At last year’s AWS re:Invent conference, Amazon’s cloud computing unit launched SageMaker HyperPod, a platform for building foundation models. It’s no surprise then that at this year’s re:Invent, the company is announcing a number of updates to the platform, with a focus on making model […]
Month: December 2024
Latin American journals are open-access pioneers. Now, they need an audience
SciElo, other platforms work to help journals reach readers around the world
TikTok adds new ways for creators to raise money for charities
TikTok is rolling out new ways for creators to raise money for charities and causes they’re passionate about. The company is partnering with Goodstack, a fintech company that manages charitable donations, to enable creators to support organizations from its validated database of nonprofit partners, including […]
Ransomware hackers target NHS hospitals with new cyberattacks
Two NHS trusts in England have been hacked in recent weeks, the latest attacks to hit the national health service. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Samsung QN90D QLED TV Review: Dazzling Highs, Solid Lows
Samsung’s stalwart QLED TV remains a winner for bright-room warriors.
Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines
The technology searches for buried objects by sending vibrations into the ground and measuring what comes back.
The biggest news from Amazon re:Invent 2024
The most important news for business leaders and those looking to embrace and deploy the latest, most useful AWS technology.
Mira Murati Quit OpenAI. She’s as Optimistic as Ever About AGI
At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the ex-OpenAI CTO said she’s still in the midst of setting up her startup but AGI is top of mind.
Ubisoft discontinues development on free-to-play shooter XDefiant
Ubisoft announced that it will discontinue development on XDefiant, its free-to-play first-person shooter title.
‘Surreal Elderhood’ using OpenAI’s text-to-video model, Sora
Katsukokoiso.AI is a project from professional photographer Eugenio Marongiu, an alpha tester on OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora. Marongiu used the unreleased Sora model to create a piece titled “Surreal Elderhood,” which aims to balance absurdity and striking realism. Earlier users of Sora pointed out the […]

