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AINow available: Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances powered by new AWS Graviton5 processors
AWS has launched Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances powered by Graviton5 processors, delivering up to 25% better compute performance and 35% faster performance for web applications compared to Graviton4. The new instances feature 192 cores, 5x larger L3 cache, DDR5-8800 memory, PCIe Gen6 support, and introduce the Nitro Isolation Engine—the first formally verified cloud hypervisor for enhanced secu
AIAnnouncing Microsoft Discovery general availability and Microsoft Discovery app preview
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft Discovery, a comprehensive platform for building and governing agentic AI workflows across scientific and engineering disciplines. The company is also launching the Microsoft Discovery app in preview, a desktop experience that provides researchers, students, and academic teams with simplified access to the platform's capabilities withou
AIAgentic AI Isn't Risky; the Way Orgs Deploy It Is
Agentic AI systems are not inherently risky black boxes, but rather models that interact with existing software tools and infrastructure. The primary risk emerges from how organizations deploy these agents and manage the overlap between AI capabilities and enterprise systems. Proper deployment strategies and governance frameworks are essential to mitigate risks associated with agentic AI integrati