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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.

Block Stack

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.

Old Fashioned Mics

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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