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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.

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$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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Amazon Snags Top Execs from AGI Startup Adept

Top executives from artificial general intelligence (AGI) startup Adept are joining Amazon, giving the cloud giant's AI credentials a much-needed boost.

Bioresearch AI Model Built with AWS, Nvidia Tech Released

EvolutionaryScale, a startup focused on "frontier AI for the life sciences," has released a new bioresearch AI model that taps into technologies from its backers AWS) and Nvidia.

To Help IT Pros Take Advantage of AI Demand, AWS Launches New Certs

To help professionals take advantage of the massive appetite for AI, AWS recently announced two new AI certifications, one entry-level and one intermediate.

AWS Extends GuardDuty Malware Detector to S3 Files

Amazon Web Services is giving users of its Simple Storage Service (S3) another tool to check their buckets for potentially malicious file uploads.

AWS Launches $230M AI Fund, Opens Applications for AI Accelerator

Amazon Web Services is earmarking nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to nurture promising AI startups.

Mandatory MFA for AWS Accounts Takes Effect

As promised, AWS is beginning to make multifactor authentication (MFA) a requirement for its account holders.

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AWS, Researchers Developing AI To Fight Medical Misinformation

AWS has been working with researchers on an AI system built on its cloud that would help public health officials detect and combat the spread of medical misinformation.

Amazon Joins Microsoft, Google in Putting Limits on Its AI Tech

Amazon has joined a consortium of 16 tech giants in pledging to kill development of new AI systems if they cross a certain risk threshold.

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Amazon Expands Its Library of Free 'Q' Training Courses

Amazon Web Services recently launched two free training courses to get users and customers up to speed on its new enterprise AI assistant, Amazon Q.

AWS Throws More of Its Billions into Spain Datacenter Region

Amazon Web Services is building out its cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain, committing nearly $17 billion (15.7 billion euros) over 10 years to the effort.

Selipsky To Exit AWS; Matt Garman Named New CEO

After 15 years at Amazon Web Services, three of them as its CEO, Adam Selipsky is leaving the company. Stepping into the CEO position is Matt Garman, an AWS veteran of nearly two decades.

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AWS Makes Bedrock Studio Available in Preview and SSO-Accessible

A new feature in Amazon Bedrock now gives developers an easily accessible environment to start building generative AI applications.

Broadcom Scrambles To Allay VMware-AWS 'Breakup' Worries

Reports that VMware is leaving the Amazon Web Services cloud are greatly exaggerated, according to Broadcom CEO Hock Tan this week.

IBM Expands Availability in AWS Marketplace from 5 to 92 Countries

Big Blue is significantly expanding access to its products, including its Watson family of AI solutions, for Amazon Web Services customers around the globe.

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Amazon's Enterprise AI Assistant, 'Q,' Now Generally Available

First introduced as a preview release last fall at re:Invent, Amazon Q is now available for commercial use.

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Amazon Bedrock Update Wave: Expanded Model Library and Custom Model Support

Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Web Services' relatively new and growing AI development platform, grew even more this week.

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