Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a beta multi-cloud interconnect service linking AWS with Microsoft Azure, available from today in the US, Sydney (Australia) and Frankfurt (Germany).

Japan's finance minister Katayama declined to comment on current JGB yield levels.

Aug 31 — The Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (Chinese Academy of Sciences), iFlytek and Alibaba Cloud launched an intelligent chemical-engineering large model named 3.0 Pro. Marketed as China’s first industry-specific large model for the chemical sector, developers say 3.0 Pro extends beyond knowledge Q&A and content generation to add planning, execution and verification capabilities, positioning AI as an engineering partner.