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The money will enable the firms Holly and 17A to work with Oklahoma and Virginia in assessing how AI could change government jobs. The effort will develop an open-source tool that other states can use.
Read the original →Chinese tech company iFlytek released and open-sourced its general-purpose large language model, Spark-X2.6, at an industry event in Beijing on Thursday. The company described it as an end-cloud integrated model. It said the model achieved breakthroughs in coding and agentic capabilities using fully domestic computing infrastructure.
Read the original →Campaigners warn that incentives for councils could undermine public trust. They also say such incentives could leave less tax revenue for national public services.
Read the original →The bank says it is using more AI, leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.
Read the original →The Build with Gemini initiative has trained over 100,000 developers and architects across several major organizations. India is seeing a shift in its technology workforce towards enterprise AI integration and solutions, with an emphasis on professionals skilled in engineering AI for production. Global System Integrators are described as crucial in facilitating this transition.
Read the original →Science and technology, digital transformation and innovation must become key drivers of productivity, product quality and added value. This would help the industry strengthen its position in international markets.
Read the original →The new capacity includes 50MW for an unnamed US customer.
Read the original →Nigeria's efforts to compete in the global artificial intelligence industry are being hampered by unreliable electricity and inadequate internet.
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