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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

CIO Business Intelligence

Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,” says Oliver Banks, retail consultant and author of Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change. And software code is a language.”

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University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’

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Jones Foundation Second Place Prize and the $2,500 Eric Carlson Best Idea for Climate Impact Prize C-1 Bio is developing a strategy for capturing carbon dioxide using specially engineered aquatic bacteria that can turn the carbon into precursor chemicals for industrial uses.

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Meta fights shutdown of Seattle-area Reality Labs cleanroom by state safety regulators

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(Meta Photo via CNET ) Meta Platforms is asking a judge in Seattle to nullify a Washington State Department of Labor & Industries order that has forced the Facebook parent company to shut down a key part of a facility where it develops and tests futuristic devices. 18 order by L&I’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

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They’re putting guns on robot dogs now

The Verge

Quadrupedal robots are one of the most interesting developments in robotics in recent years. The conferences bills itself as a “landpower exposition and professional development forum” held in Washington DC, October 11-13. It’s not clear if this gun-equipped quadrupedal robot is for sale, but it’s only a matter of time.

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IT leaders explore footing amid shifting needs and the AI power struggle

CIO Business Intelligence

During COVID-19 lockdowns, for example, specialty chemicals manufacturer Albemarle developed a VPA to provide self-service assistance to over 7,000 employees at home, including a natural language interface with a chat bot, and enough AI to help people interface seamlessly with several business applications at a time.

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AWS opens up its Amazon Braket platform as ‘launch pad’ for quantum computing

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In a video that pokes a bit of fun at the weirdness of quantum concepts , Bill Vass, vice president for AWS technology, says Braket serves as a “launch pad for people to go explore quantum computing.” Google AI Quantum and the IBM Q Network take advantage of quantum processors that have been developed in-house.

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Samsung Picks Israeli Bio-Sensing Technology LifeBEAM as Asset in Fighting … LifeBEAM, an Israeli developer of bio-sensing technology, will play a pivotal role in helping Samsung compete head to head with Apples smart watches. Researchers develop new imaging technology for cancer detection. Read more on Macon Telegraph (blog).

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