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[ad_1] Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing division of the tech giant, introduced the Nova family of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday at its ongoing re:Invent conference. There are five different large language models (LLMs) under the Nova branding, with three of them capable of only text generation. Apart from this Nova also includes an image-generation model and a video-generation model. The company stated that the new generation of AI models comes with improved intelligence and competitive pricing, and is currently available on Amazon Bedrock.AWS Introduces Nova AI ModelsIn a post, Amazon detailed the new generation of AI…

[ad_1] A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, displayed on December 23, 2017 in Paris, France.Chesnot | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain is making a fresh pitch to become a global crypto hub, but faces a tough road ahead amid criticism from local entrepreneurs and U.S. competition under President-elect Donald Trump.Britain’s Labour government has committed to making the country an accommodative environment for businesses engaged in crypto and blockchain-related activities.In a recent speech, U.K. Economic Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq said the government aims to engage firms on draft legal provisions for digital assets including stablecoins — tokens pegged to…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI:A soldier, who was part of ‘Operation Rakshak’ and deployed near LOC in J&K lost his life in extreme climactic conditions, while discharging his duty in the wee hours of a chilly Jan morning in 2013 but his widow was denied Liberalised Family Pension (LFP) despite getting order in her favour from armed forces tribunal in 2019 as Centre moved SC and the litigation went on for five more years.Rejecting the plea of Centre and defence ministry and ordering them to grant her LFP, SC Tuesday took strong exception of govt for not taking a sympathetic view and…

[ad_1] Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023.CNBCApple is currently using Amazon Web Services’ custom artificial intelligence chips for services like search and will evaluate if the company’s latest AI chip can be used to pretrain its models like Apple Intelligence.Apple revealed its usage of Amazon’s proprietary chips at the annual AWS Reinvent conference on Tuesday. Benoit Dupin, Apple’s senior director of machine learning and AI, took the stage to discuss how Apple uses the cloud service. It’s a rare example of the company officially allowing a supplier…

[ad_1] The South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. File | Photo Credit: SIMON MAINA Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday (December 3, 2024) of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remains in power.The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah won with 57% of the vote, according to official results, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff. Her ruling SWAPO party has had a 34-year hold on power since independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.Nandi-Ndaitwah was a member of the underground independence movement in Namibia…

[ad_1] he world’s second-fastest supercomputer, Frontier, has successfully carried out the most extensive simulation of the universe ever created, as per reports. The project, led by Salman Habib, Director of the Computational Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, was undertaken to test models of cosmological hydrodynamics. The simulation was developed using the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC), which has been adapted for use on some of the most advanced supercomputers available.As per the information shared by AMD in a press release, the Frontier is capable of processing up to 1.1 exaFLOPS, equating to 1.1 quintillion operations per second. The system…

[ad_1] Annual Swiss inflation rises less than expected to 0.7% in NovemberSwitzerland’s inflation rate rose 0.7% year-on-year in November, just shy of the 0.8% print expected by analysts polled by Reuters.The country recorded a 0.1% drop in consumer prices from the previous month. The cooling inflation rate could add pressure to the Swiss National Bank to cut interest rates further, as the institution prepares to make a decision on its monetary policy next week.The Swiss Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday said that the slight fall in prices was partly attributed to a drop in the cost of hotels, international package…

[ad_1] Samsung will end support for DeX for PC with its upcoming operating system (OS), One UI 7, the company has confirmed. DeX — short for “Desktop eXperience” — was launched in 2017, enabling users to connect their Android devices such as smartphones or tablets to an external display device wired or wirelessly and take advantage of a desktop-like user interface (UI) for a more productive experience. Further, it also allows connection with the PC for accessing the phone’s features on the desktop.In its place, the South Korean technology conglomerate will prioritise the more recent Link to Windows app for accessing…

[ad_1] Rescue operations at the landslide site in VOC Nagar, Tiruvannamalai on December 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) condoled the death of seven persons, who were killed in Tiruvannamalai after a boulder fell on their house following a landslip triggered by torrential rains. He also announced a solatium of ₹5 lakh to next of kin of each of the deceased.Cyclone Fengal: Follow LIVE updates on December 3, 2024Around 4 p.m. on December 1, a huge boulder and mud fell on the house of Rajkumar when he attempted…

Increased efficiency and cleanliness – 3D printing service provider Weerg relies on new version of the S2 Just in time for Formnext 2024, AM Solutions – 3D post processing technology presents a further development of the proven S2 system. The innovative 2-in-1 solution enables fully automated batch processing of complete print jobs in 24/7 operation and combines the process steps of cleaning and surface finishing in a single system. A number of optimizations ensure increased efficiency and even better processing results. Based on their positive experience and convinced by the concept, the Italian company Weerg Srl. secured two of the…