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Amazon Web Services, Google, and DeepMind support launch of the first of its kind AI and computer science institute in Eastern Europe

INSAIT, a new institute for computer science, artificial intelligence, and technology – the first in the region to offer world-class research facilities and globally competitive compensation – will be located in Sofia, Bulgaria $ 3.75M in financial support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), $ 3M from Google, $ 285,000 from DeepMind, $ 6.5M from SiteGround… Read More »

Amazon restricts employee travel to China ‘until further notice’ as coronavirus spreads

Nikol Szymul staffs a reception desk at Amazon offices discretely tucked into a building called Fiona in downtown Seattle, Washington on May 11, 2017. Getty Images Amazon has started restricting employee travel to China as the coronavirus continues to spread, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC. “We place tremendous value and focus on the well-being and… Read More »

AWS says Amazon Textract is now HIPAA-eligible

In another big move aimed at its healthcare clients, Amazon Web Services revealed this week that its Textract machine learning technology – which can help healthcare organizations more easily extract data from scanned documents – is now HIPAA eligible, joining a half-dozen other cloud-based AI tools. WHY IT MATTERSIt’s important to note that HIPAA-eligible is… Read More »

Bracing For Amazon, Walgreens Launches Next-Day Drug Delivery With FedEx

Pedestrians pass in front of a Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. store in downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S., Oct. 18, 2016. Photo: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg © 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP© 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP Walgreens and FedEx are expanding their relationship to launch next-day prescription delivery nationwide. The move comes in the wake of online retail giant Amazon’s acquisition… Read More »