RoboticsRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Neural Control Advances Enable Adaptive Soft Robotic Arms
MIT-led research developed an AI controller for soft robots that combines learning from few tasks with on-the-fly adaptation and safety guarantees.
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Artificial IntelligenceRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗LLM Research Highlights Disparate Accuracy for Vulnerable Users
MIT study reveals that leading AI chatbots provide less accurate, less truthful responses and more refusals to users with lower English proficiency, less education, or from outside the U.S.
Artificial IntelligenceRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗New Method Illuminates and Controls Hidden Abstract Concepts in LLMs
MIT and UC San Diego researchers developed a technique to identify and steer latent concepts like biases, moods, and personalities within large language models.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗AWS IAM Identity Center Expands to New Zealand Region
AWS launched IAM Identity Center in its Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region to centralize and simplify workforce access management across AWS services.
ComputingRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon EC2 G7e Instances Deliver Enhanced AI and Graphics Performance in Tokyo
AWS introduced G7e instances with NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs in Asia Pacific (Tokyo), boosting inference and spatial computing workloads.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Aurora DSQL Launches Connectors Simplifying IAM Authentication for Developers
AWS released Aurora DSQL Connectors for Go, Python, and Node.js that automate IAM authentication with PostgreSQL drivers, enhancing security and ease of use.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon MQ Supports ActiveMQ Version 5.19 with Improved Reliability
Amazon MQ updated its managed broker service to support ActiveMQ minor version 5.19, offering users enhanced fixes and improvements.
ComputingRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon EC2 M7i Instances Bring Enhanced Performance to Africa (Cape Town) Region
AWS deployed M7i EC2 instances powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors in Cape Town, delivering improved price-performance over earlier models.
Digital InfrastructureRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon SNS Extends SMS Messaging Capabilities to New Asia Pacific Regions
Amazon SNS now enables SMS delivery from Asia Pacific (New Zealand) and (Taipei) regions to over 200 countries and territories worldwide.
ComputingRETROSPECTIVE
Read ↗Amazon EC2 M8i-flex Instances Broaden High-Performance Compute Availability
AWS expanded deployment of M8i-flex instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors to multiple additional global regions.
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