@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon, Google, and Microsoft reported a collective $1.1T backlog of cloud computing revenue in their latest quarterly earnings, including Microsoft's $625B (Jon Keegan/Sherwood News)
https://sherwood.news/tech/big-techs-usd1-1-trillion-cloud-computing-backl…
@cdarwin@c.imThe British Home Office’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in processing asylum claims could be unlawful,
legal experts have warned,
opening up the possibility of court action against the government.m
Caseworkers at the Home Office use AI to summarise interview transcripts with asylum seekers.
It is also used to search policy guidance, such as information about whether a country is deemed safe to return to.
Asylum seekers are not told when AI is used on thei…
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaThe predominant lyrical mode relies more and more on the listener almost unconsciously failing to register the singer isnt singing to / for them specifically till one day a veil is pierced in the minds of millions and everyone is brutally decapitated by swiftes in musical rapture, intoxicated by a sudden backlog of unanswered screams
@paulusm@scholar.socialLovely piece found in my #lrb backlog about handwriting, the brain and the “line that is not stupid”
Anne Carson · Beware the man whose handwriting sways like a reed in the wind #psychology #amreading
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHPE reports Q1 revenue up 18% YoY to $9.3B, vs. $9.37B est., Cloud and AI revenue down 2.7% YoY to $6.3B but reports an AI server backlog of $5B (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/hpe-project…
@joe@toot.worksIt has been two months, three weeks, and three days since I requested PSLF Buyback and it has been one month and two weeks since I was told "processing can take up to 90 business days" (over four months) but "there is currently a backlog and may take more time to process your request than usual."
All I want the Department of Education to do is tell me how much more money I owe them, so I can send them a check.
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoA few weeks ago, I re-designed the Morserino M32 Pocket case, and Hans Summers of QRP Labs just posted that they are using my design for the cases they ship. They are also doubling production by buying another printer, so they should be through the initial order backlog by roughly the end of next month. 🎉
@benthos@mastodon.sdf.orgCharles Mingus - "Mingus At Monterey" (1965)
#NowPlaying
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMicrosoft reports Azure Q2 revenue up 39% YoY, vs. 38.8% est.; Microsoft cloud's contracted backlog grew 110% to $625B, ~45% of which was driven by OpenAI alone (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/microsof…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"UK’s Renewable Energy Expansion Gets Major Boost with Grid Connection Overhaul"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Renewables
