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Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

Shameer9:04 pmSeptember 20, 2024 Data centers powering AI models require vast energy, and major tech companies are turning to nuclear power to meet these demands. Microsoft has made a significant move by signing a deal with Constellation Energy to source energy for its data centers from the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant. This plant, which is adjacent to the infamous TMI-Unit 2 that suffered a meltdown in 1979, was decommissioned in 2019 due to declining demand for nuclear energy. However, Constellation plans to invest $1.6 billion to revive the facility, with a

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Microsoft Copilot: Everything you need to know about Microsoft’s AI

entspos10:38 amAugust 19, 2024 Copilot is Microsoft's innovative approach to enhancing productivity through generative AI, aligning with its expansive AI ambitions. Today, there are about a dozen Copilot-branded products integrated into various Microsoft software and services, offering features like summarizations in Microsoft Outlook and transcriptions in Microsoft Teams.In addition to these, Microsoft also offers GitHub Copilot for code generation and a general-purpose Copilot on Windows and the web, similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.This post will explore the different Mic

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Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka

entspos5:34 pmAugust 3, 2024 Sanjiva Weerawarana: A Sri Lankan Success StorySanjiva Weerawarana is a remarkable figure in Sri Lanka's tech industry. In 2005, he founded the enterprise software firm WSO2, which grew to nearly $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) before being sold to private equity firm EQT for $600 million in May 2024. Despite Sri Lanka's modest startup ecosystem, WSO2 has stood out with major clients like Samsung, Axa, and AT&T.Founding WSO2Weerawarana's journey began at IBM, where he helped develop web service specifications such as WSDL