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Cerebras releases seven large language models for generative AI, trained on its specialized hardware
Artificial intelligence chipmaker Cerebras Systems Inc. today announced it has trained and now released seven GPT-based large language models for generative AI, making them available to the wider research community. The new LLMs are notable as they are the first to be trained using CS-2 systems in the Cerebras Andromeda AI supercluster, which are powered ...
Cisco to add multiple new AI capabilities to Webex collaboration platform
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s adding new artificial intelligence capabilities to its hybrid work and videoconferencing platform Webex. The new AI features cover both Webex’s collaboration tools and its contact center services. They’re aimed at creating the optimum view of any meeting while enhancing collaboration for remote workers and maximizing customer service experiences, Cisco ...
AWS brings real-time call analytics to Amazon Chime software development kit
Amazon Web Services Inc. announced today that it’s enabling call analytics for the Amazon Chime software development kit, making it easier and more cost-effective to generate insights on real-time audio calls. Amazon Chime SDK call analytics enables developers to create transcriptions of real-time calls, perform voice tone analysis and search for specific speakers, the company ...
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of ‘Moore’s Law,’ dies at 94
Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore, the man credited with creating “Moore’s Law,” which served as a measuring stick and spark for the entire semiconductor industry for decades, passed away Friday at his home in Hawaii. He was 94 years old. News of his passing was announced by Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which ...
Databricks open-sources an AI it says is as good as ChatGPT, but much easier to train
Big-data analytics firm Databricks Inc. has emerged as an unlikely player in the generative artificial intelligence space, open-sourcing a new AI model that it claims is “as magical as ChatGPT,” despite being trained on far less data in less than three hours using a single machine. Databricks announced in a blog post today that it’s ...
Tech consulting firm Accenture announces 19,000 layoffs
Technology consultancy giant Accenture Plc. said today it is planning to cut 19,000 jobs, or about 2.5% of its workforce, over the next 18 months. It will be the largest round of dismissals so far in a consultancy sector that is struggling against strong economic headwinds. Accenture said in a filing it will incur employee ...
Chip designer Arm plans to increase profits by refining its business model
Smartphone chip designer Arm Ltd. is looking to change the way it charges for customers to use its intellectual property, as it seeks to increase its revenue and profitability ahead of an initial public offering that’s set to take place later this year. The U.K.-based firm, which sells blueprints for the semiconductors that power more ...
Aryaka brings SD-WAN and SASE networks to smaller businesses
Secure access service edge provider Aryaka Networks Inc. said today it’s targeting small and medium-sized enterprises with enhanced software-defined networking and SASE solutions. Aryaka is building a globally distributed and cloud-based network infrastructure that’s oriented toward transporting enterprise data quickly across long distances. It claims it can simplify the management of long-distance connections within an ...
Microsoft expands Cloud Partner Program to create new opportunities for partner firms
Microsoft Corp. today announced some changes to its Cloud Partner Program, giving its partners new options to differentiate themselves and their products and services within its marketplace. The Cloud Partner Program was launched in October 2022 when it was framed as an evolution of the old Microsoft Partner Network. Today, it continues to evolve, with ...
CodiumAI debuts TestGPT, an AI-powered tool that tests code for errors
Software code quality startup CodiumAI Ltd. is exiting stealth mode today with the beta test launch of its generative artificial intelligence-powered code integrity tool, having closed on an $11 million seed funding round. Today’s round was co-led by Vine Ventures and TLV Partners and saw participation from angel investors including some unnamed executives from OpenAI ...