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Amazon announces 'Nova' family of foundation models amid generative AI wave

Amazon on Tuesday announced a new generation of foundation models at AWS' annual showcase re:Invent, as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took to the stage to spotlight the "explosion" of generative AI and the tech giant's bold bets. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the cloud computing arm of Amazon. The new set of AI foundation models are called 'Nova'. Amazon Nova Micro, Amazon Nova Lite, and Amazon Nova Pro are generally available today, while Amazon Nova Premier will be available in the Q1 2025 timeframe. "...We have continued to work on our own frontier models and those frontier models made a tremendous amount of progress over the last 4-5 months. And we figured if we were finding value out of them, you would probably find value out of them...so I am excited to share and announce the launch of Amazon Nova which are new state-of-the-art foundation models...," Jassy said at AWS' annual flagship event re:Invent. Amazon Nova Micro is a "laser-fast" and cost-effective text-to-text model, while ...

Sizzling valuations no bar for Asia data centre deals as AI growth beckons

Many industry executives say the regional data centres will continue to command high valuations due to the nascent nature of the industry

Canadian news publishers sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement

A coalition of Canadian news publishers, including The Canadian Press, Torstar, Globe and Mail, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system. The outlets said in a joint statement on Friday that OpenAI regularly breaches copyright by scraping large amounts of content from Canadian media. OpenAI is capitalising and profiting from the use of this content, without getting permission or compensating content owners, the statement said. The publishers argue that OpenAI practices undermine the hundreds of millions of dollars invested in journalism, and that content is protected by copyright. News media companies welcome technological innovations. However, all participants must follow the law, and any use of intellectual property must be on fair terms, the statement said. Generative AI can create text, images, videos and computer code based on a simple prompt, but the systems must f

OpenAI hit with massive lawsuit: Canada's media giants demand billions

Canada's top media outlets are suing OpenAI for billions, accusing the company of using their content without permission to train ChatGPT

Nasscom unveils Developers Playbook for responsible AI in India

The initiative of the Nasscom Responsible AI Hub to come up with a playbook will establish a unified industry framework for AI risk identification and mitigation in India

Motorola tests mobile AI tools in open beta: Details, eligible phones, more

Motorola's open beta program introduces advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features such as notification summaries, recording summaries, and note-taking for select smartphones

Elon Musk's xAI to launch standalone app for Grok AI chat bot: Report

Unlike competitors such as OpenAI, which already offer standalone apps for Android and iOS, Grok is currently only accessible on X (formerly Twitter) with subscription

AI, GenAI next major game changers; will remain impactful: NTT executive

Artificial Intelligence and GenAI are poised to be a major "game changer" for society, a senior official of Japan's NTT has said, adding that the technology, which is attracting big investments and global attention, will prove to be "ubiquitous and impactful" in the coming times. Sean Lawrence, Vice President and head of the IOWN Development Office at NTT, said AI is being used far more widely than what is perceived by many. "We're not even going to know always that we're interacting with AI, but I think it is going to be really the next really big game changer in terms of technology for society," he said. Lawrence said AI will be powerful and ubiquitous. "... AI really is going to be very impactful for society. I think we're already using it a lot more than we realise for many people, but with the kind of maturation of AI, generative AI over the past few years, and you can see where it's going with the amount of investment and focus on it, it is going to become quite ubiquitous,"

Work 3.5 days a week? JPMorgan CEO says AI will make it a reality

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sees AI reshaping work-life balance, cutting workweeks to 3.5 days

Gen Z professionals trust GenAI more than their 'biased managers': Study

The study, based on responses from over 3,500 Gen Z professionals and 1,000 HR leaders, highlights how this tech-savvy generation is integrating GenAI into their daily workflows

Google Gemini on Android 16 phones to perform in-app tasks on users' behalf

Reportedly, Android 16 will feature an advanced version of Google Gemini, which will enable it to perform in-app tasks on the user's behalf such as ordering food

India strengthens GenAI startup market, funding up over threefold: Nasscom

Indian GenAI startups raised $51 million in Q2 FY25, up from $8 million in Q1 FY25, stated a report by Nasscom

Agentic AI: A new iteration of AI is now taking the world by surprise

Agentic AI is also gaining traction among Indian startups, which are leveraging it to revolutionise operations

Meta enhances calling experience on Messenger with AI backgrounds, HD video

iPhone users can now use Siri to send messages and make hands-free video calls on Messenger

Samsung introduces its second-gen AI model 'Gauss2': All you need to know

Samsung's Gauss 2 is available as three distinct models - Compact, Balanced and Supreme - each designed for different purpose

AI tech to be used for crowd management at Mahakumbh Mela 2025: UP Police

AI-powered cameras are being installed throughout the Kumbh site to monitor the massive crowd and ensure 24/7 surveillance

Indian Americans develop AI-based app for farmers in Caribbean nations

A group of Indian Americans has developed an app that provides AI-driven insight to farmers for making better farming decisions. Launched at the InvestSmart Caribbean Summit in Washington DC last week, the LetZFarm App is being put to use in the Caribbean Island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It has been developed by Massachusetts-based Abris Inc in collaboration with the Carbon Zero Institute of Trinidad and Tobago. It is a smart agricultural farmer's companion app that helps the farmer through AI-driven insights to make better farming decisions. It helps them from a food security perspective, and also it helps them to combat climate change. That means to adapt to the changing environmental conditions, Priya Samant, CEO and co-founder of Abris Inc, told PTI. Our goal is now to go to different Caribbean nations. We are already in talks with Guyana and other nations, she said. It's a very scalable app. Our roadmap is to make this a one-stop solution for the farmers. This is what we .

Apple develops more conversational Siri in bid to catch up with AI

Revamping the 13-year-old Siri service is part of Apple's efforts to become a force in artificial intelligence

US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump vows to undo existing policy

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden's signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term. What that actually means for the future of AI technology remains to be seen. Among those who could use some clarity are the government scientists and AI experts from multiple countries gathering in San Francisco this week to deliberate on AI safety measures. Hosted by the Biden administration, officials from a number of US allies among them Australia, Canada, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the 27-nation European Union began meeting Wednesday in the California city that's a commercial hub for AI development. Their agenda addresses topics such as how to better detect and combat a flood of AI-generated deepfakes fueling fraud, harmful impersonation and sexual abuse. It's the first such meeting since world leaders agreed at an AI summit in South Korea in May to build a network of publicly backed safety

Google releases ChatGPT's Memory-like feature for Gemini AI: What's new

Gemini Advanced users can ask the chatbot to remember things from within the conversation, as well as through a dedicated "Saved info" page