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A bigger role for Swami: Amazon’s agentic AI chief gets broader mandate to shape emerging tech

AWS is giving Swami Sivasubramanian a bigger job. The agentic AI chief will now also oversee emerging technologies and help shape AI strategy across the cloud division, as Amazon reshapes its broader AI strategy and teams. Read More

Amazon cuts jobs in AGI group as it puts more focus on customer-facing AI

Amazon confirmed layoffs in its artificial general intelligence organization, the group behind its Nova models, as the company sharpens its AI focus toward tools for business customers. The cuts follow a year of leadership turnover in the group and a broader run of reductions since January. Read More

AWS re:Invent preview: What’s at stake for Amazon at its big cloud confab this year

Amazon faces a critical test at AWS re:Invent this week: showing that its heavy AI investments can pay off as Microsoft and Google gain ground in the cloud. Read More

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business

Amazon’s top AI scientist Rohit Prasad outlined a “model factory” approach and shift toward AI agents at Madrona’s IA Summit in Seattle. The strategy uses Amazon’s own internal systems as reinforcement learning gyms to accelerate the development of its Nova models and enterprise AI tools. Read More

Amazon unveils ‘Nova’ AI models, looking to make its mark in the generative AI revolution

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy returned to the AWS re:Invent stage Tuesday morning, delivering one of the company’s… Read More

Earthrise

How engineers (and astronauts) made Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ trip to the moon possible 50 years ago

It’s been 50 years to the day since Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders’ “Earthrise” photo changed our world forever, but… Read More

Solar Impulse 2 and pilots

‘Impossible Flight’ reveals the turmoil and technology of a solar plane’s global trek

From the outside, it looked as if the Swiss-led Solar Impulse project smoothly soldiered through adversity as its solar-powered plane… Read More

Black hole and accretion disk

Gravitational waves get to play a starring role in ‘Black Hole Apocalypse’ on TV

Black holes are the collapsed stars of the show on “Black Hole Apocalypse,” a two-hour “NOVA” presentation that’s premiering Wednesday… Read More

David Pogue on "Hunting the Elements"

‘Nova’ TV series gets into the Kickstarter spirit with ‘Make Science for All’ campaign

Kickstarter has given a boost to science projects ranging from satellites to “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” but now it’s opening a new… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold explains why the nuclear power option is needed … with toasters!

If renewable energy is on the rise in America, why should we even bother with nuclear power? Seattle tech maverick… Read More

Excavation at Point Rosee

‘Vikings Unearthed’: Watch how a satellite spotted a lost village in North America

Archaeologists worked hard to unearth what might well be only the second Viking site ever discovered in North America – but… Read More

Geological thrills and chills: ‘Making North America’ explores the (ongoing!) creation of the continent

There is no such thing as earthquake season. A crippling temblor can strike at any time, with very little warning… Read More

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