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Interview: Microsoft President Brad Smith supports plan for AI ‘safety brakes’ in U.S. Senate hearing

GeekWire

Brad Smith, the Microsoft president and vice chair, drew that comparison Tuesday in his testimony before the U.S. Smith: As a company, Microsoft is very supportive of the framework that Senators Blumenthal and Hawley have put together. We think it has good solutions in terms of a licensing system for high-risk systems.

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Certinia bakes AI into its latest professional services updates

CIO Business Intelligence

One of the key reasons for that is that professional services companies need specialized information to make the most accurate estimates possible, forcing them in some cases to make trade-offs between accuracy and speed. Visualization is a key part of the new release, according to Certinia’s briefing.

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Cloud, SaaS boost Oracle sales, but competition exacts costs

CIO Business Intelligence

During a call with analysts after the results were announced Thursday, Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison named a long roster of high-profile customers the company had signed up recently. For example, in comparison, Microsoft reported $22.1 Oracle’s user base grows. And Oracle has tough competition ahead.

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Meet Mistral 7B, Mistral’s first LLM that beats Llama 2

Dataconomy

The company’s mission is clear: to “make AI useful” for enterprises by harnessing publicly available data and contributions from customers. With the launch of Mistral 7B, the company is taking its first significant step towards fulfilling this mission. license By using software licensed under the Apache 2.0

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Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

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Helion plans to build the commercial facility in Washington state, where the companies are headquartered. That market spans companies worldwide and in the Pacific Northwest includes Helion, Zap Energy, Avalanche Energy and General Fusion. billion that’s unlocked if the company hits milestones with Polaris.

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YouTube TV sharply increases monthly subscription to $64.99

The Verge

as the company starts to offer eight of ViacomCBS’s channels, which are available today: BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TV Land, and VH1. We at YouTube TV license content from our content providers to then provide to you. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) June 30, 2020.

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Amazon’s advertising business is surging amid industry-wide ad sales boom for tech giants

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Amazon’s advertising business continue to grow rapidly as it is now one of the company’s key sources of revenue. In the company’s second quarter earnings report , Amazon said its “Other” category generated $7.9 (GeekWire Photo). billion last quarter. exceed expectations. billion in revenue.