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Amazon Offers Free Computing Power To AI Researchers, Aiming To Challenge Nvidia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will offer credits to use its cloud data centers that it values at $110 million to researchers who want to tap its AI chips
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GPT-4o Tested: Faster and More Versatile Than Before, but Questions Loom Over Reliability
GPT-4o was introduced with several new features. It added real-time emotive voice generation, access to the Internet, integration with certain cloud services, computer vision, and more. While the features were impressive on paper (and in the tech demos), the biggest highlight was the announcement that GPT-4o-powered ChatGPT will be available to eve...
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Alibaba, Baidu Slash Prices of Large-Language Models Used to Power AI Chatbots
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu slashed prices on Tuesday of large-language models (LLMs) used to power generative artificial intelligence products, as a price war in the cloud computing sector heats up in China.
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Amazon Announces New AI Chip for AWS Amid Competition With Microsoft
Amazon.com on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence chip for its cloud computing service as competition with Microsoft to dominate the market for artificial intelligence heats up. At a conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Chief Executive Adam Selipsky announced Trainium2, the second generation of chip designed for training A...
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Microsoft Ignite 2023: Maia, Cobalt AI Chips to Power Copilot and Azure Services Announced
Microsoft unveiled two new custom-designed computing chips called Maia and Cobalt that will bring key AI technologies in-house, to keep costs down. The company said that it doesn't plan to sell Maia and Cobalt. Instead, Microsoft will use the new chips to power its AI software offerings and parts of Its Azure cloud service.
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Amazon Web Services Signs MOU With ISRO, IN-SPACe to Support Space Tech With Cloud Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ISRO and IN-SPACe to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. It plans to give space startups, research institutes and students access to cloud technologies through AWS Activate for new solutions in the space sector.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Amazon Touts Its Low-Cost Cloud Computing in Generative AI Race
A key way that Amazon's cloud division aims to set itself apart from rivals perceived to have a leg up on artificial intelligence is by competing on price, an executive said on Tuesday. The AI models behind a viral chatbot like ChatGPT require immense computing power to train and operate, the kinds of costs Amazon Web Services (AWS) is good at lowe...
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US To Restrict Chinese Companies' Cloud Computing Access: Report
The Biden administration is preparing to restrict Chinese companies' access to US cloud-computing services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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Oracle Said to Spend “Billions” on Nvidia Chips This Year to Expand Cloud Computing Service
Oracle is spending "billions" of dollars on chips from Nvidia as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Oracle founder and Chairman Larry Ellison said on Wednesday. It is also spending on central processor units (CPUs) from Ampere Computing. Oracle's cloud division is working to gain gro...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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Amazon’s India, South Asia Head of Cloud Division, Puneet Chandok, Resigns: Details
The India and South Asia head of Amazon.com's cloud division, Puneet Chandok, has resigned with effect from August 31, the company said on Friday. Vaishali Kasture, currently head of enterprise for mid-market and global businesses at AWS India and South Asia, would take on the role of interim leader of commercial business for the unit, Amazon India...
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US FTC to Enforce Law to Rein in Risks Posed by AI as Calls for Regulation Grow
The Federal Trade Commission's chief said the agency was committed to using existing laws to rein in some of the dangers of artificial intelligence, such as enhancing the power of dominant firms and "turbocharging" fraud.
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Global End-User Spending On Cloud Services To Rise To 21.7% In 2023: Report
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 21.7 per cent to total $597.3 billion in 2023, up from $491 billion in 2022, according to a report.
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Apple TV, Amazon’s AWS and Alexa Back Up After Thousands of Users Experience Outage
Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.
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Amazon Offers Free Computing Power To AI Researchers, Aiming To Challenge Nvidia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will offer credits to use its cloud data centers that it values at $110 million to researchers who want to tap its AI chips
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GPT-4o Tested: Faster and More Versatile Than Before, but Questions Loom Over Reliability
GPT-4o was introduced with several new features. It added real-time emotive voice generation, access to the Internet, integration with certain cloud services, computer vision, and more. While the features were impressive on paper (and in the tech demos), the biggest highlight was the announcement that GPT-4o-powered ChatGPT will be available to eve...
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Alibaba, Baidu Slash Prices of Large-Language Models Used to Power AI Chatbots
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu slashed prices on Tuesday of large-language models (LLMs) used to power generative artificial intelligence products, as a price war in the cloud computing sector heats up in China.
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Amazon Announces New AI Chip for AWS Amid Competition With Microsoft
Amazon.com on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence chip for its cloud computing service as competition with Microsoft to dominate the market for artificial intelligence heats up. At a conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Chief Executive Adam Selipsky announced Trainium2, the second generation of chip designed for training A...
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Microsoft Ignite 2023: Maia, Cobalt AI Chips to Power Copilot and Azure Services Announced
Microsoft unveiled two new custom-designed computing chips called Maia and Cobalt that will bring key AI technologies in-house, to keep costs down. The company said that it doesn't plan to sell Maia and Cobalt. Instead, Microsoft will use the new chips to power its AI software offerings and parts of Its Azure cloud service.
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Amazon Web Services Signs MOU With ISRO, IN-SPACe to Support Space Tech With Cloud Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ISRO and IN-SPACe to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. It plans to give space startups, research institutes and students access to cloud technologies through AWS Activate for new solutions in the space sector.
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Microsoft's Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report
A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft's role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
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Amazon Touts Its Low-Cost Cloud Computing in Generative AI Race
A key way that Amazon's cloud division aims to set itself apart from rivals perceived to have a leg up on artificial intelligence is by competing on price, an executive said on Tuesday. The AI models behind a viral chatbot like ChatGPT require immense computing power to train and operate, the kinds of costs Amazon Web Services (AWS) is good at lowe...
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US To Restrict Chinese Companies' Cloud Computing Access: Report
The Biden administration is preparing to restrict Chinese companies' access to US cloud-computing services, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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Oracle Said to Spend “Billions” on Nvidia Chips This Year to Expand Cloud Computing Service
Oracle is spending "billions" of dollars on chips from Nvidia as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Oracle founder and Chairman Larry Ellison said on Wednesday. It is also spending on central processor units (CPUs) from Ampere Computing. Oracle's cloud division is working to gain gro...
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Google Filed Complaint Against Microsoft for Dominant Cloud Services Position: Report
Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...
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Amazon’s India, South Asia Head of Cloud Division, Puneet Chandok, Resigns: Details
The India and South Asia head of Amazon.com's cloud division, Puneet Chandok, has resigned with effect from August 31, the company said on Friday. Vaishali Kasture, currently head of enterprise for mid-market and global businesses at AWS India and South Asia, would take on the role of interim leader of commercial business for the unit, Amazon India...
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US FTC to Enforce Law to Rein in Risks Posed by AI as Calls for Regulation Grow
The Federal Trade Commission's chief said the agency was committed to using existing laws to rein in some of the dangers of artificial intelligence, such as enhancing the power of dominant firms and "turbocharging" fraud.
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Global End-User Spending On Cloud Services To Rise To 21.7% In 2023: Report
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 21.7 per cent to total $597.3 billion in 2023, up from $491 billion in 2022, according to a report.
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Apple TV, Amazon’s AWS and Alexa Back Up After Thousands of Users Experience Outage
Amazon.com said its cloud computing division Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its voice assistant service Alexa were back online after a brief outage on Sunday. Downdetector, an outage tracking website, also reported Apple TV to be down for several users.
