ChainCatcher news, according to The Information, informed sources say that Google recently asked the U.S. government to lift Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI technology on its cloud servers. This conversation took place after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC, one of the main federal antitrust enforcement agencies) inquired about Microsoft's business practices as part of a broader investigation.The source stated that companies competing with Microsoft in cloud server leasing (including Google and Amazon) want to host OpenAI's artificial intelligence themselves, so their cloud customers do not need to rely on Microsoft's servers to access the startup's technology.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 AI cloud startup Hyperbolic announced the completion of a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Variant and Polychain Capital, with participation from Chapter One, Lightspeed Faction, Bankless Ventures, GSR, IOSG, Vertex, Blockchain Builders Fund, Wintermute, Alumni Ventures, 10K Ventures, Ambush Capital, and several angel investors. With this investment, Hyperbolic has raised a total of $20 million.The new funds will be used to expand the engineering and strategic teams and enter the market. Hyperbolic plans to launch its own blockchain next year. According to reports, Hyperbolic aims to provide verifiable, secure, and reliable AI services to the market by integrating global GPU computing resources and incorporating blockchain technology, effectively alleviating the industry's pain points of high computing resource costs and uneven distribution. At the same time, the company has also launched a decentralized orchestration layer, Hyper-dOS (Hyperbolic Distributed Operating System), to provide solid technical support for the entire GPU market.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 cloud computing platform 4EVERLAND announces an upcoming airdrop and has launched exchange account binding services. Users must complete the exchange binding by December 11, 2024, at 8:00 AM (UTC+8). The first batch of airdrops will be distributed to users who have bound their exchange accounts, with no on-chain transaction fees required.4EVERLAND is a Web3 cloud computing platform that integrates storage, networking, and computing power. 4EVERLAND focuses on DePIN+AI, aiming to establish a distributed, high-efficiency, self-incentivized, low-cost, and user-friendly one-stop developer platform to help developers smoothly transition from Web2 to Web3, providing infrastructure for millions of Web3 developers and applications.4EVERLAND has over 250,000 applications and developer clients, serving numerous well-known projects such as Snapshot, PumpFun, Hey.xyz, and Linear.

ChainCatcher news reports that the decentralized AI-as-a-service cloud project Heurist has completed a $2 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from institutions such as Amber Group, Contango Digital Assets, Manifold, Selini Capital, Sharding Capital, X Ventures, Zephyrus Capital, Mozaik Capital, Steroids Capital, and several angel investors.According to RootData, Heurist is a Layer2 network based on ZK Stack for hosting and inference of artificial intelligence models. It provides serverless access to open-source AI models hosted by a decentralized computing resource network. Its vision is to leverage blockchain to democratize artificial intelligence, ensuring accessibility and equitable innovation.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain announced a $10 million cloud service credit investment from Google Cloud to support the development of MVB projects within its ecosystem. Through this collaboration, over 40 projects in BNB Chain's "Most Valuable Builders" (MVB) program will each be able to apply for up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits, primarily for projects focused on artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Other projects in different areas will also have the opportunity to receive $200,000 in credits, valid for 2 years.The MVB (Most Valuable Builder) program is an accelerator project jointly launched by BNB Chain, Binance Labs, and CMC Labs, focusing on supporting early developers in Web3.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized storage platform MEMO recently announced that its Memo Megrez network will undergo an upgrade. MEMO will officially become a user-centric AI data cloud, providing comprehensive solutions for the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology.It is reported that the MEMO network offers a full range of services, including data storage, computing, and content distribution. Enterprises and individuals can contribute idle storage resources through the MEMO network and monetize these resources through its incentive model to achieve stable income.After the network upgrade is completed, MEMO will provide a global data cloud network for AI enterprises, developers, and enthusiasts, supporting them in building and deploying decentralized AI models and applications.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, the blockchain startup accelerator Cronos Labs, dedicated to expanding the Cronos blockchain ecosystem, announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud, making Google Cloud the primary cloud provider for the Cronos ecosystem and introducing it to Cronos validators to enhance on-chain performance.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted cloud storage platform Storj has announced the appointment of Colby Winegar as CEO. He previously served as the Chief Revenue Officer of Storj for many years, driving key strategic partnerships, technology alliances, acquisitions, and new customers.Before joining Storj, Colby co-founded and led CrowdStorage. He scaled CrowdStorage to serve over 1,000 customers, including Western Digital and Vivint. Colby was also responsible for strategic partnerships and new growth opportunities at Vivint Smart Home, North America's leading smart home service provider, and established partnerships with Best Buy and Airbnb.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized cloud infrastructure provider Aethir has partnered with AI computing economic layer GAIB and cloud service provider GMI Cloud, which focuses on AI and AGI, to integrate the H200 Tensor Core GPU into its decentralized computing ecosystem. This marks the first production deployment of the H200 GPU in the Web3 space, providing high-performance computing technology for enterprises and developers.Through this initiative, Aethir, GAIB, and GMI Cloud will offer enterprise clients the powerful computing capabilities needed to handle demanding GPU tasks, including large language model (LLM) training and AI inference.GAIB introduces a new type of yield asset supported by real AI cash flow. GMI Cloud stakes physical H200 GPUs on the GAIB network and then re-stakes them to Aethir, making these computing resources available to anyone who needs them. In the future, GAIB will tokenize these GPUs and their yield on-chain. This will enable users to directly invest in, trade, and own GPUs as assets. By purchasing GPU NFTs, users can earn rewards and yields generated by the underlying GPUs that support Web2 and Web3 AI demands.The H200 Tensor Core GPU is the latest high-performance graphics processing unit (GPU) designed to accelerate AI and machine learning workloads. The H200 is built on the Hopper architecture and offers improvements in memory capacity, bandwidth, and computational efficiency compared to its predecessor, the H100. Additionally, this collaboration will make GPU resources more accessible and cost-effective on a global scale.

ChainCatcher news, according to a press release, Web3 data and AI company Validation Cloud announced that it has raised $10 million in funding from True Global Ventures. The company plans to use this funding to expand its AI products and achieve seamless access to Web3 data.According to the introduction, the company's product platform consists of three parts: staking, node API, and data and AI. In terms of staking, Validation Cloud's staked assets have exceeded $1 billion. Some of Validation Cloud's clients include Chainlink, Aptos, Consensys, Stellar, and Hedera.

ChainCatcher news, OKX collaborates with Google Cloud, AWS, Polygon, and 15 other leading companies to launch the themed brand TVC "Onchain the Future, Together!" This initiative engages in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge topics in the Web3 industry, such as infrastructure development, standardized protocols, security and trust, and technological innovation, aiming to advocate for collaborative efforts in the industry to create a more transparent, secure, intelligent, and clear future.It is reported that this is the second consecutive year OKX has released a brand TVC for the 1024 Programmer's Day. The 1024 Programmer's Day is an important holiday that celebrates technological innovation and honors the contributions of programmers. As a technology-driven brand, OKX possesses strong technological innovation and a profound programmer culture, providing users with safer and more user-friendly products while also supporting the global programmer community through initiatives like OKX OS, promoting industry advancement.

ChainCatcher message, according to the ranking surge data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of October 22, 19:30, Impossible Cloud Network has risen by 854 ranks, placing it first; Astrol has risen by 844 ranks, ranking second; Param Labs has risen by 816 ranks, coming in third.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Impossible Cloud Network (ICN) is a decentralized cloud infrastructure that provides a platform for managing hardware and cloud resources. It utilizes decentralized technology to ensure data security, integrity, and resilience. The network operates by consolidating global cloud infrastructure under a set of abstract concepts, eliminating vendor lock-in, and implementing a decentralized cloud operating system.It is reported that RootData has launched the first "Web3 Hot Project Ranking." This popularity ranking helps users capture the real pulse of attention and improve the accuracy of investment decisions through 4.3 million real user behavior data. The ranking is calculated in real-time based on weighted factors such as the frequency of searches by platform users, project click rates, user votes, and the popularity and influence on the X platform.

ChainCatcher news, AWS Amazon Cloud will hold an event themed "Web3 and the Future of FSI: How to Embrace a Trillion-Dollar Market Size Under Compliance Framework" in Hong Kong on the 28th of this month.It is reported that the conference will focus on "The Future of FSI Financial Services," concentrating on cutting-edge technologies such as low latency and data security in the fields of AI, quantitative trading, and DePIn.In addition, AWS will showcase the innovation and expansion of technology for exchanges and Web3 projects. Key guests confirmed to attend include Tang Yi, Executive President of the Hong Kong Blockchain Association, Paolo Chen, Ecological Partner of Victory Securities, Caspar Wong, CEO of Web3labs, and Chris Yu, CEO of Singnaplus.Click the "original link" to register.

ChainCatcher news, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated that the country will establish a national artificial intelligence office to coordinate initiatives surrounding the development of artificial intelligence.He also announced a national cloud computing policy plan aimed at improving public service innovation, economic growth, competitiveness, and digital inclusion. This policy will prioritize data security and user trust, ensuring that all citizens can benefit from technological advancements. The mission of the national artificial intelligence office is to complete a five-year technology "action plan" and a regulatory framework by next year, which will help promote the adoption of ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized cloud computing platform Swan Chain recently announced the completion of a new round of financing worth millions of dollars, led by the Optimism Foundation with an investment of $850,000, while early investors such as Waterdrip Capital continued to increase their investments.Swan Chain is an AI DePIN infrastructure project built on the OP Stack, pioneering the integration of Web3 and AI by providing comprehensive solutions covering storage, computing, bandwidth, and payment. Previous rounds of investors include Binance Labs, SNZ, Chain kink, Protocol Labs, and others.It is reported that the Swan Chain mainnet was launched in early July, currently boasting over 150 ecosystem partners and more than 100 AI applications. The project team plans to launch the SWAN token in the second half of this year to further enhance the ecosystem and incentive mechanisms.

ChainCatcher news, at the Solana Breakpoint conference, Google Cloud announced a partnership with Solana Labs to support the future development of gaming. GameShift, as the core of the collaboration, provides a complete Web3 infrastructure, including wallets, tokenized assets, and on-chain marketplaces, which is now live on the Google Cloud Marketplace.