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January 11, 2024
Microsoft offers to store all personal data of cloud customers in EU
Microsoft said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers would be able to process and store all personal data in the region as part of a phased roll-out plan. Technology companies have been rolling out data storage and processing capabilities in the EU following privacy and security legislation. Amazon Web Services said in October it would allow data storage on servers located in the EU. For big companies, data storage has become so large and distributed across so many countries that it becomes difficult for them to understand where their data resides and if it complies with privacy rules.
January 11, 2024
Microsoft offers to store all personal data of cloud customers in EU
January 11, 2024
Microsoft offers to store all personal data of cloud customers in EU
Microsoft said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers would be able to process and store all personal data in the region as part of a phased roll-out plan. Technology companies have been rolling out data storage and processing capabilities in the EU following privacy and security legislation. Amazon Web Services said in October it would allow data storage on servers located in the EU. For big companies, data storage has become so large and distributed across so many countries that it becomes difficult for them to understand where their data resides and if it complies with privacy rules.
January 11, 2024
OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open for business
OpenAI’s GPT Store, where users can share their custom chatbots, finally launched Wednesday after a monthslong delay. The store brings more potential use cases to ChatGPT and expands OpenAI’s ecosystem beyond what the company builds for customers. Since announcing the GPT Builder program in November, OpenAI said more than 3 million bots — called GPTs — have been created by users. (Yours truly included; I made a GPT that suggests synonyms for common words). The company said it plans to highlight useful GPTs weekly inside the store.
January 11, 2024
OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open for business
January 11, 2024
OpenAI’s custom GPT Store is now open for business
OpenAI’s GPT Store, where users can share their custom chatbots, finally launched Wednesday after a monthslong delay. The store brings more potential use cases to ChatGPT and expands OpenAI’s ecosystem beyond what the company builds for customers. Since announcing the GPT Builder program in November, OpenAI said more than 3 million bots — called GPTs — have been created by users. (Yours truly included; I made a GPT that suggests synonyms for common words). The company said it plans to highlight useful GPTs weekly inside the store.
January 10, 2024
US to provide hundreds of millions in state support to domestic semiconductor production
The Biden administration is providing $162 million (€147.9 million) to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips - the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive US semiconductor manufacturing. According to a report by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, chips are projected to become a one trillion dollar industry by 2030. The EU passed the European Chips Act in 2023, which mobilises €43 billion of investment to increase Europe's global market share in semiconductors from 10 per cent to 20 per cent by 2030.
January 10, 2024
US to provide hundreds of millions in state support to domestic semiconductor production
January 10, 2024
US to provide hundreds of millions in state support to domestic semiconductor production
The Biden administration is providing $162 million (€147.9 million) to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips - the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive US semiconductor manufacturing. According to a report by consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, chips are projected to become a one trillion dollar industry by 2030. The EU passed the European Chips Act in 2023, which mobilises €43 billion of investment to increase Europe's global market share in semiconductors from 10 per cent to 20 per cent by 2030.
January 5, 2024
Samsung Places AI at Forefront as 2024 Phone Launches Kick Off
Samsung Electronics Co. announced it plans to launch its next flagship device on Jan. 17 in San Jose, California — likely to be known as the Galaxy S24 — with a livestreamed event. The teaser to the launch promises only that “Galaxy AI is coming.” In past years, Samsung and fellow mobile makers have relied on improvements in camera technology and flexible displays to stand out, but 2024 promises to be a year where added AI capabilities take center stage. More than a billion smartphones with built-in generative AI are expected to be shipped by the end of 2027, according to Counterpoint Research estimates.
January 5, 2024
Samsung Places AI at Forefront as 2024 Phone Launches Kick Off
January 5, 2024
Samsung Places AI at Forefront as 2024 Phone Launches Kick Off
Samsung Electronics Co. announced it plans to launch its next flagship device on Jan. 17 in San Jose, California — likely to be known as the Galaxy S24 — with a livestreamed event. The teaser to the launch promises only that “Galaxy AI is coming.” In past years, Samsung and fellow mobile makers have relied on improvements in camera technology and flexible displays to stand out, but 2024 promises to be a year where added AI capabilities take center stage. More than a billion smartphones with built-in generative AI are expected to be shipped by the end of 2027, according to Counterpoint Research estimates.
January 4, 2024
'Local' machine learning promises to cut the cost of AI development in 2024
Local machine learning inferencing will be a key trend in the year ahead, according to Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond. 2024 could see a concerted shift toward a 'local' machine learning development and training approach in a bid to cut prohibitive costs, according to a leading industry figure. With 2023 dominated by headlines on powerful large language models (LLMs) and the steep energy and cost requirements needed for AI development, Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond suggested “local machine learning” could become an emerging trend in the year ahead.
January 4, 2024
'Local' machine learning promises to cut the cost of AI development in 2024
January 4, 2024
'Local' machine learning promises to cut the cost of AI development in 2024
Local machine learning inferencing will be a key trend in the year ahead, according to Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond. 2024 could see a concerted shift toward a 'local' machine learning development and training approach in a bid to cut prohibitive costs, according to a leading industry figure. With 2023 dominated by headlines on powerful large language models (LLMs) and the steep energy and cost requirements needed for AI development, Hugging Face CTO Julien Chaumond suggested “local machine learning” could become an emerging trend in the year ahead.
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January 4, 2024
14 miljoner Euro till 5G-satsningar för Sverige med omnejd
EU-medel på mer än 14 miljoner Euro beviljas till fem projekt med syfte att vidareutveckla existerande infrastruktur och bygga ut nya sträckor, för att ytterligare stärka Sveriges uppkoppling mot omvärlden. Den övergripande målbilden är en säker uppkoppling och en robust, redundant digital infrastruktur: "Med dessa fem initiativ kommer vi att se en förstärkning av Sveriges digitala infrastruktur. Dels vad gäller uppkoppling gentemot omvärlden med hjälp av fiberoptiska sjökablar och landbaserad infrastruktur, dels en ökad användning av ny teknik kopplat till 5G-lösningar inom områden så som multimodala transporter, energi och hälsa", säger civilminister Erik Slottner i ett pressmeddelande från Finansdepartementet.
January 4, 2024
14 miljoner Euro till 5G-satsningar för Sverige med omnejd
January 4, 2024
14 miljoner Euro till 5G-satsningar för Sverige med omnejd
EU-medel på mer än 14 miljoner Euro beviljas till fem projekt med syfte att vidareutveckla existerande infrastruktur och bygga ut nya sträckor, för att ytterligare stärka Sveriges uppkoppling mot omvärlden. Den övergripande målbilden är en säker uppkoppling och en robust, redundant digital infrastruktur: "Med dessa fem initiativ kommer vi att se en förstärkning av Sveriges digitala infrastruktur. Dels vad gäller uppkoppling gentemot omvärlden med hjälp av fiberoptiska sjökablar och landbaserad infrastruktur, dels en ökad användning av ny teknik kopplat till 5G-lösningar inom områden så som multimodala transporter, energi och hälsa", säger civilminister Erik Slottner i ett pressmeddelande från Finansdepartementet.
