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• Accenture makes three-pronged OT security acquisition for $4.17bn
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• Salesforce CodeGen Tutorial: Generate, Validate, and Rerank Python Functions With Unit Tests and Safety Checks
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• How FERC’s Large-Load Interconnection Actions Help Address Grid Stress, Improve Affordability
• At Cannes Lions, NVIDIA Partners Reshape Advertising and Marketing With AI
• Sync and Stream: GeForce NOW Connects to Members’ Game Libraries Across Devices
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• Computer vision deployments drive retail productivity gains
• HSBC expands AI banking partnership with Google Cloud
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• Insurers pivot AI strategy toward core risk underwriting

• Opinion: Generating Some AI Clarity for Higher Ed and Beyond
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• AI in J-School: How Journalism Classes Are Adapting
• In San Diego, 98% of Tech Staff Say AI Saves Time, Boosts Accuracy
• Opinion: Ohio’s Data Center Tax Breaks Must Be More Transparent

• MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"
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• MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum
• Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

• Ire identifies another LOTUSLITE specimen
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• Vega: Zero-knowledge proofs for digital identity in the age of AI

• Monitor and debug generative AI inference with SageMaker detailed metrics and Insights dashboard on CloudWatch
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• Adaptive Parallel Reasoning: The Next Paradigm in Efficient Inference Scaling
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