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Running Claude Code on your own edge device: practical checks for NVIDIA Jetson
A terminal-based coding assistant can be a useful part of an edge-device development workflow. The device runs your files, tools and tests; the assistant helps inspect and change code. The distinction matters on NVIDIA Jetson: running the client on an ARM64 computer does not mean Claude’s language model runs on the Jetson GPU. Claude Code…
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UK funding landscape for AI startups, autumn 2026: six open programmes to assess
A funding catalogue is useful only when it helps a founder distinguish an opportunity that fits from one that merely mentions technology. An AI company should look beyond the size of a fund and ask who can lead, what work is supported, which partners are required and whether the deadline leaves enough time for a…
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DAC7 for non-EU sellers on cloud marketplaces: how to prepare and complete the information process
A tax-information request from a cloud marketplace can be confusing when the seller is a UK or US company and its founder lives elsewhere. The useful response is to identify the entity, the type of activity and the exact questionnaire. DAC7 concerns platform reporting and information collection. It should not be treated as a synonym…
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AWS Marketplace vs Microsoft Marketplace for a small software vendor: a 30-day comparison checklist
For a small software vendor, choosing between AWS Marketplace and Microsoft Marketplace is an operating decision. The public listing is only one part of it. Account verification, offer design, product testing, tax information, customer acquisition and payment reporting can demand more attention than writing the product description. Comparing the platforms usefully means following equivalent stages…
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An open-source AI tutor for AZ-104: an 8B model you can run locally
An AI tutor is useful when it helps a learner ask better questions, practise administrative decisions and verify the answer. QAZTECH AZ-104 Tutor 8B is an open model intended for that kind of work with Microsoft Azure. You can run a quantised version locally, inspect the reproduction pipeline and connect study sessions to official documentation.…
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Publishing on Microsoft Commercial Marketplace in 2026: the path, screen by screen
Publishing a cloud offer is a sequence of identity, product and operational checks. A polished description helps, but it cannot compensate for an incomplete seller account or a product that does not behave as advertised. For a small UK vendor, the useful starting point is a consistent evidence pack: the legal company record, a business…
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UK expands early-stage venture capital access with £100m British Business Bank phase
The UK plans a further £100m phase of the British Business Bank Investor Pathways Capital Initiative, with up to 10 new venture funds and applications expected in autumn 2026.