November 2023

Feds seize Sinbad crypto mixer allegedly used by North Korean hackers

November 29, 2023

As part of an international law enforcement investigation, the FBI and the Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service have seized the websites of a crypto mixer that was allegedly used by North Korean hackers and several cybercriminals to launder stolen funds and obfuscate transactions. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign […]

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With Neptune Analytics, AWS combines the power of vector search and graph data

November 29, 2023

There’s been a debate of sorts in AI circles about which database is more important in finding truthful information in generative AI applications: graph or vector databases. AWS decided to leave the debate to others by combining the best of both capabilities in a new service announced today at AWS re:Invent called Neptune Analytics. Swami […]

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AWS Clean Rooms ML lets companies securely collaborate on AI

November 29, 2023

Amazon’s launching a privacy-preserving service that lets AWS customers deploy “lookalike” AI models trained for one-off company-company collaborations. Called Clean Rooms ML — an offshoot of AWS’ existing Clean Rooms product — the service removes the need for AWS customers to share proprietary data with their outside partners to build, train and deploy AI models. […]

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Call for content: Speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024

November 29, 2023

We’re searching for seasoned startup founders and subject-matter experts to host a roundtable at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024. Our one-day summit, designed for emerging early-stage startup founders, takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 25, 2024. Do you possess essential, game-changing advice for aspiring founders in the idea stage or newly minted founders with an […]

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Elon Musk is now taking applications for data to study X — but only EU researchers need apply…

November 29, 2023

Lawmakers take note: Elon Musk-owned X appears to have quietly complied with a hard legal requirement in the European Union that requires larger platforms (aka VLOPs) to provide researchers with data access in order to study systemic risks arising from use of their services — risks such as disinformation, child safety issues, gender-based violence and […]

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Amazon SageMaker HyperPod makes it easier to train and fine-tune LLMs

November 29, 2023

At its re:Invent conference, Amazon’s AWS cloud arm today announced the launch of SageMaker HyperPod, a new purpose-built service for training and fine-tuning large language models. SageMaker HyperPod is now generally available. Amazon has long bet on SageMaker, its service for building, training and deploying machine learning models, as the backbone of its machine learning […]

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How Cutting Edge AI Tech Could Be Your Answer to Tackling Stress

November 29, 2023
In today’s stress-ridden world marked by conflicts and a multitude of life challenges most of us never saw coming, the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the pressing mental health crisis is evident. Here’s how entrepreneurs and startups can use generative AI to provide essential support to employees, coworkers and society as a whole.