Microsoft Winds Down Oracle Deal for AI Computing Power
Microsoft is ending a deal with Oracle that let it rent computing power for artificial intelligence work, according to a Bloomberg report carried by Reuters. The news points to a change in how Microsoft gets the capacity it needs to run AI services. The headline does not give the reasons behind the decision.
Quick glossaryMicrosoft, cloud capacity, winding down
- Microsoft
- A US tech company best known for its Windows operating system and Office software, based in Redmond, Washington.
- cloud capacity
- Computing power and storage that companies rent over the internet instead of owning their own machines.
- winding down
- Slowly bringing an agreement or activity to a close, rather than ending it suddenly or all at once in one step.
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