cloud computing
noun
: the practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
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Baidu, a major player in China’s growing AI space, is both a buyer of specialized AI chips for data centers and cloud computing, as well as a designer of them through Kunlunxin.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The new law effectively codifies that change, requiring Hegseth to prohibit individuals from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from having direct or indirect access to Defense Department cloud computing systems.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2025
These efforts to restrict renewables are remarkably inopportune, given increasing infrastructure costs, the growing need to protect against extreme weather, and a boom in power-thirsty data centers used for AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, nearly everyone can access some level of computing resources through cloud computing, where resources are pooled together and stored remotely in these data centers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The new law effectively codifies that change, requiring Hegseth to prohibit individuals from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from having direct or indirect access to Defense Department cloud computing systems.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2025
These efforts to restrict renewables are remarkably inopportune, given increasing infrastructure costs, the growing need to protect against extreme weather, and a boom in power-thirsty data centers used for AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Now, nearly everyone can access some level of computing resources through cloud computing, where resources are pooled together and stored remotely in these data centers.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Cloud computing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20computing. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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