Technology
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NVIDIA Launches Blackwell-Powered DGX SuperPOD for Generative AI Supercomputing at Trillion-Parameter Scale
Scales to Tens of Thousands of Grace Blackwell Superchips Using Most Advanced NVIDIA Networking, NVIDIA Full-Stack AI Software, and Storage Features up to 576 Blackwell GPUs Connected as One With NVIDIA NVLink NVIDIA System Experts Speed Deployment for Immediate AI Infrastructure GTC—NVIDIA today announced its next-generation AI supercomputer — the NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD™ powered by NVIDIA…
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Intel Core 14th Gen i9-14900KS Powers Desktop PCs to Record-Breaking Speeds
At 6.2 GHz frequency out of the box, the i9-14900KS gives PC enthusiasts top-end power for desktop systems. What’s New: Intel today announced full specifications and availability of Intel® Core™ 14th Gen i9-14900KS processors, again reaching the cutting edge of CPU frequency to retain the title as the world’s fastest desktop processor.1 The processors deliver up to…
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NVIDIA GTC 2024: A Glimpse Into the Future of AI With Jensen Huang
NVIDIA’s GTC 2024 AI conference will set the stage for another leap forward in AI. At the heart of this highly anticipated event: the opening keynote by Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s visionary founder and CEO, who speaks on Monday, March 18, at 1 p.m. Pacific, at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Planning Your GTC Experience There…
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AI: Will Governance Catch Up With The Tech In 2024?
If 2023 was the year the world became familiar with generative AI, is 2024 the year in which governments will act in earnest on its governance? That’s the question put to guests on the latest episode of the World Economic Forum podcast Radio Davos. The following article is based on conversations, recorded at Davos 2024,…
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Three MIT Alumni Graduate From NASA Astronaut Training
Marcos Berríos ’06, Christina Birch PhD ’15, and Christopher Williams PhD ’12, now eligible for spaceflight assignments, encourage MIT students to apply for the next astronaut class. Sandi Miller | Department of PhysicsMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2024/three-mit-alumni-graduate-nasa-astronaut-training-0307) “It’s been a wild ride,” says Christopher Williams PhD ’12, moments after he received his astronaut pin, signifying graduation into the NASA astronaut corps.…
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How AI Is Helping Advance Women’s Health Around The World
For International Women’s day, we’re sharing AI solutions that can improve early diagnosis, quality and access to care for women’s health worldwide. AI offers an unprecedented opportunity to enhance global well-being and human health — particularly women’s health. For most of history, women’s health has faced systemic barriers including limited access to funding and research,…
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Usher’s New Look Embarks on AI-Focused Collaboration with IBM to Set Students up for Career Success
AUSTIN, Texas, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SXSW EDU — Usher’s New Look (UNL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration to provide free career readiness training through IBM SkillsBuild. With a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and professional workplace skills, IBM will provide UNL with training and customized learning plans for student learners. This effort aims to benefit thousands of UNL’s…
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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI Alleging Breach Of Founding Agreement
The lawsuit could hold far reaching implications for Microsoft’s use of GPT-4 and other upcoming models in its products. Elon Musk, one of OpenAI’s founding board members and investors, has filed a lawsuit against the company and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the now Microsoft-financed creator of ChatGPT has breached its founding mission. “This…
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4 Ways AI Could Transform The Economy As We Know It
The European Central Bank – but could AI soon usurp its role?Image: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay Artificial intelligence is catalyzing significant paradigm shifts in the economic landscape, including the redefinition of currency with AI tokens, a new metric of economic efficiency measured in computational energy use, and the unparalleled influence wielded by AI foundation models. The monopolistic nature…
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Introducing The Next Generation Of Claude
Today, we’re announcing the Claude 3 model family, which sets new industry benchmarks across a wide range of cognitive tasks. The family includes three state-of-the-art models in ascending order of capability: Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3 Sonnet, and Claude 3 Opus. Each successive model offers increasingly powerful performance, allowing users to select the optimal balance…
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Microsoft And Mistral AI Announce New Partnership To Accelerate AI Innovation And Introduce Mistral Large First On Azure
The AI industry is undergoing a significant transformation with growing interest in more efficient and cost-effective models, emblematic of a broader trend in technological advancement. In the vanguard is Mistral AI, an innovator and trailblazer. Their commitment to fostering the open-source community and achieving exceptional performance aligns harmoniously with Microsoft’s commitment to develop trustworthy, scalable,…
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Zain KSA and Huawei Sign New Strategic Collaboration on 5.5G
[Barcelona, Spain, February 29, 2024] At MWC Barcelona 2024, Zain KSA, the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei, to promote 5.5G technology applications. The MoU’s ultimate goal is to create a full-fledged suite of smart solutions for individuals and businesses under…
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Canonical Announces The Availability Of Real-Time Ubuntu For Amazon EKS Anywhere
Collaboration to benefit communication service providers and business application vendors at the telco edge Barcelona, Spain. 28 February 2024. Canonical today announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make Real-time Ubuntu available to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Anywhere (Amazon EKS Anywhere) customers for use in Open radio access network (RAN) commercial deployments. With Real-time…
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New IBM Study Data Reveals 74% Of Energy & Utility Companies Surveyed Embracing AI
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at Distributech 2024, IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled additional findings from its global study findings that show that 74% of Energy & Utility companies surveyed have implemented or are exploring using AI in their operations. Within the sector, among surveyed IT Professionals, 33% are focusing AI projects on HR/Talent Acquisition and 27% are focused…
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IBM Report: Identity Comes Under Attack, Straining Enterprises’ Recovery Time From Breaches
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting an emerging global identity crisis as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide. According to IBM X-Force, IBM Consulting’s offensive and defensive security services arm, in 2023, cybercriminals saw more opportunities to “log in” versus hack into corporate…
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Magika: AI Powered Fast And Efficient File Type Identification
For 60 years, the Munich Security Conference has brought together world leaders, businesses, experts and civil society for frank discussions about strengthening and safeguarding democracies and the international world order. Amid mounting geopolitical challenges, important elections around the world, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, these conversations are more urgent than ever. And the new role…
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Sora
Creating video from text Sora is an AI model that can create realistic and imaginative scenes from text instructions. All videos on this page were generated directly by Sora without modification. We’re teaching AI to understand and simulate the physical world in motion, with the goal of training models that help people solve problems that…
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Cyber Ad‐versaries Using Analytics to Measure “Victims per Click”
PALO ALTO, Calif., February 15, 2024 – HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) today issued its quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, showing attackers are continuing to find innovative ways to influence users and infect endpoints. The HP Wolf Security threat research team uncovered several notable campaigns including: Alex Holland, Senior Malware Analyst in the HP Wolf Security…
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Study: Global Deforestation Leads To More Mercury Pollution
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions. Adam Zewe | MIT NewsMIT News (https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-global-deforestation-leads-more-mercury-pollution-0212) About 10 percent of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation, according to a new MIT study. The world’s vegetation, from the Amazon rainforest to the savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa, acts…
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Firecell And Canonical To Demonstrate 5G Private Mobile Network (PMN) Solution Running On Ubuntu At MWC Barcelona
Paris, France. 14 February 2024. United by a common goal to advance open source software in telecommunications, Firecell and Canonical will demonstrate at this year’s Mobile Wireless Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona, 5G private mobile network (PMN) solutions running on Canonical’s Ubuntu operating system. Recognising the future of Open RAN in telecommunications, particularly in 5G private mobile networks, Canonical…
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Recorded Future Launches Enterprise AI For Intelligence
Built on Recorded Future’s Intelligence Graph – the World’s Largest Intelligence Holdings – Enterprise AI Augments Humans and Defends Democracy Against Converging Threats BOSTON — February 14, 2024 — Recorded Future, the world’s largest intelligence company, today announced that Recorded Future AI is emerging out of beta to augment humans and defend democracy against converging global…
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Do We Want A Wind Farm Outside Our Window? What Australians Think About The Net Zero Transition
Bill Mead, Unsplash, CC BY Lucy Richardson, Monash University and Ella Healy, Monash University A paradox lies at the heart of Australian public opinion about climate change. While there is clear general support for substantial government action to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, there is also strong concern about the local impacts of new…
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Allegiant Stadium: A Technological Marvel in the Heart of Las Vegas
As the lights of Las Vegas shine brighter with anticipation, the city readies itself for an event of unparalleled grandeur – the NFL Super Bowl at the Allegiant Stadium. A modern coliseum that mirrors the sleekness and power of sportscars, the stadium is not just a venue; it’s a statement of innovation, design, and functionality,…
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Verizon’s Commitment To The Las Vegas Community Goes Far Beyond Supporting The Big Game
From laying out more than 547 miles of fiber across Las Vegas, to extensive work with first responders, businesses and community efforts, Verizon is ready for the Big Game NEW YORK – After the bright lights of Allegiant Stadium fade and the millions of football fans depart, the city of Las Vegas will be left stronger…
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Higher, Faster: What Influences The Aerodynamics Of A Football?
In addition to a player’s ability to throw it, a number of factors will influence a ball’s flight, including its size, inflation pressure and texture. (Shutterstock) Giuseppe Di Labbio, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) With 113 million viewers in the United States and 40 million more around the world, the Super Bowl is the most…
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Watch Our New Pixel Ad Ahead Of The Big Game
As one of the over a billion people in the world with a disability, I’ve experienced how AI is revolutionizing the way we go through the world — from making captions more widely available across content to helping people who are blind or have low vision use their phones to identify information about their surroundings. Through my work…
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Delivering Copilot For Everyone
As we approach Super Bowl weekend, we’re thrilled to be a part of the festivities for the first time in four years. This year, we’re proud to celebrate the transformative power of AI and Microsoft Copilot, showcasing peoples’ “watch me” moments with Copilot enabling people to do things previously unattainable. With a simple sentence or…
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MongoDB Announces Founding Membership In The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium
New U.S. government AI safety institute brings together leaders from industry, government, academia, and non-profit organizations to develop standards for the responsible use of artificial intelligence NEW YORK—Feb. 8, 2024—MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) today announced that it is a founding member of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), which was established by the…
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The Art Of The Tour: Technology And Digital Alchemy.
As the Technology and Digital Director for an international concert tour, your role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless integration of technology and digital operations both on and off stage. Your responsibilities span across ensuring reliability, fostering innovation, and managing operations effectively while catering to the needs of the main celebrity, other performers, support crews,…
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Apple Announces More Than 600 New Apps Built For Apple Vision Pro
More than 1 million apps will be available on Apple Vision Pro beginning Friday, February 2. February 1, 2024 UPDATE Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro All-new spatial apps built for Apple Vision Pro join more than 1 million compatible apps available on the App Store to deliver a wide array…