{"id":391107,"date":"2026-10-24T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-end-of-data-centres-apple-and-metas-bet-against-the-cloud-ai-decoded\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:00:21","slug":"the-end-of-data-centres-apple-and-metas-bet-against-the-cloud-ai-decoded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-end-of-data-centres-apple-and-metas-bet-against-the-cloud-ai-decoded\/","title":{"rendered":"The end of data centres? Apple and Meta\u2019s bet against the cloud | AI Decoded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2Q1UG9wYgc0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The end of data centres? 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What if businesses could run powerful AI systems from their own offices, on machines sitting beneath their desks?<\/p>\n<p>Host Marc Cieslak is joined by  Ben Hatton, consumer technology specialist and  Nate Soares, AI safety researcher and author, for a fascinating discussion on whether Apple&#8217;s hardware and Meta&#8217;s open-weight AI strategy could signal a major shift in the future of computing.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Decoded looks at the surprising alliance between Meta and Apple raises one of the biggest questions facing the AI industry. 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