moves forward

Java’s revived Detroit project, to enable joint usage of Java with Python or JavaScript, is slated to soon become an official project within the OpenJDK community. Oracle officials plan to highlight Detroit’s status at JavaOne on March 17. “The main benefit [of Detroit] is it allows you to combine industry-leading Java and JavaScript or Java…

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AI-Native Assistants Have Arrived—But Earning Trust Is the True Innovation

Artificial intelligence has dazzled us with conversation. The real revolution is underway, one where AI doesn’t just talk, but acts. Across large organizations, a new class of AI-native assistants is quietly reshaping workflows. These systems go beyond chat; they take action. They process claims, open support tickets, reroute supply chains, and even draft contracts, all…

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Cloud-based LLMs risk enterprise stability

Enterprises are embracing cloud-hosted large language models (LLMs) at unprecedented rates. Lured by the promise of rapid deployment, scalability, and transformative capabilities, organizations are becoming increasingly entwined with these outsourced intelligence engines. However, a dangerous underlying pattern is emerging, one too often overlooked until catastrophe strikes. The ease and accessibility of cloud-hosted LLMs are making…

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Visualizing the world with Planetary Computer

Microsoft’s research arm has long been fascinated with working with large amounts of data at scale. Projects like TerraServer explored how to search and display geospatial data, mixing mapping and demographics to show how we could provide large amounts of information to users’ desktops while working within the bandwidth constraints of the early internet. That…

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Startups accuse Microsoft of ‘billing trap’ in Azure AI Foundry after unexpected charges

A growing number of startup founders are raising concerns about unexpected charges incurred while experimenting with AI models through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, turning what began as an isolated complaint into a broader debate over billing transparency. At least 20 participants in the Microsoft for Startups program have signed a Change.org petition calling on…

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