Recently, reports have surfaced that Amazon is considering a new investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, marking the first funding injection since the $4 billion deal struck with the company last year. According to The Information, Amazon is negotiating with Anthropic, planning to invest billions of dollars. The structure of this investment will be similar to the last one, but with a new condition: Amazon wants Anthropic to use its developed silicon chips and integrate with Amazon Web Services.

Recently, UK mobile communications giant Vodafone announced a new collaboration with Google to promote a range of cloud services, generative artificial intelligence tools, and cybersecurity services among customers in Europe and Africa. This partnership continues their existing relationship, which has developed over the past decade, and this expansion will further enhance the market competitiveness of both companies. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. According to Vodafone's statement released on Tuesday, the new collaboration will focus on promoting Google’s cloud storage subscription service, among other initiatives.

Huawei has launched the 'AI Hundred Schools Program' aimed at supporting domestic universities in AI research and innovation by providing AI computing resources through Ascend Cloud Services. This initiative seeks to eliminate computing power bottlenecks and promote scientific research and talent development. The program is targeted at university teams with significant research achievements or far-reaching influence, covering a wide range of areas including AI operators, algorithms, model inference, and large model training. Applicant teams are required to submit project details, and Huawei will comprehensively evaluate project goals, value, innovation, and impact on the industry and ecosystem. Approved projects can receive between 50,000 to 1 million annually.

Salesforce's third quarter earnings exceeded expectations as customers look forward to new AI product subscriptions and support service revenue growth. Salesforce is fully committed to AI development, which may take longer than anticipated. The company plans to adjust its workforce.

Tesla is building a new headquarters for the Dojo supercomputer. Musk has stated that Dojo may provide cloud services in the future, similar to Amazon AWS. Based on Tesla's self-designed AI chip D1, Dojo is expected to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Tesla anticipates a significant increase in Dojo's computing power, which could also support other AI products. By designing its own chips, Tesla could save over $6 billion in the coming years. Musk believes Dojo has immense potential and could create hundreds of billions in value.

Alibaba Group reported its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, with total revenue increasing by 14% year-on-year. Revenue from Alibaba's retail platforms Taobao and Tmall grew by 12% year-on-year. Alibaba Cloud's revenue for this quarter reached 25.123 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%.

Alibaba Cloud's revenue growth this quarter was driven by storage, networking, and AI computing-related products. Zhang Yong, Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, stated that the demand for AI cloud services is very strong due to the model training and inference scenarios brought about by the new generation of artificial intelligence development. The transformation brought by AI technology marks the beginning of a new era, and Alibaba Cloud will continue to invest in the fields of IaaS, PaaS, and MaaS.

Artificial intelligence is transforming cloud computing, with 7 AI companies listed in Forbes' latest 'Cloud 100' ranking. The adoption rate of generative AI features among the Cloud 100 companies reaches 55%. Leading companies like OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks are integrating AI technology into their products.