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Oracle Lets Go of Old Google, Microsoft Grudges for Sake of AI

Despite a checkered history with both companies, Oracle is forging strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Google that advance the companies' respective AI and cloud prospects.

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Amazon Earmarks Nearly Quarter-Billion Dollars for AI Startups

In an effort to nurture AI innovation and talent among young companies, Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced a new AI startup fund worth $230 million.

End of the Road for Copilot Pro's 'GPT Builder' Perk

The "GPT Builder" feature that's part of Microsoft's Copilot Pro product has just one month left to live.

Apple Unveils 'Apple Intelligence,' ChatGPT Integration

At today’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled "Apple Intelligence," a comprehensive software update across its devices, including iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, aiming to provide users with a personalized version of generative AI (GenAI).

Feds Open (More) Antitrust Probes into OpenAI, Nvidia and Microsoft: Reports

Generative AI's Big 3 -- OpenAI, Nvidia and Microsoft -- are once again in regulators' crosshairs for potential anti-competitive business practices.

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A Clockwork Raspberry: AI Kit for Raspberry Pi Released

Raspberry Pi tinkerers can now start using the palm-sized computer boards to experiment with AI.

An AI for Climate Extremes: Microsoft Debuts 'Aurora' Foundation Model

Microsoft this week described its early progress with a new AI foundation model (FM) that can perform high-resolution weather forecasting.

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Cisco Launches $1B Fund for AI Startups, Immediately Gives Out $200M

Today's tech giants are on a quest to cultivate as much generative AI mindshare as possible, and one way they've been doing that is by throwing billions at startups.

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Researchers Tap AI, Machine Learning and Cloud To Counteract Bad Medical Info

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is lending its vast AI and machine learning portfolio to researchers looking for high-tech ways to counteract the spread of medical misinformation.

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The Week in AI: IBM Granite LLMs Integrated into Salesforce Einstein, Mistral Codestal Launches, More

This edition of our weekly roundup of AI products and services includes a new chip design from ARM, the integration of IBM's Granite LLMs into Salesforce's Einstein 1,an AI upgrade of the Opera browser, Mistral's new Codestral release, OpenAI for Nonprofits, and more!

Generative AI Will Revolutionize Education—If Challenges are Met

In a lively panel discussion at the GenAI Summit 2024 in San Francisco, experts in artificial intelligence and education gathered to explore the transformative potential of generative AI in reshaping the classroom of the future.

NVIDIA Researcher and Three Young Roboticists on the Future of Embodied AI

Dr. Jim Fan, senior research manager at NVIDIA, leads an engaging panel discussion at the GenAI Summit 2024 with three young scientists making significant strides in robotics about the future of embodied AI, which involves integrating AI into physical entities, such as robots.

Causal Reasoning Still a Challenge for AI, and the Key to Its Future

During his keynote at the GenAI Summit, Dr. Darko Matovski explores how AI could be augmented to reason more like humans by employing "causal reasoning," particularly in enterprise decision making.

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