Google launches fully managed cloud ML platform Vertex AI

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11.07.2025

Google Cloud has launched Vertex AI, a fully managed cloud platform that simplifies the deployment and maintenance of machine learning models. Vertex was announced during this year’s virtual I/O developer conference and somewhat breaks from Google’s tradition of using its keynote to focus more on updates to its mobile and...

Is America falling behind in the AI race?

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08.07.2025

Several major US artificial intelligence companies have expressed fear around an erosion of America’s edge in AI development. In recent submissions to the US government, the companies warned that Chinese models, such as DeepSeek R1,...

Industry leaders back open-source AI definition

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06.07.2025

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has unveiled a definition framework to evaluate whether AI systems can be classified as open-source. The announcement of the first Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) was made at All Things...

Meta unveils SeamlessM4T multimodal translation model

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04.07.2025

Meta researchers have unveiled SeamlessM4T, a pioneering multilingual and multitask model that facilitates seamless translation and transcription across both speech and text.  The internet, mobile devices, social media, and communication platforms have ushered in an...

CrowdStrike: Cybersecurity pros want safer, specialist GenAI tools

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01.07.2025

CrowdStrike commissioned a survey of 1,022 cybersecurity professionals worldwide to assess their views on generative AI (GenAI) adoption and its implications. The findings reveal enthusiasm for GenAI’s potential to bolster defences against increasingly sophisticated threats,...

Ant Group uses domestic chips to train AI models and cut costs

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30.06.2025

Ant Group is relying on Chinese-made semiconductors to train artificial intelligence models to reduce costs and lessen dependence on restricted US technology, according to people familiar with the matter. The Alibaba-owned company has used chips...

NVIDIA launches UK supercomputer to search for healthcare solutions

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29.06.2025

Nvidia’s ‘Cambridge-1’ is now operational and utilising AI and simulation to advance research in healthcare. The UK’s most powerful supercomputer and among the world’s top fifty, Cambridge-1 was announced by the technology company in October...

UK secures £6.3B in data infrastructure investments

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26.06.2025

Four major US firms have announced plans to invest a combined £6.3 billion in UK data infrastructure.  The announcement, made during the International Investment Summit, was welcomed by Technology Secretary Peter Kyle as a “vote...

AI and Big Data Expo North America begins in less than one week

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23.06.2025

The AI and Big Data Expo North is taking place in Santa Clara, between 17-18 May, and there’s now less than one week left to register your tickets to join the world-leading event. Over 6,000...

Social media algorithms are still failing to counter misleading content

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21.06.2025

As the Afghanistan crisis continues to unfold, it’s clear that social media algorithms are unable to counter enough misleading and/or fake content. While it’s unreasonable to expect that no disingenuous content will slip through the...