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AWS Ups Its Agentic AI Game with Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet Update

Following yesterday's agentic AI moves from fellow cloud giants Microsoft and Google, AWS upped its own autonomous AI game with new capabilities for its Amazon Bedrock service, which now offers an updated Claude 3.5 Sonnet model from partner Anthropic.

After Oracle Deal, AWS Strengthens Databricks AI Partnership

AWS has lately focused on shoring up its data-centric partnerships, including fostering AI functionality as it plays catch-up with GenAI cloud leader Microsoft -- not to mention Google Cloud, working hard to stay relevant.

AWS Cracks Desktop-as-a-Service Leaderboard

Meanwhile, Gartner notes turmoil as market shifts from traditional on-premises VDI to DaaS in the cloud.

AWS AI Drives Growth of 'Autonomous Virtual Human' Tech

A novel use case for AWS's AI offerings is helping to grow a newly cloud-hosted Autonomous Virtual Human (AVH) project.

Amazon Launches AI Commerce Tool Built on Bedrock

"Project Amelia," a generative AI-based assistant to help third-party sellers navigate the complexities of managing their businesses, is now rolling out as a limited beta from Amazon.

In Multibillion-Dollar Deal, AWS Taps Intel To Build AI Chips

Expanding on its 18-year relationship with Intel, Amazon Web Services this week commissioned the chip giant to help it design and build AI processors.

Amazon Q Developer Agent Gets More Autonomous

Amazon Web Services has updated its "Q" AI developer agent to be more accurate and capable of making autonomous coding decisions.

AWS-Developed OpenSearch Changes Hands, Opening Old Open Source Wounds

An AWS project based on Elasticsearch has been turned over to a new group under the direction of the Linux Foundation.

Oracle, AWS Readying a Multicloud Database Solution

A new solution from Oracle and AWS that would let Oracle database customers easily tap AWS services is set for a preview release later in 2024.

AWS Launches Managed Parallel Computing Service to Reduce HPC Overhead

Amazon's new Parallel Computing Service (PCS) became generally available recently, promising to alleviate much of the administrative burden associated with running high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.

Amazon Buys Cutting-Edge AI Inferencing Firm Perceive for $80M

Amazon is shoring up its advanced machine learning credentials, acquiring edge inferencing specialist Perceive for $80 million in cash.

AWS Glue Adds Functionality To Detect Data Anomalies

In preview since last November, a new anomaly detection capability in AWS Glue is now generally available.

AWS Shares Networking Guidance for AI Model Fine-Tuning

Custom-trained AI models are a good option for organizations looking for ways to tap the latest innovations in AI but reluctant to fully commit to off-the-shelf AI models like OpenAI's GPT.

AWS Quietly Closes Door to Some Services, Including SimpleDB and CodeCommit

Amazon Web Services will no longer accept new customers for seven of its services, it said recently.

AWS the Top Cloud for Developers (Unless They're Beginners)

The latest edition of Stack Overflow's sprawling annual survey of developer trends identifies AWS as the most popular cloud in all but one category: Coding 101.

Amazon Backs AI Security Standards Group Beside OpenAI, Microsoft

A new industry group aimed at promoting AI security standards has a high-profile roster of backers, including Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI and others.

Amazon Bedrock Users Can Now Tailor Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku Model

Organizations that use both Amazon Bedrock and the Simple Storage Service (S3) can now use their proprietary data to customize Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku model.

AWS Launches Preview of Low-Code AI App Builder

AWS App Studio, a new solution that lets enterprises quickly spin up generative AI applications using natural language prompts, is now available as a public preview.

Buildings Grapic

$50M AWS Initiative Gives Public Sector Free Access to AI Tools

Amazon Web Services is earmarking $50 million to give organizations in the public sector free access to its portfolio of AI and machine learning solutions.

AWS Courts High-Flying Startups with Extra $100K in Cloud Credits

Facing increasing competition from cloud rivals Microsoft and Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is sweetening the pot for startups to build apps on its cloud.

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