Serverless Cloud Functions Close In on Supercomputer Performance for

Serverless Cloud Functions Close In on Supercomputer Performance for

For more than a decade, the heavy lifting behind artificial intelligence has been done on clusters of machines owned, cooled, and cabled by the organizations that use them. Data engineering, machine learning training, and large-scale preprocessing have traditionally demanded dedicated high-performance computing infrastructure: racks of servers connected by low-latency interconnects, tended by specialized staff, and…

Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026

Azure Functions Ships Serverless Agents Runtime at Build 2026

Microsoft announced the Azure Functions serverless agents runtime in public preview at Build 2026, turning the event-driven compute service into a platform for building and hosting AI agents. The headline change: agents are defined in .agent.md files, a markdown-first programming model in which an agent’s instructions, tools, connections, and behavior are declared in a single…