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  "name": "Paperspace by DigitalOcean",
  "description": "Paperspace by DigitalOcean is a high-performance cloud computing platform designed for AI and machine learning development. It provides managed infrastructure including GPU-accelerated virtual machines and a suite of MLOps tools for building, training, and deploying models at scale. Originally founded in 2014, it was acquired by DigitalOcean in 2023 to serve as the foundation of their AI/ML offering.",
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  "baiScore": 88,
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      "slug": "amazon-sagemaker",
      "name": "Amazon Sagemaker"
    },
    {
      "slug": "coreweave",
      "name": "Coreweave"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T09:39:29.943+00:00",
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