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New research from Pearson and Amazon Web Services has found that while AI use among US college students is widespread, a significant disconnect remains between how students engage with AI tools and the skills employers actually need from graduates entering an AI-driven workforce. The study, based on more than 500 survey responses from learners, employers, […]
Read full articleAWS's AI engineer embedding program could significantly enhance customer innovation and operational efficiency, impacting industry standards. The post Amazon Web Services pours resources into AI engineer embedding program for customers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Welcome to AI Insider’s The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we’re watching June 28-July 4. Weekend AI News Briefs Google Caps Meta’s Gemini Use as AI Demand Strains Capacity The Financial Times reported that Google has capped Meta’s access to its Gemini AI models after the social media company requested more […]
AWS's GPU price hikes could compress AI startups' margins, boost decentralized compute platforms, and influence cloud industry pricing trends. The post Amazon Web Services raises GPU cloud pricing to $14.04 per hour starting July 1 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Following a seven-month investigation, the European Commission has reached a preliminary decision that Amazon’s and Microsoft’s cloud platforms — AWS and Azure, respectively — should be classified as “gatekeepers” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Reuters reports. The DMA, also known as the Digital Markets Regulation, aims to limit the market power of dominant players. For cloud services, this would entail, among other things, requirements for increased interoperability and data portability, as well as restrictions on how these services might favor their own products and services. The Commission pointed, among other things, to AWS and Azure’s large market shares, extensive investments, large customer bases, and high costs for customers who wish to switch providers. If the decision is approved, the companies would be subject to the same type of regulations that apply to several of the largest technology platforms. Both Amazon and Microsoft were critical of the assessment. Amaz
Amazon has announced a further $13 billion investment in India’s AI and cloud infrastructure, bringing its total committed spending in the country to $48 billion. The announcement was made following a meeting between CEO Andy Jassy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, and will fund the expansion of Amazon Web Services data centre […]
AI is here, and we must help workers adapt: That’s the response of a new non-profit organization to the ongoing debate about whether AI will destroy jobs and cause catastrophe or take the economy to new heights. Launched Thursday, Raise Us is a nonpartisan national organization that says it will partner with state governors, employers, workers, and training organizations to help the US workforce make a successful transition to an AI economy. It says it will design and pilot new corporate incentives to retrain and redeploy workers, develop new approaches to support people through job transitions, and create new training models tied to changing employer demand. It has already raised more than $500 million and hopes to bring that up to $1 billion in multi-year commitments from philanthropists and industry sources. Anchor partners include Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, and the OpenAI Foundation, and more than two dozen other organizations including Cisco, IBM, ADP, AMD, and Deloitte have al
The former U.S. commerce secretary’s Raise Us initiative brings together governors, employers, and tech leaders to rethink job training before AI displacement accelerates.
The EU's scrutiny of cloud giants under the DMA could reshape competitive dynamics, impacting market practices and investor strategies. The post Microsoft, Amazon Web Services face EU scrutiny under Digital Markets Act appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
