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Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters

Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boomThe Illinois governor JB Pritzker proposed a two-year break from offering tax incentives for datacenters, a reflection of increasing public pushback against the massive, resource-hungry facilities used to power the modern AI boom.Pritzker made the proposal, which will need the backing

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Google DeepMind Releases Lyria 3: An Advanced Music Generation AI Model that Turns Photos and Text into Custom Tracks with Included Lyrics and Vocals

Google DeepMind is pushing the boundaries of generative AI again. This time, the focus is not on text or images. It is on music. The Google team recently introduced Lyria 3, their most advanced music generation model to date. Lyria 3 represents a significant shift in how machines handle complex audio waveforms and creative intent.

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AI Summit must reach pact on ethical use: Portugal Minister Goncalo Matias

AI Impact Summit: Portugal’s Minister Goncalo Matias hopes for an agreement on ethical AI use. He stressed that AI technology sovereignty needs global discussion, not just in Europe. Portugal’s new government prioritizes simplification and digitalization, with AI central to its strategy. This summit is strategically important for Portugal.

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After You Migrate: Cleanup, Governance, and Preventing Unmanaged Disks from Coming Back

TL;DR Converting disks is not the finish line. Your real goal is a new steady state: no unmanaged disks no lingering storage account VHD costs guardrails that prevent reintroduction Cleanup is measurable FinOps value: remove unattached disks and old VHD blobs after your validation period. Governance is your long-term win: use Azure Policy to audit

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Convert Azure VMs from Unmanaged to Managed Disks: A Production-Ready Runbook

TL;DR Converting a VM to managed disks is usually operationally straightforward: deallocate, convert, start, validate. The real work is coordination: availability set batching maintenance windows IP address behavior validation and rollback plan Expect a possible post-migration background-copy window where reads can be slower. Do not skip cleanup: original VHD blobs and storage accounts can keep

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