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compute

[kuhm-pyoot] / kəmˈpyut /


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The companies aim to create platforms that compute and store data in Japan, while allowing clients to access the platforms through Microsoft’s Azure cloud services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Together, consumer adoption, enterprise deployment, developer usage and compute form a reinforcing flywheel that is translating capability into economic impact.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Some investors are worried that Oracle’s cloud business, which sells compute to customers like OpenAI, will carry fundamentally lower margins than its traditional software business.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“This disciplined focus on where we apply that compute allows us to grow, innovate faster, and deliver more efficiently to enterprises and developers,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I try to process that information, but it doesn’t fully compute.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga