NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore certainly didn’t think they’d still be on the International Space Station this long when they left Earth in June. In fact, they initially expected to stay for only eight days. And now, after the plans for their return were changed, they will be back on Earth … Read more
Updated December 9, 2024: The number of individuals Microsoft has helped train and certify over the past year has been updated to 23 million and includes initiatives across Microsoft. By 2024, generative artificial intelligence has emerged as a key driver of business outcomes across all industries. Already this new generation of AI is have an … Read more
Most of today’s cutting-edge AI models are based on the transformer architecture, which is characterized by its use of an attention mechanism. In a large language model (LLM), for example, the transformer determines which words in the text string should be given special attention when generating the next word; in a vision language model, it … Read more
Maresca about having to win without Cole Palmer Sign up for Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter delivered straight to your inbox for free Sign up for Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up for Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Chelsea face Wolves at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League tonight, with the hosts looking … Read more
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies give customers fine-grained control over who has access to which resources in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. This control helps customers enforce the principle of least privilege by granting only the necessary permissions to perform certain tasks. In practice, however, it requires customers to understand what permissions … Read more
Anti-Trump protesters rally for national issues ahead of presidential inauguration Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President-elect Donald Trump will take a victory lap at a campaign-style rally in Washington, DC, … Read more
Across all industries, AI is creating a fundamental shift in what is possible, enabling new use cases and driving business outcomes. While organizations around the world recognize the value and potential of AI, to be truly effective AI must be tailored to specific industry needs. Today, we’re announcing custom AI models that expand our industry … Read more
Amazon Research Awards (ARA) provides unrestricted funding and AWS Promotional Credits to academic researchers investigating diverse research topics across multiple disciplines. This cycle, ARA received many outstanding research proposals and today publicly announces 10 awardees representing 10 universities. This announcement includes awards funded under three calls for proposals during the Winter 2024 and Spring 2024 … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US delivered straight to your inbox every weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US An old-fashioned photo booth on New York City’s Lower East Side has attracted crowds of serious Zoomers, delighting locals … Read more
NASA’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon, soaring through space with a tiny lunar rover called Tenacious. “After all the tests performed and mission simulations completed, we are now fully focused on execution as we look to complete our operations in orbit, gently touch down on the lunar surface and … Read more