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The AI Infrastructure Bubble: Why Microsoft’s $80B Retreat Signals a Brewing Tech Correction
Introduction In January, Microsoft made headlines with plans to pour $80 billion into AI infrastructure. Just weeks later, the tech giant began canceling massive data center projects. Facilities that were set to consume 2 gigawatts of electricity in the US and Europe were suddenly scrapped. These aren’t small cuts. They’re a sharp reversal that’s sending…
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Mistral Small 3.1 vs. the Hype: The Truth About Running This 24B-Parameter Beast Locally
Introduction Mistral Small 3.1 is making waves in the AI community. With 24 billion parameters and multimodal support, it promises big things. It’s even beating Google’s Gemma 3 and OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini in benchmarks. But does it live up to the hype when deployed on local hardware? After a full week of testing Mistral 3.1…
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Build Your Own Streaming ChatGPT App in 30 Minutes Using Semantic Kernel and Grok
Introduction Have you ever dreamed of building your own ChatGPT-style app that streams responses in real time? Most developers hit a wall when they start working with large language model APIs. Between authentication, context handling, and chat memory, the complexity quickly adds up. You may spend weeks trying to stitch it all together. But there’s…