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As the world of global sourcing continues to grow, businesses—and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular—face a variety of challenges in their sourcing operations. Global sourcing is here to stay, and businesses around the world are continuously looking for ways to simplify the process. With that end goal in mind, Alibaba International recently launched Accio, a new AI search engine, aimed to simplify the lives of SMEs around the world through conversation, automation and a wealth of knowledge.

AI’s Role in Revolutionizing Scientific Research

Scientific researchers are responsible for conducting experiments and making discoveries that improve our lives or, sometimes, even save them. However, the process of scientific research — from forming and testing a hypothesis to making groundbreaking discoveries available for public or commercial use — is complex, costly, and time-consuming. Without the right tools at their disposal, ... Full article

Nvidia’s Little Desktop AI Box with Big Unified GPU/CPU Memory

At the 2025 CES event, Nvidia announced a new $3000 desktop computer developed in collaboration with MediaTek, which is powered by a new cut-down Arm-based Grace CPU and Blackwell GPU Superchip. The new system is called “project DIGITS” (not to be confused with Nvidia's Deep Learning GPU Training System: DIGITS). The platform offers a series ... Full article

AI’s Impact on Jobs, Trust, and Innovation: Insights from Accenture’s Technology Vision 2025

AI is the new digital, Accenture says in its latest Technology Vision 2025 report. This 25th edition of the company’s research, titled “AI: A Declaration of Autonomy,” frames AI as not only a pivotal technology but also a catalyst for entirely reshaping workflows and business processes. AI will permeate every part of the enterprise, with its transformative ... Full article

Developing a Trust Layer for AI Systems

Despite the hype around generative AI, studies show just a fraction of GenAI projects have made it into production. A big reason for this shortfall is the concern organizations have about the tendency for large language models (LLMs) to hallucinate and give inconsistent answers. One way organizations are responding to these concerns is by implementing ... Full article

Anthropic Study Finds Its AI Model Capable of ‘Strategically Lying’

In the race to develop increasingly powerful AI systems, there’s been a growing fascination with building machines that not only mimic human abilities but can even surpass them in certain areas. We’ve long been captivated by the idea of machines that can think, learn, and reason like us. However, as we push these systems to ... Full article

OpenAI Sets Ambitious Course Toward Superintelligence

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, starts 2025 with a bold declaration for the future of artificial intelligence. According to Altman, OpenAI is now confident in its understanding of how to create AGI (artificial general intelligence) and is shifting focus toward the next frontier: superintelligence. OpenAI's latest model, o3, which was unveiled in December and is ... Full article

NCSA Director Bill Gropp on SC24, Focus in 2025

Editor's Note: In this note of reflection, Bill Gropp, Director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), takes us through a year of achievements at NCSA. From the launch of the DeltaAI supercomputer to groundbreaking partnerships in AI, healthcare, and quantum research, Gropp highlights NCSA's critical role in advancing innovation and collaboration, underscoring the center's ... Full article

Google Cloud’s 2025 AI Trends: The Evolution of Search, CX, and Security

Google Cloud has released its “AI Business Trends 2025” report with predictions for how AI will shape business in the coming year. The company has identified five key areas where enterprise AI will shine: multimodal AI, AI agents, assistive search, AI-powered customer experience, and AI-enhanced security. Multimodal AI models can process information from text, images, ... Full article

Despite Rapid Advances, Studies Show AI Can’t Match Human Creativity

We have witnessed the remarkable rise of GenAI in recent times. The technology has transformed the way we interact with machines, opening doors to possibilities that once seemed impossible. From creating realistic images to composing music and generating narratives, GenAI has reshaped industries and empowered creators. However, can GenAI beat or even match human creativity? ... Full article

What’s Next for GenAI? 2025 Predictions

Generative AI has only been a major player in the tech landscape for a few transformative years, yet its rapid adoption has made a seismic impact. As we approach 2025, the question is no longer whether generative AI will shape the future, but how far it will go and in what new directions it will evolve. ... Full article

Beyond the Buzz: How Enterprises Can Leverage GenAI for Tangible Results

The public release of ChatGPT in November 2022 set off a wave of hype over generative AI (GenAI) unlike anything seen in the technology sector since the introduction of the public Internet. Now, almost two years later, it’s clear that generative AI isn’t the magic bullet many envisioned, and Gartner has declared that GenAI has ... Full article

SandboxAQ Valuation Soars to $5.6B After $300M Funding Round

SandboxAQ announced it has raised $300 million in a new funding round at a $5.6 billion valuation. The Alphabet spinoff previously raised $500 million in its initial funding round in February 2023. The new funding will accelerate application development and adoption of SandboxAQ’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) and AI solutions, the company says. SandboxAQ’s LQMs ... Full article

AI Helps Researchers Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells

The oil and gas industry is increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation and improve efficiency. With the promise of purpose-built AI tools, companies aim to streamline operations and control costs with unprecedented precision. Just a few years ago, achieving this level of optimization and granular control seemed out of reach, but advancements in ... Full article

MIT Researchers Develop New Technique to Reduce Bias and Improve Accuracy in ML Models

Machine learning (ML) has the potential to transform decision-making in healthcare by leveraging vast amounts of data for predictive insights. However, a key challenge emerges when these models are trained on datasets that inadequately represent all demographic groups. A model that predicts a treatment plan for someone with a disease may be trained on a ... Full article

Nvidia Touts Lower ‘Time-to-First-Train’ with DGX Cloud on AWS

Customers have a lot of options when it comes to building their generative AI stacks to train, fine-tune, and run AI models. In some cases, the number of options may be overwhelming. To help simplify the decision-making and reduce that all-important time it takes to train your first model, Nvidia offers DGX Cloud, which arrived ... Full article

AI Framework DIMON Cracks Complex Equations at Supercomputer Speed—No HPC Required

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a new AI framework that can quickly predict solutions to partial differential equations (PDEs) in scientific and engineering research. Diffeomorphic Mapping Operator Learning, or DIMON, is a framework that solves PDEs using desktop computers at a rate that is thousands of times faster than a supercomputer. The research appears ... Full article

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