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Microsoft is investing $3 billion in India to boost cloud and AI infrastructure, skilling, and innovation. This is its largest investment in the country and will establish new data centers while training 10 million people in AI skills over the next five years. The initiative supports India’s growing role in global AI, with a focus… Continue reading Microsoft Invests $3 Billion for Cloud Infrastructure and Skills Development in India

NVIDIA unveiled a new AI Blueprint designed to analyze video content, powered by advanced AI tools like vision-language and large language models. With over 7 trillion hours of enterprise-level video generated annually, only a tiny fraction gets reviewed, leading to missed opportunities in industries like manufacturing, safety, and sports. This AI Blueprint allows businesses to… Continue reading Now See This: NVIDIA Launches Blueprint for AI Agents That Can Analyze Video

NVIDIA unveiled Cosmos™, a cutting-edge AI platform designed to speed up the development of robots and autonomous vehicles (AVs). It includes advanced tools for generating photorealistic, physics-based synthetic data, a fast video processing pipeline, and models that developers can customize for various applications. By offering open models, NVIDIA aims to make these tools accessible to… Continue reading NVIDIA Launches Cosmos World Foundation Model Platform to Accelerate Physical AI Development

South Korea’s hospitality tech leader, ONDA, has joined forces with the UAE’s Seed Group to create a joint venture for expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). ONDA plans to adapt its AI-powered software for the local market by mid-2025, addressing the region’s unique hospitality needs. Backed by $10 million in Series B… Continue reading Korean AI hospitality startup forms UAE joint venture with Seed Group

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm, has unveiled DeepSeek V3, one of the most powerful “open” AI models to date. This model excels in tasks like coding, translation, and writing, outperforming competitors like Meta’s Llama 3.1 and OpenAI’s GPT-4o in coding contests and benchmarks. Trained on 14.8 trillion tokens and containing 671 billion parameters, DeepSeek V3… Continue reading DeepSeek’s new AI model appears to be one of the best ‘open’ challengers yet

Dubai AI Week, happening from April 21-25, 2025, is a major new platform announced by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It aims to showcase global AI advancements, foster collaboration, and tackle real-world challenges. The event brings together various programmes, including the Dubai AI Festival, the Global Prompt Engineering Championship with a… Continue reading Dubai AI Week to Unite Global AI Experts in April 2025

Google is comparing its AI model, Gemini, against Anthropic’s Claude to evaluate performance. Contractors score responses based on truthfulness and clarity, sometimes taking up to 30 minutes per prompt. Gemini has been flagged for safety issues in certain outputs, whereas Claude emphasizes strict safety measures, often refusing to answer potentially harmful prompts. Internal documents show… Continue reading Google is using Anthropic’s Claude to improve its Gemini AI

Microsoft is expanding its AI options for 365 Copilot, a productivity tool in Word, PowerPoint, and other apps, by integrating other AI models beyond OpenAI’s GPT-4. While OpenAI remains a partner, Microsoft wants to reduce reliance on it due to high costs and speed concerns for enterprise users. GitHub, also owned by Microsoft, has already… Continue reading Microsoft Expands AI Options for 365 Copilot

Medical devices often come with complex manuals that are hard to use during training or troubleshooting. Generative AI, specifically a technique called retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), can make this process easier by giving clear, voice-activated answers to specific questions. NVIDIA’s NIM microservices optimize this system with GPU-powered tools for efficient, real-time responses. By combining models for… Continue reading Build a Generative AI Medical Device Training Assistant with NVIDIA NIM Microservices