Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a new family of multimodal generative AI models called Nova, designed to revolutionize cloud computing. The four text-generating models – Micro, Lite, Pro, and Premier – are available now, with the image-generation model, Nova Canvas, and video-generating model, Nova Reel, also launched today. Nova’s CEO Andy Jassy emphasized that … Read more
A recent study published in the German journal Praehistorische Zeitschrift analyzed 241 tiny spoons found in graves and warfare deposits across Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and Poland during the Roman Period. The researchers believe that these small silver spoons were used by warriors as a way to get high before battle. The idea may seem unusual, … Read more
Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and YouTube sensation, has partnered with Google and T-Mobile to launch a groundbreaking satellite called SATGUS. The satellite will capture selfies from space with Earth as the backdrop, making it possible for people to take ordinary photos that look like something out of a sci-fi movie. SATGUS is set … Read more
Microsoft is cracking down on users running Windows 11 on unsupported PCs, warning them that a watermark will be added to the desktop and notifications may pop up in the Settings app. The company is urging users to upgrade their PCs to meet the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. The update comes as Windows … Read more
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Anthropic are developing a supercomputer that will be five times larger in size and have five times the performance of the current one used by Anthropic for training its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Dubbed “Project Rainier,” this EC2 UltraCluster of Trn2 UltraServers will utilize hundreds of thousands of Trainium2 chips, … Read more
US job openings reached 7.74 million in October, up 372,000 from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The number of available jobs exceeded the Dow Jones estimate of 7.5 million. The hiring rate declined to 3.3% with 5.31 million hires, down 269,000 from September. Meanwhile, layoffs decreased by 169,000 to … Read more
Food supply chain company Cargill is cutting around 8,000 employees, approximately 5% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring effort. The Minnesota-based company, which has over 160,000 employees worldwide and generates $160 billion in annual revenue, cited the need to “realign our talent and resources” to align with its strategy. The move comes … Read more
PSQ Holdings, Inc., America’s leading commerce and payments ecosystem, has announced the appointment of Donald Trump Jr. and Willie Langston to its board of directors effective December 3, 2024. The appointments come as PSQ Holdings is gaining momentum and scaling in the fintech space. Both Trump Jr. and Langston are committed to building shareholder value … Read more
Early access has begun for those who purchased the premium edition of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, allowing them to play three days ahead of the official launch date. For standard edition players, early access starts on December 5 at 4 p.m. PT and ends when the official launch date begins. Here are the … Read more