SAP adds vector datastore to HANA Cloud database
SAP HANA Cloud gets vector features for unstructured data to feed AI models with more context. Hallucinations should also decrease by bringing the data to models.
With a vector datastore, data is stored as high-demensional vectors, a mathematical representation of attributes. The advantage of st... Read more
Microsoft 365 Copilot hits general availability, but with limited access
Enterprise customers can use the new Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant starting today. The offering comes however at a premium price and with a minimum of 300 end users. This effectively makes the availability of the AI Assistant a "pre-order" or "soft launch".
Enterprise customers with an E3 o... Read more
Intel and Dell build fastest UK AI supercomputer
Intel, Dell Technologies and the University of Cambridge have built the fastest AI supercomputer in the United Kingdom. The new computing power is aimed at addressing "academic and industrial challenges."
Although the exact specs have not been disclosed, the parties involved are already framing ... Read more
Google expands support for RISC-V on Android
Google says it's making decent progress with RISC-V compatibility on Android. The company has designated a set of extensions that will allow a RISC-V CPU to run the operating system. Currently it supports only a simple Android Open Source Project (AOSP) application, but it may be a first step towar... Read more
Snowflake simplifies building applications and ML models
Snowflake is simplifying the development of ML models and full-stack apps for developers using Snowflake's Data Cloud. This will be made possible partly through enhancements to the Python programming language in Snowpark.
Snowflake believes companies are placing a higher value on data with the ... Read more
Snowflake Cortex: LLMs in the hands of all users
Snowflake is set to offer customers a managed service that securely unleashes AI models on enterprise data. With Cortex, Snowflake says it is giving everyone the opportunity to generate value from generative AI, regardless of expertise. The company itself already has a few "LLM-powered experiences"... Read more
Extent of financial damage from ransomware attack on Caesars still unknown
The casino and hotel chain Caesars Entertainment still does not know exactly how much the ransomware attack from September this year will cost. This is according to a recent filing to stock market regulator SEC on the progress of the incident.
According to the filing to the SEC, Caesars Entertai... Read more
AMD suggests its AI chip will make them $2 billion in a year
AMD CEO Lisa Su predicts that the company will earn $2 billion in 2023 from its new AI chip. The Radeon Instinct MI300 will start shipping to customers in the coming weeks. With this GPU, AMD will hope to intensify its competition with Nvidia, which currently dominates the AI market. AMD stock valu... Read more
“Citrix Bleed”: massive exploitation of NetScaler vulnerability
The CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability for Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway is currently being massively exploited. Meanwhile, this cyber threat is known as "Citrix Bleed". The exploits are taking place despite there being a patch released for it, several security specialists conclude.
In an ... Read more
AWS offers GPU power for short AI workloads
AWS is introducing Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. The new service gives enterprises easy access to cloud-based GPU compute power for short AI workloads.
Companies seeking compute power for short AI workloads can now get it from AWS with Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. This, according to A... Read more